Sounds like he's in some hot water. Was the Bearcats' top-ranked recruit in the 2022 class:
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10 catches, 139 yards and a pair of scores for Tyler Scott.

Full post game press conference:

The Bearcats have one of the best recruiting classes in the 2023 cycle thanks to talents like cornerback Jonas Duclona. The three-star prospect out of Florida’s Naples High School jumped on Cincinnati’s bandwagon on June 6 remaining solid throughout despite uncertain times along the recruiting trail. The pledge will shine through this weekend when he visits for the Navy showdown.

Duclona spoke about his growing bond with Cincinnati’s staff.

“It is really good,” Duclona said. “We have a tight connection. I feel like we are in a comfortable position where I can go up there and hopefully play during my first season.”

The early enrollee shared what he wants to see and do while hanging around Nippert Stadium over the weekend.

“I want to see them dominate,” Duclona stated. “We just need to keep the same momentum going through to the end of the game.”

For the Cincinnati fans, not only is Duclona “locked in with Cincinnati”, but he has also not been fielding calls from interested college football programs.

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Shouldn't be a surprise for anyone who's kept up with our weekly posts about Pro Football Focus' individual grades. But Dontay Corleone was recognized by PFF:
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Our weekly opponent Q&A. This one is with Rivals' site covering Navy, TheMidReport.com and publisher Mike James:

Wanted to give an update on Winton Wood’s DB Cam Calhoun.

The three star prospect just picked up a Michigan offer and sources close to his recruitment say Kentucky is on hot pursuit.

The Warriors are a top contender to win another Division 2 state championship this season.

It will be interesting to see how/if Calhoun plans visits in the coming months. He has been rather quiet regarding his Cincinnati commitment and while I think the Bearcats are in good position, Calhoun could be a flip candidate.

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Guys, I caught up with one of UC's recent visitors, Malachi Moreno, who was on campus for the Bearcats' homecoming against USF last month.
Moreno's recruiting profile has really gone up of late. I'll be surprised if he doesn't get to four-star status. This kid is good. He's got seven offers, including from UC. Indiana, Iowa and Ohio State are the most recent offers here.

It's obviously early and UC is limited on the contact it can have because Moreno is a sophomore. But he told me he really liked visiting practice and how coach Wes Miller was talking to him and making sure he and his dad were involved in what was going on, before and after practice. I don't mean they were literally practicing, I mean, he wanted them to feel welcomed and know what was going on. Moreno said he really appreciated that. He told me assistant coach Andre Morgan has been in contact for more than a year now, so there's some familiarity built, too. Moreno just had good things to say about the coaches, how he loves how they want to win, but take care of those around them.

I didn't realize Moreno also visited Xavier the next day after the UC visit. Musketeers have not offered, but he got to watch practice with them, too. Another case of the coaches keeping in contact throughout the visit. Moreno said at least one coach came up during practice to talk throughout.

The most recent visit was a few weeks ago at Indiana for its Hoosier Hysteria event, what used to be Midnight Madness. "I love Indiana," is the first thing Moreno told me. And again, this is the head coach getting involved. Mike Woodson is the main guy here. Hard to gather a ton of who Moreno likes, but he did get more excited talking about Indiana, so if there's any school that has a slight edge, I think it's IU. Moreno also visited Purdue and Iowa in September, Ohio State in November.

Still early here, but I do think UC is in a good spot, getting Moreno on campus so early. Interesting to see if he takes any in-campus visits. I doubt he goes far, which means there's a good chance he could get to UC, which is about an hour, maybe hour and a half away.

Full story coming.

The 2024, four-star WR out of Oak Ridge (Tenn.) has Cincinnati among his Top 8

Hey all, just following up the INsider I had last week on O'Neil. UC offered a few weeks ago:

Just 6 days away from the season-opener against Chaminade, UC's weekly press conference, featuring Wes Miller:

Fickell, Arquon Bush and Ryan Montgomery on Navy:

Just tweeted it, but Ivan Pace Jr is on the Butkus semi-finalist list. Has 82 tackles, 16 for loss
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The individual grades on offense and defense for the Bearcats at UCF. For me, a few surprises. I know Arquon Bush had a couple of struggles, but didn't think his grade would be as low as it is.

Hey all, the Bearcats travel to Indianapolis this weekend for a scrimmage against Purdue. It's closed doors, to both the public and the media. But you know we'll be working our sources. I'll post any info we get, here in this thread. Hope to have some information from both sides, to get a good sense of how it goes.

Sometimes staffs need a loss to make some real change in their strategy/approach, but because of Navy’s offense, we likely won’t know for another 2 weeks when the Bearcats host ECU if UC is making much change on defense. Ivan Pace Jr. again led the Bea rats in tackles with 11, but I didn’t think he was nearly as disruptive as he’s been in other games.

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think Ben has been nearly as consistent since the concussion. His completion % has dipped considerably (of course, he’s had some drops), and I think he has series where he just holds onto the football way too long.

After reading Justin Williams recent piece in The Athletic today and then going back and looking at tweets from UC fans during the UC/SMU game, I see a lot of what Williams was referencing regarding fans’ expectations for the Bearcat football program.

As a 40+ year football season ticket holder at UC, I’ve experienced quite a bit. I remember 10 straight losing seasons from 1983- 1992 and a 16 year span (1977-1992) when the program‘s best record was 6-5.

I always wondered what could happen to the program if it could go on a roll of several excellent seasons, and I saw the program grow significantly over the last two decades. Then I wondered what could happen if one of the successful coaches spurned other offers and dug in at UC. Luke Fickell did that and has already achieved what many thought was impossible for the program.

I really appreciate his staying at UC, and because of that, I can’t be overly critical of him. Sure, I get tired of the penalties, I‘m not a big fan of some of his game management decisions, and I’d like to see the offense get Evan Prater on the field. I think they might even be able to get Prater on the field with Ben Bryant if they would tap into some creativity. But in the end, I don’t want to become what I’ve called the “entitled” fans that I’ve come across over the years at places like Ohio State.

I understand frustration in sports. As a Browns’ fan, I seem to live in that real life Groundhog Day on most Sundays, but I’ve also seem up close how much time and effort the players and the coaches put into every game every week. When there is a loss, I usually feel WAY worse for those guys than I do for my bruised ego. And for a head coach and some of his assistant coaches, being “overly“ critical of them seems a bit disloyal to me.

Having written all that, I’m preparing for the worst and hoping for the best this Saturday at UCF. Another road game, a much tougher place to play than road games at Tulsa and SMU, and facing arguably the best QB they’ve faced this season. I’m also waiting to hear how Ryan Coe is. After making that tackle last week after the FG was blocked, he looked hobbled. I hope he’s okay. He seems to be coming into his own, and a team that has struggled to blow opponents out, needs a good PK.

Nowhere near the Big Ten but it’s a big one with $31.6 million/year waiting on UC:
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Post game video courtesy of our friends at UCFSports.com:

Tough loss in Orlando. Might take Bearcats out of contention for a New Year's Six spot. Makes that game against Tulane even more important:

We talked with our friend Brandon Helwig at Rivals' site covering UCF, UCFSports.com, for his take on the Knights:

Hey all, here's the full story from my INsider on Hammond. I really like this kid. He's definitely interested, but you can tell there's a strong pull with Notre Dame:

Bearcats going with the white jerseys, red helmets for this one:
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