Cincinnati Bearcats

7thin Big 12 · 3-0

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Cincinnati Bearcats beat the Miami (OH) RedHawks

1-2 31 – 35

3-0

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

TQL Stadium (Cincinnati) · 19,188 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Cincinnati rallies from 21-point halftime deficit to defeat Miami (Ohio) 35-31 on Tabb's TD run

Cole Tabb's 53-yard touchdown run with 1:29 remaining rallied Cincinnati to a 35-31 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the 129th meeting of the “Battle for the Victory Bell” on Saturday after the Bearcats trailed by 21 points at halftime.

Recap via ESPN

0:20 Lazaro Rogers runs for 12-yard TD

0:20 House call! Scoop Smith scores on 98-yard kick return

0:17 Cole Tabb scores 1-yard rushing TD

0:14 David McComb rushes in for 6-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
M-OH	14	14	0	3	31
CIN	7	0	14	14	35

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Game Leaders

Miami (OH) RedHawks

David McComb · 17/28, 334 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Rodney Nelson · 7 CAR, 32 YDSRushing Yards
Maleek Huggins · 4 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Grant Lyons · 2Sacks
Blayne Myrick · 11Tackles

Cincinnati Bearcats

JC French IV · 31/43, 309 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Cole Tabb · 6 CAR, 78 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
JV Gibson · 7 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Josh Hough · 1Sacks
Antwan Peek Jr. · 9Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q4 1:29

TD Cole Tabb 53 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)31–35

Q4 6:20

TD JV Gibson 6 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)31–28

Q4 13:51

FG Kellan McLaughlin 19 Yd Field Goal 31–21

Q3 2:44

TD Cole Tabb 8 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)28–21

Q3 7:27

TD JC French IV 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)28–14

Q2 0:21

TD Maleek Huggins 36 Yd pass from David McComb (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)28–7

Q2 5:52

TD David McComb 6 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)21–7

Q1 6:07

TD Cole Tabb 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)14–7

Q1 10:53

TD Lazaro Rogers 12 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)14–0

Q1 14:46

TD Scoop Smith 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Miami (OH) RedHawksCincinnati Bearcats

Offense

410 Total Yards 446

334 Passing Yards 309

76 Rushing Yards 137

20 First Downs 25

Efficiency

6-12 3rd Down 6-14

0-0 4th Down 3-4

17/28 Completions 31/43

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

7-57 Penalties 4-40

26:34 Possession 33:26

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
David McComb	17/28	334	11.9	1	1	63.5
Team	17/28	334	11.9	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodney Nelson	7	32	4.6	0	14
David McComb	9	19	2.1	1	11
Lazaro Rogers	2	14	7.0	1	12
D'Shawntae Jones	9	10	1.1	0	4
Cade Yacamelli	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	28	76	2.7	2	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Maleek Huggins	4	128	32.0	1	41
Damarion Witten	3	84	28.0	0	34
Lynel Billups-Williams	2	45	22.5	0	35
Braylon Isom	3	38	12.7	0	16
Carl Jenkins	2	21	10.5	0	14
D'Shawntae Jones	1	10	10.0	0	10
Scoop Smith	2	8	4.0	0	4
Team	17	334	19.6	1	41

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
David McComb	3	1	0
D'Shawntae Jones	1	0	0
Roosevelt Andrews III	0	0	1
Team	4	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Blayne Myrick	11	8	0	1	0	0	0
Malcolm McCain	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Uihlein	8	5	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Martin	6	5	0	0	1	0	0
Grant Lyons	5	2	2	2	0	0	0
Mychal Yharbrough	4	4	0	0	1	0	0
Eli Coppess	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tyler Dikos	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Brach Rice	4	0	0	0.5	0	1	0
Ben Minich	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Roosevelt Andrews III	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zhaiylen Scott	3	1	0	0.5	1	2	0
Dillon Tatum	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Colombi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amariyun Knighten	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Toney Coleman Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kellan McLaughlin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Desmon Yharbrough	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vito McConnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scoop Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	75	39	3	5	4	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Scoop Smith	2	111	55.5	98	1
Team	2	111	55.5	98	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kellan McLaughlin	1/3	33.0	19	4/4	7
Team	1/3	33.3	19	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Pierse Stainton	3	141	47.0	0	1	56
Team	3	141	47.0	0	1	56

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	31/43	309	7.2	2	0	46.6
Team	31/43	309	7.2	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cole Tabb	6	78	13.0	2	53
JC French IV	16	39	2.4	1	11
Gi'Bran Payne	9	32	3.6	0	11
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Zion Johnson	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	33	137	4.2	3	53

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	7	68	9.7	1	21
Gavin Grover	5	59	11.8	0	29
Larenzo Fenner	3	57	19.0	0	38
Isaiah Johnson	8	57	7.1	0	15
Cole Tabb	4	43	10.8	1	16
Giyahni Kontosis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Malachi Henry	1	8	8.0	0	8
Gi'Bran Payne	2	7	3.5	0	4
Team	31	309	10.0	2	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
JC French IV	1	1	0
Drew Logan	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Antwan Peek Jr.	9	7	1	1	0	0
Jonathan Thompson	6	4	1	2	0	0
Damaine Wilson	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
MJ Cannon	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	4	3	0	0.5	0	0
Jacob Finley	4	1	0	0.5	1	0
Simeon Coleman	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	3	1	1	1.5	1	1
Kenny Worthy	2	2	0	0	0	0
Brian Simms III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marqavious Saboor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Patrick Bauer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylon White-McClain	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Thomas Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Montay Weedon	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Marquaze Parker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Filip Maciorowski	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	49	29	3	7	2	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kenny Worthy	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Zylan Perry	3	87	29.0	32
Gavin Grover	1	11	11.0	11
Team	4	98	24.5	32

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cade Wolford	1	9	9.0	9	0
Team	1	9	9.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max Fletcher	3	106	35.3	0	2	41
Team	3	106	35.3	0	2	41

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