http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/186 Recent articles about the Cincinnati Bearcats en-us Tony Pike throws 6 touchdown passes for Bearcats CINCINNATI -- Quarterback Tony Pike reached through a group of reporters for a sportsmanlike pat on the shoulder of his Illinois counterpart Juice Williams Friday after Cincinnati beat the Illini 49-36. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:18:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Illini_QB_stands_out_in_loss_to_Cincinnati_2_minute_Drill/1642299 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Illini_QB_stands_out_in_loss_to_Cincinnati_2_minute_Drill/1642299 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Illini_QB_stands_out_in_loss_to_Cincinnati_2_minute_Drill/1642299 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/6/d6a77a79e49068a2d4cd8f5ea761adf99b5b33e7/small/Cincinnati_v_South_0afb.jpg Cincinnati 49  Illinois 36  Final The Illini went to Cincinnati this week to take on a Bearcats team that was 10-0 and still alive in the national title hunt.  The Illini, on the other hand, are just playing out the string in what has been another disappointing season in Champaign.  Maybe they had a slight glimmer of hope that they could pull off the upset since Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Blog_Ten_Gameday_Illini_Cant_Keep_Up_With_The_Bearcats/1641271 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Blog_Ten_Gameday_Illini_Cant_Keep_Up_With_The_Bearcats/1641271 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Blog_Ten_Gameday_Illini_Cant_Keep_Up_With_The_Bearcats/1641271 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/717530c9384be0dcf7c822dc8b8380f318480d5f/small/West_Virginia_v_dac5.jpg Tony Pike, who had been out since Oct. 15, broke a school record for touchdown passes in leading the undefeated Bearcats to their 11th victory of the season. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:05:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_Cincinnati_49_Illinois_36_Pike_Thorws_6_TDs_in_Return_for_Cincinnati/1641095 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_Cincinnati_49_Illinois_36_Pike_Thorws_6_TDs_in_Return_for_Cincinnati/1641095 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/No_Cincinnati_49_Illinois_36_Pike_Thorws_6_TDs_in_Return_for_Cincinnati/1641095 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/717530c9384be0dcf7c822dc8b8380f318480d5f/small/West_Virginia_v_dac5.jpg Cincinnati 49, Illinois 36. It's a shame for his sake that Tony Pike had to sit for all or most of the last four-and-a-half games, because it's obvious he'd be surging right about now as an All-American and Heisman candidate if he'd been in the pocket shredding defenses at a record pace instead of Zach Collaros as Cincinnati closes in on a BCS berth. As far as his own personal standing is concerned, Pike's absurd afternoon in his first full game back in the fold -- 32-of-... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:47:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tony_Pike_is_all_the_way_back_just_to_see_Brian_Kelly_to_the_exit/1641070 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tony_Pike_is_all_the_way_back_just_to_see_Brian_Kelly_to_the_exit/1641070 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tony_Pike_is_all_the_way_back_just_to_see_Brian_Kelly_to_the_exit/1641070 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/8/58210513811bc886fcb28ba10cdf033aa5f9d425/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91926463.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0B443EC921E42064FE76B5A51D048295EFDC505C11E4982D1.jpg Cincinnati rides Tony Pike's 6 TD passes to a rout of Illinois, that sends the Bearcats to 11-0 and keeps their BCS hopes alive. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:07:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pike_fires_6_TDs_Cincy_stays_perfect/1640859 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pike_fires_6_TDs_Cincy_stays_perfect/1640859 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pike_fires_6_TDs_Cincy_stays_perfect/1640859 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/16f10a746e9b3a2e69ae2c56f3e8f7999a90ce2a/small/West_Virginia_v_5a75.jpg Cincinnati QB, Tony Pike, will be starting for Cincinnati’s game against Illinois this weekend, allowing Bearcat fans around the country (Cincinnati) to stop holding their breath. Pike’s return will be the most intriguing element of an out-of-conference game for teams at the opposite ends of their leagues. The Bearcats had one of the nation’s top offenses [...] Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:42:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/CINCINNATI_EXHALES/1640163 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/CINCINNATI_EXHALES/1640163 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/CINCINNATI_EXHALES/1640163 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/0593a8e341f6061928e188535aa66a99e7cf3068/small/Cincinnati_Bearcats_v_c95e.jpg More photos » by Michael Dwyer - AP Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer scampers for a 43-yard touchdown run against Boston College. Should the Rams consider drafting him to back up Steven Jackson? Browse more photos »   The last full weekend of college football's regular season is upon us, although it's not really just a weekend sport anymore.  Ball State downed Western Michigan on Tuesday... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:54:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2010_prospect_watch_Nov_27th/1639712 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2010_prospect_watch_Nov_27th/1639712 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2010_prospect_watch_Nov_27th/1639712 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/16f10a746e9b3a2e69ae2c56f3e8f7999a90ce2a/small/West_Virginia_v_5a75.jpg Sporting News' Dave Curtis analyzes what Sunday's buzz means to college football. Inside BK's brain Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly went unorthodox Friday night, subbing Tony Pike in for quarterback Zach Collaros in some scoring situations against West Virginia. The move, which allowed Pike to throw two touchdown passes in his first game back from injury, ended up a key part of UC's game plan. When his team reached the red zone, Kelly predicted two things about the Mountainee... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:15:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/What_We_Learned_Cincinnati_039s_unorthodox_moves_pay_off/1571439 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/What_We_Learned_Cincinnati_039s_unorthodox_moves_pay_off/1571439 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/What_We_Learned_Cincinnati_039s_unorthodox_moves_pay_off/1571439 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/f/0f1476c6f0aa000f381bc4fda69db3a594842c09/small/Connecticut_v_Cincinnati_1527.jpg It's early still, but we already have a clubhouse leader for the inevitable "officiating controversy of the week involving an undefeated team," courtesy the review booth in Cincinnati's 24-21 win over West Virginia and the indisputable evidence if found to overturn an apparent goal line fumble by Cincy's (otherwise brilliant) Isaiah Pead in the second quarter. Gee, I don't see anything to dispute here, do you? Pead's stretch went down in a first half in which Cin... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:48:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Hopefully_the_Big_East_got_this_weeks_replay_row_out_of_the_way_early/1563043 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Hopefully_the_Big_East_got_this_weeks_replay_row_out_of_the_way_early/1563043 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Hopefully_the_Big_East_got_this_weeks_replay_row_out_of_the_way_early/1563043 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/f/af110796f5575675f002759ef1eeb970f2902590/small/West_Virginia_v_36e7.jpg Cincinnati running back Isaiah Pead rushed for a career-best 175 yards on a career-high 18 carries—meaning for one night this season, the unbeaten Bearcats morphed into a running team. Following Cincinnati's 24-21 victory over West Virginia, Pead spoke with Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy and other reporters: Q: Was this the game plan coming in, to give you the ball that often? A: The game plan was how it's been all year. Jake (Ramsey) went down, "next man in" as t... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:49:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincinnati_RB_Pead_039He_was_just_probably_caught_up_in_the_fire_039/1562364 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincinnati_RB_Pead_039He_was_just_probably_caught_up_in_the_fire_039/1562364 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincinnati_RB_Pead_039He_was_just_probably_caught_up_in_the_fire_039/1562364 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/e/8e894b0793fd86041bc5225a1b995bb1b5a85da5/small/Louisville_v_Cincinnati_61b4.jpg by Brett McMurphyFiled under: Cincinnati, West Virginia, Big EastCINCINNATI -- The talk all week in Cincinnati -- no make that for the past few weeks -- was when would Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike return? And, if so, would he start?Friday against West Virginia, Pike (right) finally saw his first action in 29 days and even threw two touchdowns, but he was merely a footnote. The real story for the Bearcats was running back Isaiah Pead, who rushed for a career-high 175 yards as the fifth-ran... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincinnati_is_the_First_Team_to_10_0/1562450 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincinnati_is_the_First_Team_to_10_0/1562450 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincinnati_is_the_First_Team_to_10_0/1562450 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/8/58210513811bc886fcb28ba10cdf033aa5f9d425/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91926463.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0B443EC921E42064FE76B5A51D048295EFDC505C11E4982D1.jpg Quarterback Zach Collaros will start for fifth-ranked Cincinnati against West Virginia on Friday night, with Tony Pike expected to play as well for the first time since he hurt his non-throwing arm. Coach Brian Kelly announced Collaros will be his starter Tuesday. The sophomore backup has played spectacularly and kept the Bearcats (9-0) in the national title conversation while Pike heals from surgery to replace a metal plate in his left forearm. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:14:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Collaros_will_start_for_Cincy_but_Pike_will_play/1540200 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Collaros_will_start_for_Cincy_but_Pike_will_play/1540200 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Collaros_will_start_for_Cincy_but_Pike_will_play/1540200 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/6/866423d09b07a6be467268973c799580b793926b/small/Louisville_v_Cincinnati_04d9.jpg Zach Collaros, undefeated University of Cincinnati's backup quarterback until an injury to NFL prospect Tony Pike, will again start on Friday night against West Virginia. Meanwhile, Pike will play in an unspecified role while he nears his return at QB. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Sensation_Zach_Collaros_to_again_start_at_quarterback_for_the_University_of_Cincinnati_on_Friday/1539751 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Sensation_Zach_Collaros_to_again_start_at_quarterback_for_the_University_of_Cincinnati_on_Friday/1539751 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Sensation_Zach_Collaros_to_again_start_at_quarterback_for_the_University_of_Cincinnati_on_Friday/1539751 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/c/0c0bf8835080cd4a994eebe4a4a5c5fbcd1e9dfb/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92886917.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D00D1BBD5C7A02C52C56FC6E5BA0A9981CB775C4C0253FD7EA.jpg In my head, I have a montage of Brian Kelly sitting behind a rich mahogany desk in his study, staring into the distance in intense contemplation, getting up to stare out the window with a snifter of brandy in one hand, exhaustively scrutinizing sheets of statistics with a magnifying glass, and finally emerging, gavel in hand, to confidently hand down the verdict about his starting quarterback on Monday: CINCINNATI (AP)—After a day of deliberation, coach Brian Kelly decided that Tony Pi... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:39:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tony_Pike_isnt_getting_Pipped_he_just_needs_another_week_of_rest/1539741 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tony_Pike_isnt_getting_Pipped_he_just_needs_another_week_of_rest/1539741 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Tony_Pike_isnt_getting_Pipped_he_just_needs_another_week_of_rest/1539741 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/4/543a2bdd52e66758ea2aacf622e1a2753ffd3a52/small/Cincinnati_Bearcats_v_6082.jpg In my head, I have a montage of Brian Kelly sitting behind a rich mahogany desk in his study, staring into the distance in intense contemplation, getting up to stare out the window with a snifter of brandy in one hand, exhaustively scrutinizing sheets of statistics with a magnifying glass, and finally emerging, gavel in hand, to confidently hand down the verdict about his starting quarterback on Monday: CINCINNATI (AP)—After a day of deliberation, coach Brian Kelly decided that Tony Pi... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:39:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Is_Tony_Pike_getting_Pipped_Of_course_not_but_he_can_still_use_another_week_on_the_bench/1538926 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Is_Tony_Pike_getting_Pipped_Of_course_not_but_he_can_still_use_another_week_on_the_bench/1538926 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Is_Tony_Pike_getting_Pipped_Of_course_not_but_he_can_still_use_another_week_on_the_bench/1538926 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/7/27166e5dc418318a34a952c1663fc6190c8170ff/small/Cincinnati_v_South_9ad0.jpg by Brett McMurphyFiled under: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, West Virginia, General CFB InsanityCincinnati's quarterback controversy, at least according to Coach Brian Kelly, is over for now.Kelly said Monday that senior Tony Pike will be the Bearcats' starting quarterback when he is "100 percent" healthy.The only question now is when that will be?Back-up Zach Collaros started for Pike the past three games, and has completed 80 percent of his passes. Saturday against U... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincy_Calls_Pikes_Number_If_Hes_Healthy/1538283 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincy_Calls_Pikes_Number_If_Hes_Healthy/1538283 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cincy_Calls_Pikes_Number_If_Hes_Healthy/1538283 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/6/f63433c3bea135cc7df1f687b2c767a59baebdf0/small/Cincinnati_v_South_ce25.jpg It won't be long now. In a few weeks, when the regular season ends and vacancies begin to occur at high-profile programs, Brian Kelly's name will likely be among the first linked to them. The University of Cincinnati football coach is one of the hottest - if not the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:05:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Prepare_For_More_Brian_Kelly_Rumors/1523593 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Prepare_For_More_Brian_Kelly_Rumors/1523593 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Prepare_For_More_Brian_Kelly_Rumors/1523593 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/6/0647c3b00dc3e0c1213c1a97226902670b972174/small/84155553.jpg by Brett McMurphyFiled under: CincinnatiCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati senior quarterback Tony Pike has been cleared to play against UConn tonight, but sophomore quarterback Zach Collaros will make his third consecutive start, Coach Brian Kelly said. "Tony has been cleared to play, but we don't want to put him in a risky situation," Kelly said. "We'll really have to see how it plays out to decide when to put him in the game." Collaros replaced Pike in the second half at ... 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