CINCINNATI RUMORS & GOSSIP

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team was ranked No. 18 in a 2012-13 preseason poll released by the Sporting News on Tuesday. Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News wrote about the Bearcats: "Shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick has only begun to show what he can be as a player. The chance to move to his natural position could unlock greater improvement...

The Cincinnati Bearcats will play the New Mexico Lobos in a home and home series starting this season. The first game will be in Cincinnati before the Bearcats visit the Pit. This is per Eamon Brennan of ESPN. Brennan also quotes Cronin on saying that UC wants a marquee home game for the Big East/SEC Invitational. Match-ups for that should be announced some time in June. As for New...

Phil Steele put out his 2012 preseason All Big East teams and 13 Bearcats saw their names mentioned. Most notably, WR Anthony McClung and Punter Pat O'Donnell landed first team honors. A whopping 7 Cats landed on the second team, Kenbrell Thompkins, Austen Bujnoch, Dan Giordano, Walter Stewart, Maalik Bomar, Drew Frey and Ralph David Abernathy IV as kick returner. The 4th team...

Freshman forward Octavius Ellis has been dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team because of an incident at a downtown nightclub over the weekend. The university said it is punishing Ellis even though no charges will be filed. Ellis played in three games last season, when the Bearcats reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. He was one of four Bearcats suspended for...

Statement from UC mens basketball:University of Cincinnati mens basketball head coach Mick Cronin announced Friday action he is taking following a reported incident in a downtown Cincinnati nightclub during the past weekend.Mens basketball student-athlete Octavius Ellis has been dismissed from the team. He will have access to academic support services through the end of the academic...

An Ohio nightclub bouncer has accused members of the Cincinnati men's basketball team of assaulting him, WXIX-TV reported. Brian McLucas filed a police report Sunday, claiming he was punched in the face and kicked by Bearcats players after he asked them to leave a VIP section of PLAY nightclub in downtown Cincinnati. McLucas, whose right eye was swollen shut, told the station...

Former University of Cincinnati QB Tony Pike is trying to revive his career, with the Cincinnati Bengals. Pike led the Cincinnati Bearcats to a 12-0 perfect season in 2009 and a Sugar Bowl appearance but has struggled his entire career with injuries. While in college, Pike suffered a break to his forearm on his non-throwing hand. After being drafted by the Carolina Panthers, he sustained...

Derek Wolfe/DT-DE/Cincinnati:   Good bull rush, is able to collapse the pocket. Powerful hands at times, but doesn’t always use them. When he does, he generally is able to fend off the blocker very well. Lacks change-of-direction, was routinely a hair slow when trying to shed his block and make a tackle in the gap. [...]

The next person in the series of season recaps up is #1 Cashmere Wright. The redshirt junior had an interesting season. More importantly, he had a season in which he showed off his maturing skill set. Every statistical category showed improvement. His scoring, rebounds, assists and steals all improved. In some cases, they improved dramatically. Yet when you look at the big picture...

Last spring the Bearcats were coming off a disappointing 4-8 season, and they began spring practice with a collective chip on their shoulder. Now, after going 10-3, finishing as co-champions of the Big East Conference and beating Vanderbilt in the Liberty Bowl, there's a different atmosphere surrounding spring practice. Even so, coach Butch Jones insists his players aren'...

Butch Jones and the Cincinnati Bearcats landed a verbal commitment for next year's recruiting class, as Massillon Washington High QB Kyle Kempt said this on twitter: Kempt is a 3 star recruit according to Rivals. He made his second visit to UC over the weekend. That turned out to be enough for the pro-style QB. Kempt had offers from Bowling Green, Indiana, Ole Miss, Tennessee...

QB position up for grabs in spring practice Last spring the Bearcats were coming off a disappointing 4-8 season, and they began spring practice with a collective chip on their shoulder.Now, after going 10-3, finishing as co-champions of the Big East Conference and beating Vanderbilt in the Liberty Bowl, there's a different atmosphere surrounding spring practice. Even so, coach...

The Cincinnati Bearcats saw their name come up for the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. It's the first time since 2003-2004 that UC has gone back to back to the tournament. They are a 6 seed, also for the second year in a row, in the East region. They are taking on Texas on Friday in Nashville. A potential match up with Florida State and St Bonaventure wait in the...

At this point of the season for Cincinnati, it's all about adding as many quality wins as possible in an effort to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee The Bearcats got a big one Thursday when they knocked off No. 17 Louisville 60-56. Cincinnati (20-8, 10-5) earned its third consecutive win and fifth in six games. The victory should also boost the Bearcats' lackluster...

CINCINNATI -- For 10 weeks now, the Cincinnati Bearcats have steadily (mostly), surprisingly (to many) and unconventionally (almost always) played like an NCAA tournament team. Outstanding athleticism, controlled chaos, a lot of chucking shots from deep and an ending that featured more drama than it should. That's been the Bearcats' style, and that was the way their 60-56...