Nippert Stadium, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati, will be pulsating Saturday afternoon for the Bearcats’ showdown with SMU.
It’s one of the most important games on the schedule for UC as it makes a push to scale the pearly gates of the College Football Playoff. In a not-too-distant universe, Moss would be playing for the fifth-ranked Bearcats.
Football was the Springfield native’s first love. As the 71st-ranked player in the state of Ohio for the class of 2019, Moss had to decide between football scholarships from Cincinnati and Kentucky and a basketball offer from Toledo.