Hey all, just wanted to let you know that coach Scott Satterfield will not be available this week to the media, because of the bye. He's not obligated to speak because of that. Instead, coach Wes Miller will speak at 1:15 pm ET tomorrow and we'll have the link to the video. So we'll cover what is said from that presser, instead of Satterfield this week.

Hey y'all, full grade rundown from UC's loss Friday at BYU. At least for me, a couple of surprises, as Braden Smith graded better than I realized and Payten Singletary graded much worse:

Full post-game video from Satt:

Disappointing loss for UC for sure, when they controlled yards and time of possession.

Hey all, story from our friend Rob Cassidy on Tyler Betsey nearing a decision:

Caught up with Jared Lloyd, who covers BYU for the Provo Daily Herald, to tell us more about the Cougars:

I know we really don't cover baseball on this site, but thought y'all would be interested in the release UC just sent out a bit earlier:

An investigation into the University of Cincinnati baseball team was recently completed and found two secondary/Level III violations involving a former assistant coach and a former student-athlete. The findings were submitted to the NCAA and accepted.

The student-athlete left the program before the 2023 season.

Both minor violations were related to sports wagering, but were not related to college baseball.

The investigation did not find any evidence that any current or former student-athletes, coaches or staff members wagered on Cincinnati baseball or college baseball.

Our weekly piece, breaking down three main takeaways from Satterfield's Tuesday press conference:

Good mention for the Bearcats here. Cassidy says it's between UC and Alabama here. As I previously mentioned, the Tide want him bad. They had Brandon Miller reach out to him multiple times. But I also know Betsey had a big weekend on his official this past weekend:

Here's the full press conference from today, ahead of the BYU game:

Punter Mason Fletcher continues to impress. On the weekly awards call for the Ray Guy award. Release from UC:


Cincinnati junior punter Mason Fletcher was selected for the Ray Guy Award’s weekly honor, “Ray’s 8,” on Monday following his season-best performance in the 20-6 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday in the Bearcats’ Big 12 Conference debut at Nippert Stadium.

Fletcher averaged a season-high 48.2 yards on four punts, booting two 50+ and putting three inside the 12-yard line.

The Melbourne, Australia native had a 57-yard punt downed at the Oklahoma 10 in the first quarter and added a 54-yard boot downed at the 12 in the second quarter.

Later in the second quarter, he had a perfect 42-yard punt that was fair caught at the 8-yard line.

On the season, Fletcher is averaging 43.7 yards per punt with 75% landing inside the 20 (8 of 12) and three traveling at least 50 yards.

For his career, Fletcher is averaging 44.7 yards – the sixth-best mark among active players. He has placed 54 of 125 career punts inside the 20 with 22 going 50+.

In 2022, he was a Ray Guy Award Finalist and collected Third Team All-America honors to go along with AAC Special Team Player of the Year accolades after averaging 46.2 yards per punt with 29 placed inside the 20.

I'll have a full story up later, but here's the Big 12 schedule. UC schedule now also set:
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Guys, just wanted to follow my INsider from last week. Bearcats making a push for Philon, who was an absolute stud in Alabama and this summer for Team Thad. Playing with UC commit Tyler McKinley this fall:

Charting the Bearcats grades on offense and defense against Oklahoma. Corlone got hurt and went out briefly in the first half, but he was a load when he came back on the field:

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Hey all, before the weekend fully hits, I wanted to drop some good nuggets with Bearcats basketball recruiting that I've picked up over the past few days from various sources around the program and around lots of recruits UC is pursuing.

*First off, I'm told UC will definitely take one more in the 2024 class, but it's not a definite on two. Remember, Tyler McKinley has already been locked in and nothing suggests he won't sign his letter of intent during the fall signing period. The one sure thing is that UC WILL take one point guard in the class.

**The highest target on the board is four-star Tyler Betsey. He'll be officially visiting UC Sept. 23, the weekend of the Oklahoma football game. I don't personally know his 'handler' or the guy really running point on his recruitment, but I'm told he has a close connection with Wes Miller. And this handler has told one of my sources, "It'll be Cincy." I can't confirm if there's any type of deal in place with Betsey or anyone else, but from the vibes I'm hearing, it will almost be surprising if it's not UC. Now, that said, Alabama might be the one making the biggest push right now. The Tide had NBA star Brandon Miller reach out personally to Betsey at the end of last week and I'm told someone from that staff talks to him almost every day. No official set up with Alabama that I'm aware of, but I know there's a massive push there. That will be telling if he does visit Tuscaloosa.
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***I've been working to get Labaron Philon for an interview, but have not had luck with that so far. But sources in the program said they were please with how his official visit to UC last weekend went. They had McKinley come by and hang out with him and that seems to be a big driver. I know Chad Dollar has had a big impact here as well and I'm told they hit it off again during the visit. I know McKinley transferred to Winton Woods from Link, where Philon just went. But I'm told that isn't a factor here. Philon and McKinley are tight, as evidenced by the visit and that bodes well for UC. The others still in the mix here are Kansas, Alabama and Ole Miss.
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****The other guard here that we've covered is Jase Richardson. He also will visit officially on Sept. 23. He talked very glowingly about the Bearcats, but Rivals sources have told me he's talked positively about everyone and the thought is he's trying to deflect from everyone thinking he's an automatic to Michigan State. I mean, that makes sense, with his dad, Jason Richardson winning a national title there. But this one overall has been tough to read. Everyone still involved here seems to feel great about the chances of getting Richardson, particularly Arkansas I'm told. And it's weird because Richardson never once mentioned them to me. The good news is he's visiting UC soon, where the staff can make its biggest push for him.
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*****The other guard here in play is one who somewhat quietly visited UC last weekend, Jasper Johnson, I did a story on him yesterday, but was told this morning there's a growing feeling that he'll reclassify to the 2024 class, up from the 2025 class, now that he's at Link. He didn't mention this to me, but it looks to have a ton of merit. He's from right down the road in Lexington and I had one Rivals source tell me Coach John Calipari has personally been reaching out to Johnson. When we talked, Johnson didn't want to mention anyone outside of UC for whatever reason, so I don't have a great gauge. But it's interesting him visiting UC unofficially last weekend, literally hours before he moved in at Link, in Branson, Missouri.
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******Lastly, the other name in play here is Jayden Quaintance. He's a big man, a true center, which if he gets taken, would definitely mean two more high school guys taken in the class. He officially visited Ohio State over the weekend and I'm told UC expects him in October. I haven't confirmed that date, but it's looking like Oct. 14 or Oct. 21, which would line up with home football games against Iowa State and Baylor. My source close to UC's program tells me "We're staying in tuned with him" and hopes "we get some steam getting closer to October." I don't think the Bearcats feel quite as strongly with him as others, but he's another possibility more on the outside I think right now. So, Betsey and Philon seem to be the best odds, followed by Johnson, Richardson and Quaintance.

More info to come when available, but wanted to keep everyone up to date on what's going on right now in UC basketball recruiting.

Hey guys, I had a free, basic story up last night, but here's the full story on Clarke. Good kid. Enjoyed talking with him and should bring some much needed OL depth:

Hey all, sorry for the delay. Out with the family then coached my son's soccer game. Just talked to Clarke and will have a full story coming. Here's the free, general one:

Full post game press conference after the game today:

Game story and highlights from the game today. The Bearcats can move the ball, but just can't get in the end zone right now:
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