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A month after their annual spring game, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team was back to the grind heading into their latest round of workouts for the 2024 slate.
Like last season, the Bearcats are making stops in the community with appearances by head coach Scott Satterfield, various assistant coaches, athletic director John Cunningham and a rotation of players. The game is changing with the transfer portal, so many of the Bearcats you saw in 2023’s inaugural Big 12 season are elsewhere.
Stepping in are several reputable young men who not only had to pass muster with Satterfield’s staff but with a player committee that had to sign off on every new Bearcat.
Thursday, some members of that “selection committee” were at UC’s first spring stop, the Holy Grail at The Banks.
Ken Tracy with UC’s NIL collective Cincy Reigns speaks at a “Ball and Brew” gathering at Holy Grail on The Banks. On the podium from left are Evan Prater, Jack Dingle, Luke Kandra and Dontay Corleone. Former Bearcat quarterback Tony Pike hosted the event Thursday, May 16.
Reasons behind ‘Beer and Ball’
UC is using local gathering spots and breweries to showcase its team, with more of a local concentration. Last year, trips were made to Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Chicago. Thursday it was downtown Cincinnati’s Holy Grail. Next week’s stops are at Buckethead’s on Harrison Avenue May 21, New Riff Distillery in Newport on May 22 and March First Brewing in Sycamore Township. June 6 they’ll be at 50 West Brewing in Fairfax between Mariemont and Newtown.
“Football’s right around the corner,” AD Cunningham said about the stops. “Let’s talk about where we are. Let’s talk about what the fall is going to look like and just start building some momentum.”
In the changing complexion of college athletics, Cunningham is also using the stops to explain…
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Author : Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Publish date : 2024-05-19 20:38:00
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