Ten years. It’s now been ten years since the Miami RedHawks last beat the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Battle for the Victory Bell, a 44-16 triumph in Oxford where Josh Betts went off for 359 yards and three touchdowns while the defense recorded five interceptions on the day. Since that time, the two programs have trended in opposite directions with Cincinnati having a lot of stability under Brian Kelly and Tommy Tuberville while Miami has been in disarray as a program aside from its MAC title run in 2010.
Cincinnati is looking to make 11 straight in college football’s oldest non-conference rivalry as they fell apart late to a good #6 Houston team 40-16 last week.