Running for more than 1,000 yards is nothing new to University of Cincinnati Bearcat running back Corey Kiner.
At Roger Bacon High School, Kiner did it four straight years with 1,226 as a freshman, 1,740 as a sophomore, 2,298 as a junior and 1,866 as a senior leading to an Ohio Mr. Football honor.
Since then, the yards have come tougher and the carries fewer. In his freshman year at LSU under former UC coach Brian Kelly he had 320 yards in 11 games. Upon transferring to UC to play for now-former coach Luke Fickell last season, he had 362 yards in 10 games with many wondering why he wasn’t more involved.
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What held Kiner back last year?
In UC’s last four games of 2022, he had just 16 carries, seven fewer than he had overall in the Bearcat win at Houston.
“Last year, it just wasn’t my time yet, let’s put it that way,” Kiner said. “Coach said it wasn’t my time so I just had to wait it out. In the offseason, I didn’t take any days off. I made every day a work day. I took every opportunity I could to get better on and off the field, mentally and physically.”
Thus far, he has flourished under UC coach Scott Satterfield’s run-oriented offense, even though the carries have been shared.
“I made the most of it,” Kiner said. “I wasn’t letting any opportunities go to waste.”
Cincinnati Bearcats running back Corey Kiner (21) runs for a touchdown as Houston Cougars linebacker Treylin Payne (29) and Houston Cougars defensive back Juwon Gaston (21) attempt to stop him in the fourth quarter of the NCAA football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Houston Cougars TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
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Publish date : 2023-11-16 00:39:33
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