TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati football safety James Wiggins (Miami, Florida/South Dade) and kicker Cole Smith (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) were named American Athletic Conference Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Wiggins made the game-winning play in overtime to give Cincinnati a 26-20 win at SMU, keeping the Bearcats a game out of first place in the American Athletic Conference East Division. With the Bearcats on defense to start overtime, Wiggins picked off a third-down pass over the middle and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. Wiggins leads the Bearcats with three interceptions and scored his first career touchdown.
Smith scored eight points, including a pair of second-half field goals, to help Cincinnati to a 26-20 win at SMU. Smith hit from 24 yards in the third quarter to give the Bearcats a 17-7 lead and he made a 41-yard attempt as time expired in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
WR Kahlil Lewis set career highs with 12 receptions for 174 yards along with a pair of touchdowns to earn a spot on the AAC weekly honor roll.
UC returns home to play three of its final four regular-season games at Nippert Stadium, starting with Navy on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Bearcats (7-1, 3-1 AAC) are coming off a 1-1, two-game swing to Temple and SMU where both games ended in overtime. Navy (2-6, 1-3 AAC) played Notre Dame in San Diego last week and have lost five-straight. The game airs nationally on ESPNU and via radio on 700 WLW AM, Sirius 135, XM 381 and Sirius XM Internet Channel 972.
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Wiggins made the game-winning play in overtime to give Cincinnati a 26-20 win at SMU, keeping the Bearcats a game out of first place in the American Athletic Conference East Division. With the Bearcats on defense to start overtime, Wiggins picked off a third-down pass over the middle and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. Wiggins leads the Bearcats with three interceptions and scored his first career touchdown.
Smith scored eight points, including a pair of second-half field goals, to help Cincinnati to a 26-20 win at SMU. Smith hit from 24 yards in the third quarter to give the Bearcats a 17-7 lead and he made a 41-yard attempt as time expired in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
WR Kahlil Lewis set career highs with 12 receptions for 174 yards along with a pair of touchdowns to earn a spot on the AAC weekly honor roll.
UC returns home to play three of its final four regular-season games at Nippert Stadium, starting with Navy on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Bearcats (7-1, 3-1 AAC) are coming off a 1-1, two-game swing to Temple and SMU where both games ended in overtime. Navy (2-6, 1-3 AAC) played Notre Dame in San Diego last week and have lost five-straight. The game airs nationally on ESPNU and via radio on 700 WLW AM, Sirius 135, XM 381 and Sirius XM Internet Channel 972.
// BUY TICKETS NOW!
Mini plans, flex packs and single-game tickets are on sale now for all football games. Call 1-877-CATS-TIX or visit GoBEARCATS.com/tickets to make your purchase today!
// SEASON TICKET DEPOSITS
New season ticket deposits for the 2019 season are available now for $50 per seat. The home schedule consists of matchups against UCLA, Miami (OH), UCF, ECU, Temple, UConn along with additional American Athletic Conference foes from the West Division. Click HERE to make your deposit to join us in Nippert Stadium in 2019!
If you have 2018 season tickets you do not need to place a deposit as you will receive renewal information at a later date.
// 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.