UC Bearcats DT Cortez Broughton reacts to his football team being picked 4th in the preseason American Athletic Conference media poll.
As the University of Cincinnati prepares to begin 2018 preseason football practice Friday, here are 18 things to watch:
1. The Bearcats report Thursday and begin workouts Friday on campus. UC will practice through Sunday on campus, then make its annual two-week stay at Camp Higher Ground in West Harrison, Indiana. UC opens the season Saturday, Sept. 1, at UCLA (7 p.m., ESPN) in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.