The 2024 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2024 was the program's second season under head coach Scott Satterfield. After a 5–2 start, the Bearcats lost their final five games to finish 5–7, failing to qualify for a bowl game.
Offseason
Coaching staff changes Departures Bryan Brown Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Ole Miss Co-Defensive coordinator De'Rail Sims Running Backs Tennessee Running Backs
Additions Tyson Veidt Defensive coordinator / Safeties Iowa State Associate head coach/Linebackers Sean Dawkins Running backs Memphis Running backs
Transfer portal
Departing transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school Donovan Ollie WR 6' 3" 212 Junior Wylie, TX Colorado State George Udo CB 6' 1" 205 Senior Walnut Creek, CA Ball State Deshawn Pace LB 6' 2" 212 Senior Cincinnati, OH UCF James Camden LB 6' 1" 228 Junior Cincinnati, OH Murray State Cam Jones OT 6' 8" 330 Senior Knott County, KY Jacksonville State Isiah Cox S 6' 2" 185 Sophomore Alcoa, TN Cayson Pfeiffer LS 6' 0" 220 Junior Columbus, OH Wisconsin Jah-mal Williams OLB 6' 4" 238 Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Troy Chris Scott WR 6' 2" 205 Junior Columbus, OH Chamon Metayer TE 6' 5" 220 Sophomore Miami, FL Colorado Myles Montgomery RB 5' 10" 195 Sophomore Neptune Beach, FL UCF Stephan Byrd RB 6' 0" 203 Freshman Canal Winchester, OH Youngstown State Ty Perkins WR 6' 3" 173 Freshman Lucasville, OH Marshall Luke Dalton OT 6' 5" 300 Freshman Woodstock, IL Ball State Mao Glynn II OT 6' 4" 280 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH UMass Sammy Anderson Jr. CB 6' 2" 170 Junior Dayton, OH Charlotte Rory Bell K 5' 9" 170 Junior Wilmington, OH UC Davis Dion Hunter LB 6' 2" 220 Junior Rio Rancho, NM Austin Peay Bryon Threats S 5' 10" 190 Junior Dublin, OH UCF Justin Wodtly DE 6' 3" 275 Senior Cleveland, OH Arizona State CJ Doggette Jr. DL 6' 0" 278 Freshman Pickerington, OH Ohio Oliver Bridges CB 6' 2" 190 Freshman Potomac, MD Buffalo Justin Harris CB 6' 0" 182 Senior Dayton, OH Texas State Ethan Wright RB 6' 1" 195 Senior Akron, OH Youngstown State Daved Jones Jr. LB 6' 1" 207 Junior West Chester, OH Jackson State Jayden Davis S 6' 2" 175 Freshman Suwanee, GA Georgia Tech Rayquan Adkins CB 5' 11" 185 Freshman Miami, FL James Madison Trevor Carter LB 6' 2" 205 Freshman Ironton, OH Pikeville Derrick Shepard DL 6' 3" 295 Freshman Dayton, OH UAB Jabril White CB 5' 10" 193 Junior Oakland, CA New Mexico State Dorian Jones LB 6' 0" 236 Senior Plantation, FL Virginia Tyler Gillison DL 6' 4" 240 Freshman Pickerington, OH Michigan State Payten Singletary TE 6' 4" 220 Junior Thomasville, GA USF
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school Brendan Sorsby QB 6' 3" 230 Freshman Denton, TX Indiana Tyrin Smith WR 5' 7" 170 Senior Cibolo, TX UTEP Evan Pryor RB 5' 11" 198 Junior Cornelius, NC Ohio State Kye Stokes S 6' 2" 185 Sophomore Seffner, FL Ohio State Mikah Coleman LB 6' 5" 220 Senior Reynoldsburg, OH Eastern Michigan George Gumbs EDGE 6' 4" 242 Sophomore Chicago, IL Northern Illinois Ormanie Arnold ATH 5' 10" 150 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Idaho Tony Johnson WR 5' 11" 180 Freshman Ocala, FL Florida Atlantic Josh Minkins S 6' 2" 202 Junior Louisville, KY Louisville Kameron Wilson LB 6' 1" 206 Sophomore Jonesboro, GA Louisville Jayden Perry LS 6' 4" 225 Freshman Savannah, GA Indiana State Joe Royer TE 6' 5" 225 Senior Cincinnati, OH Ohio State Derrick Canteen CB 5' 10" 175 Senior Evans, GA Virginia Tech Mehki Miller S 6' 1" 170 Junior Olympia, IL New Mexico State Jared Bartlett LB 6' 2" 213 Junior Suwanee, GA West Virginia Chance Williams RB 5' 8" 185 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Grambling State Darian Varner EDGE 6' 3" 275 Junior Norfolk, VA Wisconsin Max Fletcher P 6' 5" 190 Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Arkansas Xavier Lozowicki OT 6' 6" 300 Freshman Ridley Park, PA Maine Cameron Roetherford DL 6' 4" 290 Sophomore Warren, MI Arkansas–Pine Bluff Jordan Robinson CB 6' 4" 208 Junior Columbia, SC Kentucky Jamoi Mayes WR 5' 11" 202 Junior Griffin, GA UAB
Recruiting
2024 NFL draft
7 243 Jowon Briggs DT Cleveland Browns
2024 CFL draft
1 1 Joel Dublanko LB Edmonton Elks
Preseason Big 12 preseason poll The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on July 2, 2024. Cincinnati was predicted to finished 14th in the conference.
Preseason Big-12 awards 2024 Preseason All Big-12 teams
Offensive
Position Player Class Offense OLLuke KandraSr.
Defense
Position Player Class Defense DTDontay CorleoneRS Jr.
Source:
Preseason All-Americans Pre-season All-American HonorsDontay CorleoneDT1st Team Defense – – – – – – – – –Luke KandraOL2nd Team Offense – – – – – – – –
Other Pre-season All-American Honors Player Position Selector(s)Dontay CorleoneDT 4th Team Defense (Athlon)
Sources:
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
Lott TrophyDontay CorleoneDTJr. Maxwell Award Corey Kiner RB Sr.Outland TrophyDontay CorleoneDLJr.Luke KandraOGR-Sr.Bronko Nagurski Trophy Dontay CorleoneDLJr.Ray Guy AwardMason FletcherPSr.Rimington TrophyGavin Gerhardt C R-Sr.Bednarik AwardDontay CorleoneDLJr.Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardBrendan Sorsby QBR-So.Rotary Lombardi AwardDontay CorleoneJr.DLLuke KandraOGR-Sr.
Schedule
Game summaries vs Towson (FCS)
Statistics TOW CIN First downs 21 26 Total yards 438 658 Rushing yards 37–194 32–275 Passing yards 244 383 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–37–0 22–31–0 Time of possession 32:03 27:57 Team Category Player StatisticsTowson Passing Carlos Davis 21/37, 244 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devin Matthews 17 carries, 74 yards Receiving Jaceon Doss 3 receptions, 87 yards, TDCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 22/31, 383 yards, 2 TD Rushing Evan Pryor 4 carries, 105 yards, TD Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
vs Pittsburgh
Statistics PITT CIN First downs 24 21 Total yards 498 449 Rushing yards 196 151 Passing yards 302 298 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–35–1 22–38–0 Time of possession 23:35 36:25 Team Category Player StatisticsPittsburgh Passing Eli Holstein 20/35, 302 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Desmond Reid 19 carries, 148 yards Receiving Konata Mumpfield 5 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TDCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 22/38, 298 yards, 3 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 20 carries, 149 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 5 receptions, 80 yards
at Miami (Ohio) (Victory Bell)
Statistics CINM-OH First downs 20 15 Total yards 401 380 Rushing yards 215 24 Passing yards 186 356 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–0 25–39–1 Time of possession 31:29 28:31 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 21/34, 186 yards, 1 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 21 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD Receiving Xzavier Henderson 10 receptions, 108 yardsMiami (Ohio) Passing Brett Gabbert 23/25. 339 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kevin Davis 3 carries, 14 yards Receiving Cade McDonald 8 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
vs Houston
Statistics HOU CIN First downs 12 22 Total yards 233 362 Rushing yards 141 149 Passing yards 92 213 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–21–1 15–19–0 Time of possession 26:26 33:34 Team Category Player StatisticsHouston Passing Donovan Smith 11/16, 73 yards, INT Rushing Re'Shaun Sanford II 6 carries, 62 yards Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 2 receptions, 51 yardsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 12/15, 188 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 16 carries, 78 yards, TD Receiving Sterling Berkhalter 3 receptions, 60 yards
at Texas Tech
Statistics CINTTU First downs 29 21 Total yards 555 482 Rushing yards 129 231 Passing yards 426 251 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 32:01 27:59 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 31/45, 426 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Brendan Sorsby 12 rushes, 52 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 7 receptions, 127 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 19/29, 251 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tahj Brooks 32 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Kelly 8 receptions, 111 yards
at UCF (rivalry)
Statistics CINUCF First downs 19 19 Total yards 338 397 Rushing yards 97 196 Passing yards 241 201 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–38–2 14–25–0 Time of possession 33:44 26:16 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 25/38, 241 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 17 carries, 98 yards Receiving Joe Royer 8 receptions, 84 yardsUCF Passing Jacurri Brown 13/20, 207 yards, 1 TD Rushing RJ Harvey 17 carries, 96 yards Receiving Kobe Hudson 7 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
vs Arizona State
Statistics ASU CIN First downs 18 23 Total yards 346 397 Rushing yards 191 191 Passing yards 155 206 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–0 23–31–1 Time of possession 25:20 34:40 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona State Passing Jeff Sims 12/23, 155 yards Rushing Cameron Skattebo 17 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jordyn Tyson 8 receptions, 108 yardsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 23/31, 206 yards, INT Rushing Corey Kiner 22 carries, 108 yards Receiving Xzavier Henderson 8 receptions, 67 yards
at Colorado
Statistics CIN COL First downs 22 25 Total yards 351 446 Rushes/yards 32–171 40–123 Passing yards 180 323 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–30–0 25–31–0 Time of possession 27:18 32:42 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 16/30, 180 yards, 2 TD Rushing Corey Kiner 17 carries, 94 yards Receiving Tony Johnson 4 receptions, 54 yards, TDColorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 25/30, 323 yards, 2 TD Rushing Isaiah Augustave 22 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Travis Hunter 9 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
vs West Virginia (rivalry)
Statistics WVU CIN First downs 10 24 Total yards 238 436 Rushing yards 92 157 Passing yards 156 279 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–15–1 25–36–1 Time of possession 25:04 34:56 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Nicco Marchiol 9/15, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jahiem White 13 carries, 67 yards Receiving Justin Robinson 2 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TDCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 25/36, 279 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving Evan Pryor 5 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
at Iowa State
Statistics CINISU First downs 15 21 Total yards 353 386 Rushing yards 287 152 Passing yards 66 234 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–18–0 24–35–0 Time of possession 28:12 31:48 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 10/18, 66 yards Rushing Brendan Sorsby 13 carries, 143 yards, TD Receiving Tony Johnson 3 receptions, 43 yardsIowa State Passing Rocco Becht 24/33, 234 yards, TD Rushing Abu Sama 12 carries, 52 yards, TD Receiving Gabe Burkle 6 receptions, 73 yards
at Kansas State
Statistics CIN KSU First downs 2122 Total yards 374 428 Rushing yards 174 281 Passing yards 200 147 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–40–1 13–23–0 Time of possession 28:4631:14 Team Category Player StatisticsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 21/39, 200 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 15 ATT, 140 YDS, 0 TD Receiving Xzavier Henderson 4 REC, 60 YDS, O TDKansas State Passing Avery Johnson 13/23, 147 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT Rushing DJ Giddens 15 ATT, 143 YDS, 2 TD Receiving Tre Spivey 5 REC, 63 YDS, 1 TD
vs TCU
Statistics TCU CIN First downs 17 23 Total yards 336 373 Rushing yards 124 213 Passing yards 212 160 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–35–1 21–35–1 Time of possession 28:29 31:31 Team Category Player StatisticsTCU Passing Josh Hoover 18/35, 212 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT Rushing Hauss Hejny 8 carries, 41 yards Receiving Blake Nowell 3 receptions, 75 yardsCincinnati Passing Brendan Sorsby 21/34, 160 yards, 1 INT Rushing Corey Kiner 23 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving Xzavier Henderson 3 receptions, 46 yards
Personnel Roster and staff
Awards and honors
Big 12 Weekly Honors September 2 Brendan Sorsby RS-So QB Big 12 Newcomer of the Week September 28 October 12 Jake Golday Jr LB
All-Big 12