The Cincinnati Bearcats used a suffocating defense to defeat the South Florida Bulls to open the American Athletic Conference at Nippert Stadium, 28-7.
The Bulls used three ineffective quarterbacks and a wide receiver, throwing the football resulting in four interceptions. The wide receiver Randall St. Felix completed a pass to QB #3, Jordan McCloud to set up South Florida's loan score.
Katravis Marsh, Cade Fortin and McCloud combined for 21 completions in 38 attempts for 208 yards but threw five interceptions. The Cincinnati defense stuffed the run too. The Bulls gained 38 yards in 25 attempts.
The Bearcats didn't take advantage of the gifts to the extent they should have.
Desmond Ridder threw three interceptions all by himself while completing 15 passes in 24 attempts and one touchdown for 133 yards.
Gerrid Doaks rushed for 102 yards on 22 carries, including a 10-yard scoring dash to start the scoreboard.
There were more turnovers than in a Clifton bakery in the first quarter.
Marsh threw two interceptions on South Florida's first two possessions. Ridder had an interception on the Bearcat's first possession and Doaks fumbled on the Bearcats second chance.
Ridder threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Josh Whyle in the second quarter and a three-yard jump shot to Bruno Labelle, the tight end that snuck out over the middle on a run fake.
South Florida finally got on the board at the end of the third quarter on a two-yard run between the legs of Cincinnati's D-line by 5'5", 172 pound Johnny Ford.
Even that was negated by a 97-yard kickoff return by Tre Tucker. The Bearcats defense put an end to the scoring in the fourth quarter. UC held the ball for over 36 minutes, nearly a full quarter over the Bulls 23 and a half minutes.
Cincinnati interceptions were turned in by Coby Bryant, who had two of them, Ahmad Gardner, Arquon Bush and Darrian Darrian Beavers.
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