CLIFTON — While Friday marked a pivotal day for the University of Cincinnati men's basketball team when Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced that the school will be reviewing allegations made against the program, Saturday showed that the grass is greener just a stone's throw away at Nippert Stadium.
Back on the turf with a faded UC logo, head football coach Luke Fickell, sporting khaki shorts and a short-sleeved hoodie, gallops through the Bearcats spring practice, whistling in instructions as his club begins its defense of a conference championship and top-10 national ranking.
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Joking about no longer fielding Zoom calls, Fickell is just happy there's some sense of normalcy at practice.