Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and the Bearcats defense kept Houston off the scoreboard in a 34-0 Bearcats win.

Brendan Sorsby completed 12 of 15 passes for 188 yards, including a pair of touchdowns tosses to Xzavier Henderson, to lead the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1, 1-0) to a 34-0 shutout

Houston (1-3, 0-1) turnovers continued on its opening possession of the second half, with running back Re’Shaun Sanford II fumbling in Cincinnati’s red zone. Cincinnati cashed in, aided by a 47-yard reception by Sterling Burkhalter, and turned the takeaway into an 8-yard touchdown run by Sorsby to increase the Bearcats lead to 31-0.

Cincinnati Bearcats football opened the Big 12 portion of their season Saturday with a convincing victory over Houston. Here are takeaways from Enquirer reporter Scott Springer.

The Cincinnati Bearcats made a statement in their first Big 12 game of the 2024 season Saturday with a 34-0 win over Houston. Officially, the Bearcats have matched their conference win total from last season,

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Scott Springer wrap-up of Cincinnati Bearcats football Big 12 opening win vs. Houston at Nippert Stadium. Scott Springer. UC coach Scott Satterfield, Joe Royer, Evan Pryor on OS