The Arizona Wildcats will host the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday in the first matchup between the two programs in Tucson, and just the second ever after last year’s 30-24 win for Arizona in Cincinnati.
Arizona (3-1, 0-1 in Big 12) is looking to avoid a 0-2 start in conference play, which has not happened since 2021, while the Bearcats are hoping to stay undefeated after what has been a very nice 4-0 start to the season.
Cincinnati is 1-0 in league play after a 31-26 win over Kansas State in Week 4, once again picking up a victory thanks to their completely dominant ground attack – a major area of concern for the Wildcats in this one.
Arizona faces a major test against Cincinnati’s run game
Cincinnati is seventh in the country with 1,080 rushing yards on the season, with West Virginia and UCLA the only power conference teams ahead of them heading into Week 5…