2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Big 12 Conference 3–9 (1–8 Big 12) Scott Satterfield (1st season) Brad Glenn (1st season) Spread option Bryan Brown (1st season) Nate Fuqua (1st season) 4–2–5 Nippert Stadium
The 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bearcats, members of the Big 12 Conference , played home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio . 2023 was the program's first season under head coach Scott Satterfield . The Cincinnati Bearcats football team drew an average home attendance of 38,193 in 2023.
In September 2021, Cincinnati, BYU , Houston , and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12 . On June 10, the American Athletic Conference and the three American Athletic Conference schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement with the conference that will allow those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023. BYU had previously operated as an independent prior to accepting a membership invitation to join the Big 12 conference.
Two years removed from their appearance in the College Football Playoff , the Bearcats failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 2017 after a loss to UCF.
Player Position
Tyler Scott WR
On November 27, 2022, head coach Luke Fickell , who had been the Bearcats head coach the last six years, left the school to take the same role at Wisconsin .
On December 5, 2022, Scott Satterfield , who had been the Louisville Cardinals head coach the last four years, left the school to become the Cincinnati head coach.
On December 6, 2022, it was reported that Bryan Brown would follow Satterfield to Cincinnati as defensive coordinator.
On December 14, 2022, Satterfield announced additions to the coaching and support staffs. Joining the Bearcats are Nic Cardwell, Derek Nicholson , De'Rail Sims and Pete Thomas . Official titles and responsibilities will be announced at a later date.
On January 4, 2023, Satterfield announced further staff additions, which included Greg Gasparato and Josh Stepp as well as his strength and conditioning staff led by Niko Palazeti.
On January 9, 2023, Satterfield announced the hiring of Tom Manning as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. Other staff announced were Zach Grant as general manager, Jack Griffith as director of player personnel, Cass Simmons as director of recruiting strategy, and Carolina Tart as director of recruiting.
On February 20, 2023, Manning was reported to be leaving the Bearcats to become the next tight ends coach for the Indianapolis Colts .
After departures of Manning, Nicholson, and Gasparato in February, Satterfield announced the hiring of Brad Glenn as offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach, Nate Fuqua as co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach, and Cortney Braswell as inside linebackers coach. Josh Stepp, previously named wide receivers coach, was named the tight end coach.
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ivan Pace Jr. 0 LB 6' 0" 235 Senior Cincinnati, OH Declared for NFL draft Tre Tucker 1 WR 5' 9" 185 Senior Akron, OH Declared for NFL Draft Wil Huber 2 LB 6' 4" 250 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Declared for NFL Draft Ja'Von Hicks 3 S 6' 2" 210 Graduate Student Cincinnati, OH Declared for NFL Draft Arquon Bush 9 CB 6' 0" 198 Senior Cleveland, OH Declared for NFL Draft Charles McClelland 10 RB 5' 11" 200 Senior Homerville, GA Declared for NFL Draft Leonard Taylor 11 TE 6' 5" 235 Senior Springfield, OH Declared for NFL Draft Ty Van Fossen 13 LB 6' 2" 222 Senior Croton, OH Declared for NFL Draft Tyler Scott 21 WR 5' 11" 185 Junior Norton, OH Declared for NFL Draft Jacob Dingle 29 S 5' 11" 195 Senior Louisville, KY Retired Lorenz Metz 51 OL 6' 9" 330 Senior Neuötting, Germany Declared for NFL Draft James Tunstall 72 OT 6' 5" 320 Senior Indian Head, MD Declared for NFL Draft Jeremy Cooper 74 OL 6' 4" 325 Senior Chicago, IL Declared for NFL Draft Josh Whyle 81 TE 6' 6" 250 Senior Cincinnati, OH Declared for NFL Draft Jabari Taylor 90 DL 6' 1" 280 Graduate Student Akron, OH Declared for NFL Draft
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New School
Jake Renfro C 6' 3" 308 Junior Mokena, IL Wisconsin Ja'Quan Sheppard CB 6' 2" 200 Senior Zephyrhills, FL Maryland JQ Hardaway CB 6' 3" 200 Freshman Columbus, GA Kentucky Ryan Coe K 6' 3" 227 Junior McDonald, PA North Carolina Noah Potter DE 6' 6" 270 Junior Mentor, OH NC State Jojo Bermudez WR 5' 10" 170 Freshman Egg Harbor City, NJ Delaware Jadon Thompson WR 6' 2" 187 Junior Chicago, IL Louisville Nick Mardner WR 6' 6" 215 Senior Mississauga, ON Auburn Leroy Bowers LB 6' 1" 207 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Southern Luther Richesson QB 6' 3" 204 Freshman Nashville, TN Golden West College Mario Eugenio DE 6' 3" 245 Freshman Tampa, FL Patrick Body Jr. CB 6' 2" 171 Freshman Monroeville, PA Will Pauling WR 5' 10" 180 Freshman Chicago, IL Wisconsin L'Christian Smith WR 6' 5" 215 Senior Huber Heights, OH Western Kentucky Joe Huber OL 6' 5" 310 Sophomore Dublin, OH Wisconsin Drew Donley WR 6' 2" 180 Sophomore Frisco, TX Texas State Quincy Burroughs WR 6' 2" 202 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Wisconsin Devin Hightower LB 5' 11" 225 Junior Twinsburg, OH Jaheim Thomas LB 6' 4" 240 Senior Cincinnati, OH Arkansas Christian Lowery K 5' 11" 180 Junior Acworth, GA Marcus Peterson WR 6' 3" 215 Freshman Lake City, FL McNeese Malik Rainey CB 5' 11" 175 Sophomore Chicago, IL Armorion Smith S 6' 2" 205 Sophomore Detroit, MI Michigan State Cameron Junior LB 6' 1" 211 Sophomore Middletown, OH Eastern Kentucky Ben Bryant QB 6' 3" 190 Senior La Grange, IL Northwestern Jonah Lytle CB 5' 11" 165 Sophomore Canton, OH Central State
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. School
Luke Kandra OL 6' 4" 320 Junior Cincinnati, OH Louisville Trevor Radosevich C 6' 4" 310 Senior Englishtown, NJ Penn Dorian Jones LB 6' 0" 230 Senior Plantation, FL Louisville Emory Jones QB 6' 3" 212 Senior LaGrange, GA Arizona State Keyshawn Helton WR 5' 9" 160 Senior Pensacola, FL Florida State Daniel Grzesiak DE/LB 6' 1" 250 Senior Los Angeles, CA Utah State Philip Wilder OL 6' 5" 305 Junior Jonesboro, GA Southeast Missouri State D.J. Taylor DB 5' 10" 192 Junior Tampa, FL Arizona State Dee Wiggins WR 6' 3" 195 Senior Miami, FL Louisville Carter Brown K 6' 0" 205 Sophomore Pearland, TX Arizona State Sterling Berkhalter WR 6' 4" 200 Junior Cincinnati, OH North Carolina A&T Joey Beljan TE 6' 3" 240 Senior Holland, NJ Western Kentucky Rory Bell K 5' 9" 185 Sophomore Wilmington, OH Temple Jordan Young DB 6' 0" 195 Sophomore Tampa, FL Florida Donovan Ollie WR 6' 3" 212 Senior Wylie, TX Washington State Aaron Turner WR 5' 7" 185 Junior Ellicott City, MD UConn Braden Smith WR 5' 10" 185 Senior Flowood, MS Louisville Deondre Buford OL 6' 3" 315 Junior Detroit, MI Kentucky George Udo DB 6' 1" 200 Senior Walnut Creek, CA BYU Xzavier Henderson WR 6' 3" 200 Senior Miami, FL Florida Jalen Hunt DL 6' 4" 315 Senior Belleville, MI Michigan State Kyree Moyston DL 6' 4" 242 Sophomore Norfolk, VA Virginia Tech Dion Hunter LB 6' 2" 235 Junior Rio Rancho, NM New Mexico
College recruiting information (2023)
Trevor Carter LB Ironton, Ohio Ironton High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 9, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Barry Jackson Jr. WR Ellenwood, Georgia Cedar Grove High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 21, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Brady Drogosh QB Warren, Michigan De La Salle Collegiate High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 2, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Ty Perkins WR Ironton, Ohio Ironton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 7, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Jayden Davis S Suwanee, Georgia Collins Hill High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 11, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Rayquan Adkins CB Miami, Florida Northwestern High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Dec 21, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Brian Simms III DE Baltimore, Maryland St. Frances Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 13, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Evan Tengesdahl OL Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Dec 9, 2021 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Manny Covey RB Starke, Florida Bradford High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 4, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Josh Gregory OT St. Louis, Missouri Christian Brothers College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jun 4, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Kamari Burns DE Gahanna, Ohio Gahanna Lincoln High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 8, 2022 Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 71 247Sports: 75 ESPN: 72 Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
"2023 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.
"2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
"2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247Sports. | | | | | |
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 3:30 p.m. No. 24 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky* Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPN+ W 66–13 38,193 September 9 6:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh* Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) The CW W 27–21 49,398 September 16 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH)* Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN+ L 24–31 OT 38,193 September 23 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Oklahoma Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (Big Noon Kickoff) FOX L 6–20 38,193 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 29 10:15 p.m. at BYU LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT ESPN L 27–35 63,834 October 14 12:00 p.m. Iowa State Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH FS1 L 10–30 38,193 October 21 12:00 p.m. Baylor Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPN+ L 29–32 38,193 October 28 8:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK ESPN2 L 13–45 53,855 November 4 3:30 p.m. UCF Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH (rivalry) FS1 L 26–28 38,193 November 11 7:00 p.m. at Houston TDECU StadiumHouston, TX FS1 W 24–14 34,312 November 18 2:30 p.m. at West Virginia Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV (rivalry) ESPN+ L 21–42 43,588 November 25 7:30 p.m. Kansas Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPN2 L 16–49 38,193 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time
Statistics EKU CIN
First downs 15 30 Plays–yards 55–302 71–667 Rushes–yards 32–125 44–229 Passing yards 177 438 Passing: comp–att–int 13–25–2 23–27–0 Time of possession 28:14 31:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Patrick McKinney 13/24, 177 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Joshua Carter 7 carries, 68 yards Receiving Jaden Smith 5 receptions, 81 yards Passing Emory Jones 19/23, 345 yards, 5 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 13 carries, 105 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Statistics CIN PITT
First downs 20 18 Plays–yards 69–371 61–262 Rushes–yards 42–216 29–83 Passing yards 155 179 Passing: comp–att–int 19–27–1 10–32–0 Time of possession 34:43 25:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Emory Jones 18/26, 125 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 20 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD Receiving Braden Smith 5 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD Passing Phil Jurkovec 10/32, 179 yards, 3 TD Rushing C'bo Flemister 6 carries, 38 yards Receiving Gavin Bartholomew 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Statistics MIA CIN
First downs 16 30 Plays–yards 49-358 93-538 Rushes–yards 29-121 57-273 Passing yards 237 265 Passing: comp–att–int 12-20-1 18-34-2 Time of possession 23:42 36:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Brett Gabbert 12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Brett Gabbert 9 carries, 75 yards Receiving Gage Larvadain 1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD Passing Emory Jones 18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT Rushing Ryan Montgomery 20 carries, 104 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 12 receptions, 140 yards
Statistics OKLA CIN
First downs 21 21 Plays–yards 72-425 79-376 Rushes–yards 34-103 37-141 Passing yards 322 235 Passing: comp–att–int 26-38-0 22-42-2 Time of possession 27:35 32:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Dillon Gabriel 26/38, 322 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marcus Major 15 carries, 63 yards Receiving Andrel Anthony 7 receptions, 117 yards Passing Emory Jones 22/41, 235 yards, 2 INT Rushing Emory Jones 15 carries, 42 yards Receiving Chamon Metayer 3 receptions, 50 yards
Statistics CIN BYU
First downs 26 17 Plays–yards 84-498 53-295 Rushes–yards 47-242 28-70 Passing yards 256 225 Passing: comp–att–int 23-37-1 14-25-0 Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Emory Jones 23/37, 256 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Emory Jones 14 carries, 94 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 74 yards Passing Kedon Slovis 13/24, 223 yards, 2 TD Rushing LJ Martin 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chase Roberts 6 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Statistics ISU CIN
First downs 17 15 Plays–yards 364 214 Rushes–yards 123 115 Passing yards 241 99 Passing: comp–att–int 15-25-0 15-29-2 Time of possession 33:40 26:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Rocco Becht 15/25, 241 yards, 2 TD Rushing Eli Sanders 16 carries, 52 yards Receiving Jayden Higgins 6 receptions, 172 yards Passing Emory Jones 14/26, 96 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Emory Jones 15 carries, 72 yards Receiving Chamon Metayer 4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD
Statistics BAY CIN
First downs 22 21 Plays–yards 70–396 74–450 Rushes–yards 28–80 43–288 Passing yards 316 162 Passing: comp–att–int 25–42–0 19–31–0 Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Blake Shapen 25-42, 316 yards, 1 TD Rushing Dominic Richardson 8 carries, 37 yards Receiving Ketron Jackson, Jr. 5 receptions, 130 yards Passing Emory Jones 19-30, 162 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 15 carries, 129 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
Statistics CIN OSU
First downs 20 23 Plays–yards 75–442 71–601 Rushes–yards 50–277 37–315 Passing yards 165 286 Passing: comp–att–int 11–25–1 17–34–1 Time of possession 30:33 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Emory Jones 6/16, 117 yards, INT Rushing Myles Montgomery 8 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Xzavier Henderson 4 receptions, 82 yards Passing Alan Bowman 17/34, 286 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 25 carries, 271 yards, 2 TD Receiving Leon Johnson III 5 receptions, 149 yards
Statistics UCF CIN
First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 393 515 Rushes–yards 228 248 Passing yards 165 267 Passing: comp–att–int 0 2 Time of possession 27:03 32:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing John Rhys Plumlee 13/23, 165 yards Rushing RJ Harvey 20 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD Receiving Javon Baker 4 receptions, 93 yards Passing Emory Jones 16/22, 217 yards, TD, INT Rushing Corey Kiner 19 carries, 114 yards, TD Receiving Braden Smith 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Statistics CIN HOU
First downs 22 12 Plays–yards 71–368 51–241 Rushes–yards 48–204 23–139 Passing yards 164 102 Passing: comp–att–int 17–23–0 16–28–0 Time of possession 36:55 23:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Emory Jones 13/16, 131 yards, 1 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 23 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD Receiving Braden Smith 5 receptions, 69 yards Passing Donovan Smith 16/28, 102 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Donovan Smith 13 carries, 88 yards Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 4 receptions, 22 yards, 2 TD
Statistics CIN WVU
First downs 18 31 Plays–yards 332/58 634/65 Rushes–yards 141/31 424/46 Passing yards 191 210 Passing: comp–att–int 16-27-0 12-9-1 Time of possession 25:11 34:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Emory Jones 14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 13 carries, 56 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 6 receptions, 104 yards Passing Garrett Greene 12/19, 210 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jahiem White 21 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahiem White 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 TD
Statistics KAN CIN
First downs 23 21 Plays–yards 51–562 73–342 Rushes–yards 34–312 42–231 Passing yards 250 111 Passing: comp–att–int 13–17–0 16–31–1 Time of possession 27:19 32:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Jason Bean 13/17, 250 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Devin Neal 10 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Lawrence Arnold 3 receptions, 74 yards Passing Emory Jones 15/27, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 18 carries, 106 yards Receiving Dee Wiggins 4 receptions, 27 yards
Date Player Class Position Award Ref.
September 1 Emory Jones RS-Sr QB Big 12 Offensive Player of the WeekBig 12 Newcomer of the Week
Player Position 1st/2nd team
Luke Kandra OL 2nd Dontay Corleone DL 2nd
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