SMU at Cincinnati 11/20/2021
FILE - Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder fist pumps as he celebrates the touchdown by running back Jerome Ford during the first half of an NCAA college football game against SMU, on, Nov. 20, 2021, in Cincinnati. The Bearcats ran the table in the American Athletic Conference and became the first team from a second-tier conference to reach the College Football Playoff, taking their only loss to No. 1 Alabama in a national semifinal. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, FIle)

FILE - Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder fist pumps as he celebrates the touchdown by running back Jerome Ford during the first half of an NCAA college football game against SMU, on, Nov. 20, 2021, in Cincinnati. The Bearcats ran the table in the American Athletic Conference and became the first team from a second-tier conference to reach the College Football Playoff, taking their only loss to No. 1 Alabama in a national semifinal. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, FIle)

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FILE - Cincinnati wide receiver Alec Pierce catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against SMU on Nov. 20, 2021, in Cincinnati. Pierce was selected by the Indianapolis Colts during the second round of the NFL draft Friday, April 29. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)

FILE - Cincinnati wide receiver Alec Pierce catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against SMU on Nov. 20, 2021, in Cincinnati. Pierce was selected by the Indianapolis Colts during the second round of the NFL draft Friday, April 29. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)

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