TicketsCAREER
Former Ohio Mr. Football at Cincinnati’s Roger Bacon High School transferred back home to UC in 2022 after starting his career at LSU and became one of the greatest running backs in Bearcats history…After serving as a backup in 2022, he started 24 consecutive games as Cincinnati’s bell-cow back in 2023 and 2024, becoming just the fifth Bearcat with consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons…His 2,562 career rushing yards at UC rank eighth in school history and his 13 100-yard games rank fifth…Will be remembered fondly for his fearsome running style and ability to break tackles – his 80 forced missed tackles ranked fourth nationally in 2024.
2024
Became the fifth Bearcat with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, rushing for 1,153 yards and four touchdowns on 204 carries (5.7 ypc)…Finished sixth in the Big 12 in rushing…Averaged 96.1 rushing yards per game and tallied six 100-yard games…Per PFF, his 80 missed tackles forced ranked second in the Power 4 and fourth in the FBS…His 1,153 rushing yards rank as the 14th-most in a single season in UC history… Named to the Sports Info Solutions All-America Second Team…Capped his career with three straight 100-yard games, including a 110-yard, one-touchdown, 23-carry effort versus TCU in his final collegiate game at Nippert Stadium…Tied his career-long with a 46-yard rush against the Horner Frogs…Rushed for 140 yards on 15 carries at Kansas State…Tallied 120 yards on 18 totes at Iowa State…Finished with 91 rushing yards and a score on a career-high 25 carries against West Virginia…Rushed for 94 yards and snagged a career-best four receptions for eight yards at Colorado…Moved the chains with 102 rushing yards and 22 carries in a 24-14 victory over Arizona State…Injured his ribs in the first quarter at Texas Tech, but returned two weeks later to rush for 83 yards on 17 carries in a win at UCF…Rushed for 78 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown in shutout win over Houston…Totaled 126 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries at Miami (Ohio)...Added a 40-yard rush against the Redhawks…Totaled a career-best 149 rushing yards on 20 carries versus Pitt…Opened the season with 51 rushing yards on seven carries against Towson… One of six players to earn the Iron Bearcat Award for performance in the weight room during winter workouts in 2024.
2023
Authored the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in Cincinnati football history…Finished with 1,047 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 192 carries (5.5 ypc)…Added 12 receptions for 49 yards…Reached 100 yards six times over 12 starts…His 1,047 rushing yards ranks 17th in Cincinnati history…His 87.3 rushing ypg ranked eighth in the Big 12…Tallied four carries of 40+ and three of 50+…Lifted the Bearcats to a 27-21 victory at Pitt by rushing for a career-high 153 yards, including a career-long 68-yard dash, and one touchdown on 20 carries…Had 77 yards on 19 carries at BYU…Finished with 129 yards, including a 40-yarder, on 15 carries against Baylor…Tallied 114 yards and one score versus UCF…Had 129 yards, including a 62-yarder, and two touchdowns on a career-high 23 carries in the win at Houston…Capped the season with 106 yards on 18 totes versus Kansas…Opened the fall with 105 yards, including a 54-yard run, versus Eastern Kentucky.
2022
Rushed 81 times for 362 yards and five touchdowns over 10 games in his first season with the Bearcats after transferring from LSU...Had a rushing touchdown in his first five games...Also had two receptions for two yards...Best game was a 106-yard, one-TD performance on 12 carries at Tulsa...Opened the season with 59 yards and one score on 12 attempts at Arkansas...Had 39 yards and a score versus Kennesaw State and 32 yards and a touchdown versus Miami (Ohio)...Had a season-high 14 carries, but just 17 yards and a score against Indiana...Tallied 43 yards at SMU...Finished with 36 yards at Temple...closed the season with 11 yards against Louisville in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl.
2021 (LSU)
Earned valuable reps as a true freshman at LSU, totaling 79 carries for 324 yards (4.1 per carry) and two touchdowns...Had 11 and 12 carries the first two weeks against McNeese and Central Michigan, with rushes of 23 and 26 yards respectively, and scoring in each game...Also had 10 carries at Ole Miss and 14 in the Texas Bowl against Kansas State...Had season-high 74 yards against CMU, as well as 56 against McNeese and 53 versus K-State...Recorded catches against Auburn and ULM for 10 combined yards.
PERSONAL
Named Mr. Football for the state of Ohio in December of 2020…Prepped at Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati…Four-star prospect in the 247 Sports Composite, ESPN and Rivals …In the 247 Sports Composite, ranked No. 163 overall nationally, the No. 7 prospect in the state of Ohio and the nation’s No. 7 running back prospect…Finished prep career ranked No. 10 in Ohio High School Athletic Association history in rushing yards (7,130) and No. 3 all-time in scoring (772), rushing touchdowns (116) and total touchdowns (125)…Led Roger Bacon to its first-ever regional championship in 2020, rushing for 1,866 yards and 35 touchdowns…Also named Ohio Division V Offensive Player of the Year…Became only second player in the Cincinnati area to be named Mr. Football in Ohio since 1992 (Evan Prater, 2019 and Marc Edwards, 1992)…Despite missing 34 quarters of action in the last two years due to lopsided wins, still rushed for over 4,000 yards combined as a junior and senior…Roger Bacon won 19 of its 20 games by over two TDs in 2019 and 2020…Once scored eight TDs in a game against Christian Hills Academic in October of 2019…In regional final victory, rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries…On Kiner, Roger Bacon Athletic Director Steve Rossi said, “I think what I’ll remember most about Corey’s high school career is the humility he has always shown. He is a ‘yes sir/no sir’ person – very polite and down to Earth – but extremely focused and determined”…Coached by Mike Blaut at Roger Bacon.