If you asked UH football’s returners from last season what stands out to them the most from the Cougars’ 2021 campaign, the answer might surprise you.
It’s not the 11-game win streak. It’s not going undefeated in conference play in the regular season. It’s not beating Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl to secure the program’s third-ever 12-win season.
Rather, it’s walking off the turf at Nippert Stadium while watching Cincinnati celebrate its second-straight American Athletic Conference title.
“Me and a couple of other guys, after that game, we just stayed there just to watch (Cincinnati celebrate) and see how it felt to see a team win a championship,” said junior safety Hasaan Hypolite.