They better have good Wi-fi on the plane. When the University of Cincinnati football team kicks off the biggest game in program history at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 vs. Alabama, Bearcats alum and New Orleans forward Gary Clark will be on an afternoon flight to Milwaukee, with the Pelicans facing the defending NBA champion Bucks on New Year’s Day.
A member of the American Athletic Conference, Cincinnati was able to reach the prestigious four-team college football playoff by going 13-0. Among those victories was a 31-12 verdict on Oct. 30 over Tulane in New Orleans, a game Clark may have tried to attend if he were a member of the Pelicans at that stage (he wasn’t signed until Dec.