TicketsDec. 2, 2008
CINCINNATI - Jake Rogers (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw) was named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 30, the league office announced Monday.
Rogers kicked three field goals, including a pair of 45-yard scores, to help Cincinnati to a 30-10 win against Syracuse, clinching the BIG EAST championship outright for the Bearcats. He hit two field goals in the first half to stake Cincinnati to a 13-3 halftime lead.
UC, ranked No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll, tied its highest ever ranking in the AP poll, dating back to Nov. 1, 1954. The Bearcats No. 12 standing in the latest USA Today poll tops its best mark of No. 16, achieved a week ago.
Cincinnati (10-2, 6-1 BIG EAST) won its first outright conference championship since 1964 after knocking off Syracuse 30-10 in front of 34,603 fans at Nippert Stadium Saturday.
The Bearcats tied the school record for wins and earned the first back-to-back 10-win season in program history.
UC has earned the BIG EAST's automatic bid to the BCS and will learn its postseason destination on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. during the BCS Selection Show on FOX.
The Bearcats close out the regular season on Dec. 6, heading to Hawai'i to take on the Warriors in Aloha Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 p.m. EST and the game will air on ESPN2.