Cincinnati Rallies From Big Deficit, Wins 56-55

Cashmere Wright has had a switch turn since December 10. That day was the Crosstown Shootout. Wright had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers in the Xavier disaster. He was clearly outplayed by Tu Holloway, his PG counterpart. Wright also fouled out of that game. The thing is, that wasn't even his worst game of the season. Presbyterian was. He threw up a 2 point, 2...

Amid the suspensions and public relations nightmare stemming from the brawl with Xavier, the University of Cincinnati basketball team learned something about itself -- it plays bigger when it's smaller.With post players Yancy Gates, Cheikh Mbodj and Octavius Ellis suspended for six games for their role in the fight with the Musketeers, UC was forced to institute a guard-laden...

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) -- Point guard Cashmere Wright made a driving layup with 8.8 seconds left, and Cincinnati rallied from a 12-point deficit to a 56-55 victory over Oklahoma on Thursday night. The Bearcats (10-3) trailed by 12 with 6 minutes to go, but went to a full-court press and got a three-point play and the winning layup by Wright in the closing minute at a downtown arena...

Point guard Cashmere Wright made a driving layup with 8.8 seconds left, and Cincinnati rallied from a 12-point deficit to a 56-55 victory over Oklahoma on Thursday night. The Bearcats (10-3) trailed by 12 with 6 minutes to go, but went to a full-court press and got a three-point play and the winning layup by Wright in the closing minute at a downtown arena where Cincinnati has won...

Breaking news, according to Bearcats twitter feed that you can see above, Butch Jones has announced that Zach Collaros will start the Liberty Bowl on Saturday. Collaros fractured his ankle against West Virginia on November 12. Word after the injury was that UC hoped Collaros could return by the Bearcats bowl game. Due to being stolen by ghosts before the South Florida game, Collaros...

Point guard Cashmere Wright made a driving layup with 8.8 seconds left, and Cincinnati rallied from a 12-point deficit to a 56-55 victory over Oklahoma on Thursday night. The Bearcats (10-3) trailed by 12 with 6 minutes to go, but went to a full-court press and got a three-point play and the winning layup by Wright in the closing minute at a downtown arena where Cincinnati has won its last 17...

Cincinnati will start quarterback Zach Collaros in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt, coach Butch Jones announced after practice Thursday in Memphis.

University of Cincinnati senior quarterback Zach Collaros will start for the Bearcats in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt, Head Coach Butch Jones announced Thursday.

Vanderbilt will be facing a unit with strong special teams when it meets the Cincinnati Bearcats in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Saturday. In our third segment scouting the Bearcats we break down the UC special teams.

As the Bearcats, the Big East champions, prepare for Saturday's AutoZone Liberty Bowl game against Vanderbilt, Derek Wolfe should find himself slightly more attractive to the NFL. Wolfe, 6-5 and 300 pounds, is the reigning Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

Isaiah Pead rushed for 1,110 yards and 11 touchdowns to help Cincinnati clinch a share of the league title, one year after the Bearcats went 4-8 and several months after UC had been projected to finish fifth in the league race.

Good news for Cincinnati: quarterback Zach Collaros will start in the Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt on Dec. 31, coach Butch Jones confirmed after practice Thursday. “He’s 100 percent,” Jones said. “We’re excited. He’s been battling more the flu symptoms than the ankle the last couple days. I think it’s a tribute to his hard work…