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Present-day AAC focus for No. 8 Cincinnati over future talk

Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell and the eighth-ranked Bearcats are focused on the immediacy of this season instead of expected playoff expansion and conference realignment in the fut...

AUGUST 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Q&A: The Enquirer sits down with Cincinnati Bearcats senior quarterback Desmond Ridder The 2020 American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year spoke with The Enquirer after the team's final practice at Higher Ground.

AUGUST 23, 2021 • CINCINNATI.COM

Ridder and No. 8 Cincinnati hope to crash playoff party Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder returns for his senior season looking to take on more of a leadership role.

AUGUST 20, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Ridder and No. 8 Cincinnati hope to crash playoff party

Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder returns for his senior season looking to take on more of a leadership role

AUGUST 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joel Klatt and Luke Fickell on Desmond Ridder's progress this offseason ' CFB on FOX

Joel Klatt and Luke Fickell on Desmond Ridder's progress this offseason ' CFB on FOX

AUGUST 6, 2021 • Fox Sports

Luke Fickell, Desmond Ridder leading Cincinnati Bearcats' football program to new heights A winding, up-and-down journey has led to Luke Fickell and Desmond Ridder being the faces of one of the top teams and programs in college fo...

JULY 17, 2021 • CINCINNATI.COM

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Jason McIntyre on the case for JT Daniels

Could the former USC signal-caller go No. 1 in 2022? Jason McIntyre breaks down the entire first round in his early preview.

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Jason McIntyre on the case for JT Daniels

Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder Returning for 2021 Season Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder announced that he will forego the NFL draft and return to the Bearcats program for his redshirt senior...

JANUARY 8, 2021 • SI.COM

Desmond Ridder Returns for His Senior Season On Friday, Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder has decided to delay his pursuit of the NFL Draft and return for his senior season...

JANUARY 8, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

2021 Heisman Trophy field littered with QBs, including UC's Desmond Ridder With none of this year's top-five finishers projected to return in 2021, the chase for next season's Heisman Trophy is wide open and unpredi...

JANUARY 7, 2021 • CINCINNATI.COM

No. 6 Cincinnati comes up short as unbeaten season ends

Cincinnati came oh so close to toppling a Power 5 opponent on a big stage

JANUARY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Podlesny's FG lifts Georgia past Cincinnati in Peach Bowl

Jack Podlesny kicked a 53-yard field goal with three seconds remaining, and No. 11 Georgia handed No. 6 Cincinnati its only loss of the season with a dramatic 24-21 victory in the...

JANUARY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 6 Cincinnati an underdog in Peach against No. 11 Georgia

Luke Fickell knew he might surprise some by suggesting Georgia is the best team Cincinnati has faced in his four seasons as head coach

DECEMBER 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ridder, Daniels put winning streaks on line in Peach Bowl

Cincinnati's Desmond Ridder and Georgia's JT Daniels have different skills at quarterback

DECEMBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 6 Cincinnati lands Peach Bowl date with No. 11 Georgia

Cincinnati will try to win respect for Group of Five conference champions again left out of the College Football Playoff when the No. 6 Bearcats face No. 11 Georgia in the Peach Bo...

DECEMBER 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 6 Cincinnati beats No. 20 Tulsa in rainy AAC title game

Cole Smith made a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 6 Cincinnati a 27-24 victory over No. 20 Tulsa on Saturday night in the rain in the American Conference Championshi...

DECEMBER 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 6 Cincinnati and No. 20 Tulsa meet at last for AAC title

Cincinnati and Tulsa are finally going to play each other, this time for the American Athletic Conference championship

DECEMBER 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Egger: Desmond Ridder, I never should have doubted you Hindsight is 20/20 regarding the junior quarterback who has become the key to an unbeaten record and a shot at the College Football Playoff.

DECEMBER 14, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 7 Cincinnati stays unbeaten with 36-33 win over UCF

Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores as No. 7 Cincinnati defeated Central Florida 36-33 Saturday to head into the release of the first College Football...

NOVEMBER 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UCF looking to spoil No. 7 Cincinnati's unbeaten season

The regular season is winding down and UCF finds itself in the unaccustomed role of potential spoiler instead of front-runner in the American Athletic Conference

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Forget how the season started, Desmond Ridder is 'that guy' at QB for Cincinnati The Bearcats quarterback has shifted his narrative from a player in danger of getting benched to one on the outskirts of the Heisman race.

NOVEMBER 17, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Ridder, No. 7 Cincinnati roll over East Carolina, 55-17

Desmond Ridder threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help No. 7 Cincinnati rout East Carolina 55-17 on Friday night

NOVEMBER 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

East Carolina next to try to slow down No. 7 Cincinnati

Cincinnati has had one of the nation’s stingiest defenses the past three years

NOVEMBER 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doaks, Ridder help No. 6 Cincinnati run past Houston 38-10

Gerrid Doaks rushed for a career-high 184 yards and one touchdown, Desmond Ridder ran for three scores and threw for another, and No. 6 Cincinnati rolled past Houston 38-10

NOVEMBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS