Cincinnati vs Austin Peay live stream

The Cincinnati Bearcats at long last get the chance to open their season when they have FCS rival Austin Peay on Saturday.

The Bearcats bounced from No. 20 to No. 13 in the AP Top 25 Poll without playing a solitary snap yet. Will they satisfy their grand positioning? Cincinnati returns 16 starters and is stacked with expertise and experience on safeguard. The Bearcats are broadly observed as a genuine competitor to guarantee the American Athletic Conference title.

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The Governors (0-2) may not offer a helpful gauge to decide whether these felines have hooks. Subsequent to getting penetrated 55-0 by Pittsburgh a weekend ago, Austin Peay doesn’t appear to be equipped for representing a genuine test against a Top 25 crew. The Governors added up to 137 yards and seven first downs against the Panthers. They went 4-of-16 on third down and added up to a solitary hurrying yard on 22 conveys.

Cincinnati drives the record-breaking arrangement 6-0, remembering a 26-14 triumph for the latest gathering between the two groups in 2017.

Austin Peay at Cincinnati

Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 19 at 12 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+
Spread: Cincinnati -33.5

When Austin Peay Has the Ball
Cincinnati returns 13 of its best 15 tacklers from a safeguard that permitted simply 20.6 focuses and 361.4 yards per game a year back. That is bad news for the Governors. Austin Peay battled to move the ball against Pitt, submitting three turnovers and intersection midfield on just two drives.

Jeremiah Oatsvall has battled with precision over his initial two games. Oatsvall tossed for 96 yards and a capture attempt on 7-of-18 going against Pitt. He is finishing only 43 percent of his goes through Austin Peay’s initial two games. In the event that DeAngelo Wilson can recover the structure that prompted him winning All-OVC respects last season, that should help Oatsvall progress in his playmaking.

The Governors need to create significantly more creation from their running match-up to keep Cincinnati’s offense off the field. CJ Evans Jr. was restricted to four yards on four conveys against Pitt in the wake of running for 98 yards and a score on 10 conveys against Central Arkansas seven days sooner. Brian Snead has counted only 52 yards on 21 brings through two games.

When Cincinnati Has the Ball
Top running back Michael Warren II is gone, but that doesn’t mean the running game left with him. The Bearcats have plenty of horses in the stable to keep a rushing attack that ranked 25th nationally moving at full speed. Gerrid Doaks figures to have a larger role in the backfield after amassing 526 yards and five touchdowns last season. Alabama transfer Jerome Ford adds another promising playmaking option.

The team’s top returning runner is quarterback Desmond Ridder. He is a true dual-threat and is a threat to make big plays on every snap. Ridder rushed for 675 yards and five touchdowns during his sophomore campaign. He did even more damage through the air, throwing for 2,164 yards and 18 scores. Ridder posted these numbers even while battling injuries much of the season. Now, back at full strength, he expects to take a major step forward in his junior season.

Cincinnati’s offensive line could be an area of strength. Jakari Robinson and Darius Harper are returning starters and Michigan transfer James Hudson is eligible after sitting out last season. They give the Bearcats a core group to mold the rest of the line around and free Ridder to do what he does best.