If Desmond Ridder is as good a prognosticator as he is a player, Cincinnati could very well go all the way. Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

Desmond Ridder offered a bold prediction for the College Football Playoff following Cincinnati’s big win on Saturday.

Ridder passed for three touchdowns in his Bearcats’ 35-20 win over the Houston Cougars in the AAC Championship Game. Ridder has been brilliant this season, passing for 3,190 yards and 30 touchdowns.

He was asked after the game about his Bearcats heading to the CFP, which will become a formality when the final rankings are released on Sunday. Ridder had a big prediction.

“Now we’re on to another one. We’re going to take it one game at a time. And now we’re going to win the national championship,” Ridder said.

If Cincinnati is going to win the national championship as Ridder says it will, the Bearcats will likely have to beat Georgia and Alabama. They’re already 13-0. If they make it 15-0, nobody will be able to say anything negative about them.

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