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Pinned on Cincinnati Bearcats offensive line coach Nic Cardwell’s X account is a quote from a legendary military strategist Sun Tzu who wrote “The Art of War” sometime in the 5th century B.C. For $10 or less on Amazon you can find your own copy and perhaps similar motivation:
“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons and they will follow you into the deepest valley.”
At 3-9 in their first season in the Big 12, with teammates hitting the portal like the neighbor’s pool, UC’s offensive line remained intact, following running back Corey Kiner into 2024’s battle. They made their announcements together last Nov. 30.
Nic Cardwell is UC’s offensive line coach who held the same job at Louisville under Scott Satterfield and also has Appalachian State ties. UC’s entire starting line from 2023 is back for 2024 in the Big 12.
The easy move would be to jump. Instead, the Bearcat beef stuck together and now with some young additions in the mix, UC looks like it has a pretty good base to continue running the ball successfully. Averaging 217.1 yards per game in 2023, the Bearcats were No. 6 in the country trailing only Liberty, Air Force, Jacksonville State, West Virginia and UCF.
UC Bearcat football players (from left) Luke Kandra, Corey Kiner and Gavin Gerhardt talk about rebooting the Bearcats for 2024.
Where’s the beef?
Elder grad Luke Kandra highlights the line at 6-foot-4, 323 pounds and was Big 12 First Team. In addition, he was named AP Second Team Big 12 by the media, a Walter Camp Second Team All-American and AP Third Team All-American. Kandra was rated the No. 3 Power Five guard in the country.
Joining Kandra at guard is 6-foot-4, 320-pound Dartanyan Tinsley, a starter who came to UC from Kentucky Christian College.
Center Gavin Gerhardt is a returning captain who has been a two-year starter and was Big 12 honorable…
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Author : Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Publish date : 2024-04-07 23:00:34
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