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CINCINNATI – Four members of the Cincinnati Football team earned All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press on Thursday.
Redshirt senior linebacker Jake Golday and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Evan Tengesdahl were placed on the first team, while redshirt junior offensive lineman Joe Cotton and redshirt senior defensive lineman Dontay Corleone both received spots on the second team.
All four also received all-conference nods from the league last week. Golday was a first-teamer while the other three Bearcats earned second-team distinctions from the league’s head coaches.
Below is a look at each of Cincinnati’s AP All-Big 12 selections:
LB Jake Golday
Golday has had a terrific 2025 campaign, leading UC with 105 tackles while adding six tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and three pass breakups. He’s the first Bearcat to post a 100-tackle season since Ivan Pace Jr. in 2022. He ranks among the conference and national leaders in tackles per game (8.8) and has eight games with double-digit stops. Golday was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection last season.
OL Joe Cotton and Evan Tengesdahl
Cotton and Tengesdahl have started every game at left tackle and left guard, respectively, and have helped form one of the best offensive line units in the Big 12. UC is tied for third nationally in fewest sacks allowed (seven) and ranks third in fewest TFL allowed (39). Behind the play of Cotton and Tengesdahl, Cincinnati’s offense leads the Big 12 in yards per play (7.13) and yards per carry (5.90), ranking seventh and third in the nation, respectively.
Corleone is an all-conference performer for the fourth straight season, joining former Bearcats Mike Mickens (2005-08) and James Smith (2017-20) as the only players in program history to earn all-conference honors in four straight seasons. Despite battling through injuries early in the season, Corleone started 10 games and was a menace for opposing offensive lines