Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Desmond Ridder and No. 23 Cincinnati wrote a much happier ending to their season.
Ridder ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to lead No. 23 Cincinnati to a 38-6 victory over Boston College on Thursday in the lightning-delayed Birmingham Bowl.
It was a cathartic win for a team coming off back-to-back losses to No. 15 Memphis, including in the American Athletic Conference championship game.
''I don't know if you guys ever lost a conference championship, but that's not a good taste,'' said Ridder, who missed the regular-season finale with a sore throwing shoulder.