Now, UC must claw out their next two games ... Despite the Houston loss, the Bearcats jumped in the NCAA.NET rankings to No. 40 and while they (for now) have just one Quadrant 1 win, they started ...

That part worked well, limiting the Bearcats to just 7 rushing yards in the first half, even as Cincinnati still managed to claw its way to a 19-17 halftime lead with 16 second-quarter points.

Except the Bearcats aren’t a strong outside ... non-conference game against Iowa in Chicago, when UC needed 12 turnovers in 12 minutes to claw back into the game but still stalled against ...

Now, UC must claw out their next two games ... BartTorvick.com projected the Bearcats with an 18-13 finish but oddly has them favored to win both the Kansas State and Oklahoma State games ...