Ryan Koslen
Associate AD / Communications
CINCINNATI – The second episode of the University of Cincinnati’s 2021 football miniseries, LET IT FLY, premiered on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 on YouTube and GoBEARCATS.com. Fans can watch the episode in the window at the top of the page.
The six-part series, covering the Bearcats preseason training camp, will air on Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET through September 2.
EPISODE 2 • FAMILY
Football is family, and the Cincinnati Bearcats are no different. But within the program exists multiple families: Star QB Desmond Ridder is adjusting to life with a daughter, a tight-knit equipment staff toils away preparing for a trip to training camp at Higher Ground and the football team gives back to the community. Above it all, head coach Luke Fickell serves as a mentor to the Bearcats both on and off the field.
Future episodes of the series will take Bearcats fans behind the scenes of Camp Higher Ground (UC’s venerable, 280-acre, off-campus training camp home for the past two decades), and into game week as Cincinnati prepares to open the schedule against rival Miami (OH) in the 125th Battle for the Victory Bell.
Cincinnati opens the 2021 season on Saturday, Sept. 4, against Miami (OH) at 3:30 p.m. ET inside Nippert Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and fans are encouraged to sign up for the digital platform online.
Visit the football tickets page to reserve your season tickets now!
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Cincinnati finished 9-1 in 2020, winning the American Athletic Conference Championship and playing in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, a New Year’s Six Bowl. The Bearcats return 16 starters from last season’s squad, including 2020 AAC Player of the Year Desmond Ridder and seven-time All-America selection Ahmad Gardner along with All-AAC selections Darrian Beavers, Marcus Brown, Coby Bryant, Myjai Sanders, Tre Tucker, Josh Whyle and Michael Young Jr. The 2021 roster projects to have nearly 40 local players who grew up and played high-school football in the tri-state area.
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FILL-IT-UP FRIDAYS
New season ticket holders who make their purchases on a Friday between 9 a.m. and noon ET will be entered in a drawing to win various Bearcats prizes. Fans should follow @GoBEARCATS on social media and tune in each Thursday this summer for weekly prize announcements.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.