UC was late to the party but once they arrived they became the life of it.
Four touchdowns in the third quarter, took a surprisingly close game and made it a blowout, rout.
UC took advantage of Indiana State mistakes but made quite a few of their own. The Indiana State defense played well according to their coach, Trent Miles.
"You can't expect to play up and mishandle snaps in the shotgun. We practice those everyday in practice. They wouldn't let us run the ball. Their coaches had a great scheme and they are big and strong upfront. You can't make the mistakes we made and hope to be in the game in the fourth quarter. They wore us down."
UC had to have gotten a wake up call at halftime. After a late game last Saturday and a date with North Carolina State of the ACC looming on Thursday with Oklahoma waiting in the wings, a let down could be excused. Still the Bearcats didn't defeat Indiana State as much as the Sycamore's self destructed.
"They came out and were more physical in the second half," said linebacker and punter Santorino Davis. Davis caused one of two fumbles by D.J. Wood that kept Indiana State in the game in the first half.
Cincinnati shut down the run after the Sycamores ran wild in its first win with 464 yards rushing over St. Joseph of Indiana. The Bearcats held them to 93 most of which came in the fourth quarter.
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About Me
- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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