2024 Offseason Content

[Lobot]

Lobot, for those of us that cannot access that article, can you please give us a brief summary of the write-up? Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

- New attitude on the team since the November. Everyone is locked in on conditioning. The team is a lot closer as a unit this year because everyone's on the same page.

-Satterfield admitted to making a mistake by not trying to change much when he came aboard because the team went 9-4 the previous season. Stated they should have installed their program from the get go.

-They've added depth and talent at all three levels on the defense and are bringing back the 3-3-5 with Tyson Veidt (we knew this already).

-Passing game should be better because they've upgraded at WR and TE through the transfer portal.

-The team, Satterfield and Cunningham know they have to put a better product on the field this season and expect to do that.

[leeraymond]

Seconded. Really good write up. If you can't read it let me know and I'll hunt for a gift subscription for you

Lobot, for those of us that cannot access that article, can you please give us a brief summary of the write-up? Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

[Lobot]

Excellent article (per usual) from Justin Williams on the upcoming season and the efforts the staff and players have put in to right the ship ($).

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/571...&auth=login-ml

Seconded. Really good write up. If you can't read it let me know and I'll hunt for a gift subscription for you

[swilsonsp4]

Excellent article (per usual) from Justin Williams on the upcoming season and the efforts the staff and players have put in to right the ship ($).

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/571...&auth=login-ml

[GoBearcats31]

IU transfer Brendan Sorsby confirmed as starting QB

[Lobot]

Higher Ground camp has ended and the team is headed back to campus today. Scrimmage tomorrow and first week of classes is next week. Towson on 8/31.

Sorry for the lack of links , etc for Higher Ground. I've been busier than normal the past 3 weeks.

[Lobot]

Get to Know: Mekhi Miller

https://x.com/GoBearcatsFB/status/1823699516291153992

[Lobot]

Pre Higher Ground presser with Satterfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0MvoO5Mlc

[Lobot]

It was announced today that DT Jalen Hunt is out for the season. Hunt was the backup to Corleone.

[swilsonsp4]

ESPN just posted their final preseason SP+ ratings ($). The Bearcats are projected at #62 (of 134 teams), which is a jump from #87 (of 133) at the end of 2023. These rankings do not predict win/loss totals, just expected relative strength. The primary factors are returning player quality, replacement players vs lost players, and performance in recent years.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/40836337/college-football-2024-preseason-sp+-rankings-takeaways

[Lobot]

Official line from Pete Thomas and the Qbs.

https://gobearcats.com/news/2024/8/8...er-ground.aspx

[Lobot]

Get to Know: Brendan Sorsby

https://x.com/GoBearcatsFB/status/1821245227555754374

[Carthage World]

The Bearcats had two submissions on The Athletic's "College Football Freaks List" for 2024.

31. Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati, defensive tackle

“The Godfather” was No. 16 on this list last year. In June, Cincinnati announced that its star defensive lineman was out indefinitely and was being treated for blood clots in his lungs. In July, coach Scott Satterfield said Corleone has returned to conditioning work with the team, and I’m told the team is optimistic he will be back this fall.

The Godfather is a rare talent. He’s 6-1 and 330 pounds. He wears size 18 shoes and has size 11 hands. He benched 485 pounds but moves really well, clocking a 1.71-second 10-yard split and a 2.81 20. He has topped out at 18.7 mph. In 2022, Corleone was PFF’s highest-rated defensive player. His 7.44 3-cone this offseason would’ve been the fastest by another defensive tackle over 300 pounds at this year’s combine, and he’s way over 300. If Corleone isn’t the strongest Bearcats player, another strong Freak-worthy option is Luke Kandra, Cincinnati’s returning All-America right guard who benched 485 pounds and did 32 reps of 225. The 322-pounder topped out at 19.16 mph and had a 4.57-second pro agility time.

69. Jack Dingle, Cincinnati, middle linebacker

The son of former NFL player Nate Dingle, a Cincinnati team captain in the 1990s, Jack is 6-3 1/2, 240-pounds and built like an Adonis, coaches say. He benched 395 pounds this offseason and did 26 reps at 225. He clocked a 1.54-second 10-yard split, hit 21.99 mph on the GPS and had a 4.21 pro agility shuttle to go with a 33-inch vertical and a 9-11 broad jump. Last fall, he made 53 tackles and had five TFLs, one sack, one quarterback hurry and two fumble recoveries.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/566...&userId=656340

[GoBearcats31]

Pitbull buying naming rights to FIU football stadium

International recording artist Pitbull is set to purchase the naming rights to Florida International's football stadium, pending a vote of the school's board of trustees that is considered a formality.

The FIU Board of Trustees is set to vote Tuesday to approve a five-year deal to give the name Pitbull Stadium to what's currently known as FIU Stadium, per FIU board documents.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40746373/pitbull-stadium-host-fiu-football-rapper-buying-rights

[swilsonsp4]

Are tickets available for that one? I've received offers to go to Colorado, and have tickets for UCF, but haven't looked at Miami Oxford

I don't know what are left of the UC sections (South end zone on the student side [not near the students, who don't show up anyway]). There are lots of good seats left on the home side everywhere except Section 4, which is midfield). Their pricing is from $43 to $50 and can be found at miamiredhawks.com. My friend and I will be in Section 3, around the 30 yard line. Better view than the UC section.