WATCH: Luke Fickell Press Conference

CINCINNATI - The No. 6 University of Cincinnati football team faces No. 20 Tulsa in the American Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. The game airs on ABC and 700 WLW AM. UC is appearing in the game for the second-straight year.

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CINCINNATI - The No. 6 University of Cincinnati football team faces No. 20 Tulsa in the American Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. The game airs on ABC and 700 WLW AM. UC is appearing in the game for the second-straight year.

Bearcats Head Coach Luke Fickell met virtually with the media on Tuesday. Watch his remarks in the window above or on YouTube.

THE SERIES
The teams have met 35 times previously, but Saturday marks the fourth matchup since 1997 and the fifth different date for the game this season. The teams were originally scheduled to meet during the regular season on Oct. 17, the game was moved to Dec. 5, then Dec. 4, then Dec. 12 before being canceled on Dec. 8. Tulsa leads the all-time series 17-15-2 with UC winning five of the past six matchups. The Golden Hurricane hold a 10-6-2 advantage in Chapman Stadium.

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