Locked On Bearcats - Daily Podcast on Cincinnati Bearcats Football & Basketball

Nippert Stadium is one of the oldest stadiums in College Football. But after the Bengals sold their naming rights to Paul Brown Stadium, should the University of Cincinnati sell naming rights to Nippert Stadium?There is a lot of momentum surrounding the Cincinnati Bearcats football program, and selling naming rights could be exactly what the University needs heading into the Big 12. To compete with the blue bloods in College Football on a financial level, the Cincinnati Bearcats are going to need every resource they can get. One of those resources is selling naming rights to a Cincinnati company that can pump money into the program.On the other hand, most iconic stadiums in college football don't have their stadium naming rights sold. And considering Nippert Stadium is part of the University of Cincinnati conscience, it might be messing with tradition to sell the naming rights.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are great at recruiting. But they are even better at developing players once they get to Clifton. Alex explains why the Cincinnati Bearcats being so good at developing players gives them a huge advantage going into the Big 12.Recruiting is glorified in College Football, especially when a program lands a high-prized player. But developing players often gets overlooked. We overlook the word "developing" because it's not "fancy." But if a program is good at developing players, that makes it easier and less stressful in recruiting.Alex explains why that will ease the pressure on the Cincinnati Bearcats to land those players in areas they will need to target when they join the Big 12. They can take pride in they can develop any player they get, regardless of their recruiting ranking.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Evan Prater has tantalizing potential. And on today's show, Alex gives what would be his ideal plan for the four-star Cincinnati-area recruit.It's important for Prater to start at some point this season, preferably the season-opener to get him immediately into action. Starting Evan Prater in the American Championship and New Year's Six Bowl would be beneficial to him when he and the Cincinnati Bearcats make the move to the Big 12.Alex then explains why, even though he learned under him for two years, Evan Prater does not have to be exactly like Desmond Ridder. In fact, there are things he may be better at than Ridder.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback battle is a unique one. Alex explains how Ben Bryant, the most experienced quarterback on the roster, may be on a short leash heading into Fall Camp.We think Ben Bryant has a ceiling, and with Evan Prater waiting in the wings, any struggles Bryant has could put him on the bench sooner rather than later.Speaking of Prater, he is the real winner in the whole quarterback battle. Unlike Bryant, Prater doesn’t have any pressure to be great right away. He can take his time developing this year to, hopefully, be the starting quarterback when the Cincinnati Bearcats join the Big 12.On the contrary, what happens if Prater struggles? Alex explains how that can be the only bad thing that can come out of the quarterback battle as it unfolds.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats landing four-star wide receiver recruit Malik Elzy should not come as a surprise, in the sense that the Cincinnati Bearcats can now land those caliber of players on a national level.Alex is joined by John Garcia Jr., the director of football recruiting for Sports Illustrated, as they discuss what Malik Elzy can do for the Cincinnati Bearcats football program and how he is reminiscent of Alec Pierce.Alex and John then discuss how the linebacker position has changed to a more athletic position, and how the Cincinnati Bearcats have caught on to that in recruiting.Then at wide receiver, it is still an important position for the Cincinnati Bearcats to target in recruiting once they join the Big 12.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are gearing up for the 2022 football season, but today we're switching things up for an update on hardwood.Alex is joined by Jason Jordan, the director of men's basketball recruiting for Sports Illustrated. They talk about how Rayvon Griffith could be a game-changing recruit for the Cincinnati Bearcats and if the Cincinnati Bearcats need to change their recruiting habits when they join the Big 12.Alex and John also talk about how head coach Wes Miller is the right man for the job, and what happened to John Brannen in his two years at the helm of the program.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex looks at two hypothetical questions surrounding the Cincinnati Bearcats season-opening game at Arkansas: is it the biggest game, and would a win be the biggest win in school history?With it being the biggest game, Alex explains how Arkansas as an opponent doesn't move the needle as much as Georgia, Alabama or Notre Dame would. In addition, the storylines are hard to find in this game, harder to find that at Notre Dame.As far as the biggest win, that depends on what the Cincinnati Bearcats do after the game. If they make a run to the Playoff again, then maybe. But that, again, would take away the significance of winning at Notre Dame.Alex then explains what the Cincinnati Bearcats plan should be heading into the season-opener, especially at the quarterback battle. How long does Ben Bryant play until he struggles, and Evan Prater deserves a chance to give the offense a dynamic spark?Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A report from an Arkansas Razorbacks website believes the Cincinnati Bearcats can return to the College Football Playoff this season. Alex thinks that while that might not be realistic, it is a possibility.But there are a lot of things that need to happen for the Cincinnati Bearcats to return to the College Football Playoff. How does making the CFP last year and going to the Big 12 next year affect their national perception if they make a season-opening statement and beat Arkansas?A return trip to the College Football Playoff berth would be huge for the American Athletic Conference and College Football overall. Alex explains if the Cincinnati Bearcats, a Group of Five team, can make the four-team CFP two years in a row, that would show that other Group of Five conferences should get the chance to get there as well.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats were picked to finish second in the American Athletic Conference at yesterday's conference media days. Alex questions how that can happen as the Cincinnati Bearcats are coming off a College Football Playoff appearance, two straight conference championships, 16 straight conference wins and 26 straight home wins.Whoever starts at quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats will have an offensive line that is returning all five starters. They will also have the best tight end tandem in the country potentially as security blankets.On the other side, the Cincinnati Bearcats defensive line returns solid starters. The hope is they continue to play that complementary football that Luke Fickell preaches with this program, allowing the offensive line and the rest of the offense to get more in-game possessions.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are getting set for Fall Camp, as they prepare to win their third straight American Conference Championship. Alex continues to look at the biggest storylines as camp approaches.The running back room looks strong, but who will emerge as the lead running back? What will four-star transfer and Cincinnati native Corey Kiner's role be?For years, it's felt like the wide receiver position has been an afterthought within the Cincinnati Bearcats program. But this year, the talent is there for that group to break through and be a huge part of the offense.Linebacker may be the most talented position on this year's Cincinnati Bearcats team, and a heist of playmakers are leading the way.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are getting set for Fall Camp, as they prepare to win their third straight American Conference Championship. Alex starts off the week by looking at the biggest storylines as camp approaches.The quarterback battle is without question the biggest storyline heading into Fall Camp. The question Alex has is who the most prepared to hit the ground running and lock down the starting job.On the other side of the ball, the cornerback position will have a totally new look to it with the departures of Sauce Gardner and Coby Bryant. But will they look inexperienced taking first team reps once camp starts?There is a new voice calling the plays on offense this season for the Cincinnati Bearcats, or is he new? Alex explains why offensive coordinator Gino Guidugli is in a great position heading into this year, after being the guy who actually called the plays last year.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

While there are many incredible things Luke Fickell has done for the Cincinnati Bearcats football program, there is still a question of his ability to consistently win big games.Alex explains why Luke Fickell has struggled to consistently lead the Cincinnati Bearcats to wins in big games in the past.In addition, while he has had his fair share of big game wins in the past, there is a case to be made that those wins were a result of the Cincinnati Bearcats talent as opposed to his head coaching.Then, in the big games he has won, Alex ranks the top 10 wins of the Luke Fickell era and why number one is also the most significant win of the Luke Fickell era.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are entering their final season in the American Athletic Conference. Coming off a College Football Playoff appearance and heading to the Big 12 in 2023, Alex explains why those are two of the reasons why the Cincinnati Bearcats winning a conference championship is the bare minimum for 2022.Believe it or not, the Cincinnati Bearcats have a greater margin for error this year than they did last year. Alex explains why the Cincinnati Bearcats can lose a game or two and still play for a conference championship this season.So what needs to happen this season for the Cincinnati Bearcats to win a third straight conference championship? Alex explains why the four things that need to happen are things that have made Cincinnati Bearcats teams successful in the past.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's that time of year where we analyze the state of college football programs around the country. Alex explains why the Cincinnati Bearcats are in a state of reloading, not rebuilding, and why this year's roster's depth could make it better than last year's roster.This year's Cincinnati Bearcats roster may lack experience at key positions, but multiple fifth and sixth-year players will be the ones deciding how many games the Cincinnati Bearcats win this year. What also will decide how many games the Cincinnati Bearcats win this year is Luke Fickell's coaching, especially with this team's dropoff in talent from the last two seasons.Alex then explains why there is no pressure on the Cincinnati Bearcats to replicate what they did last year in reaching the College Football Playoff.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats dream of reaching the College Football Playoff was firmly in their grasp when the American Conference Championship kicked off.Alex relives the Cincinnati Bearcats winning the American Championship and punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff, including his memorable on-field experience working with ABC Sports for the game.Then, the Cincinnati Bearcats went toe-to-toe with the gold standard of modern-day college football in Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Alex shares his out-of-the-country experience for the game, including how he always knew Alabama head coach Nick Saban was going to alter his gameplan with the Crimson Tide down one of their best receivers.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The final four games of the Cincinnati Bearcats 2021 season began with ESPN's College Gameday making an appearance. Kirk Herbstreit said it was the best crowd they had had all season, and it was great to see the University of Cincinnati on College Football's premiere pregame show.The celebration came just four days after the Cincinnati Bearcats were placed at number six in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, which drew the ire of many Cincinnati Bearcats fans. And after a close call with Tulsa, it felt like only a matter of time before the dream season went up in smoke.But, other teams ahead of Cincinnati began to fall, and the committee gave them the respect by moving them up with everybody else. And once the Cincinnati Bearcats dominated a quality opponent in SMU, they were in the top four to stay.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fresh off their wins at Indiana and Notre Dame, the Cincinnati Bearcats returned home to start conference play with a clear path to the College Football Playoff.The Cincinnati Bearcats dominated Temple and UCF at home, winning by a combined score of 108-24. So much so, that UCF head coach Gus Malzahn said after the game that the Cincinnati Bearcats could win a national championship. Forget just going to the CFP. This was a program that could win a national championship.Then, though, came the two-game road trip at Navy and Tulane, where the Cincinnati Bearcats badly played down to their level of competition. That's when Alex really started to question whether or not the Cincinnati Bearcats would make the College Football Playoff, or if they were even worthy of consideration for it.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex is heading on vacation at the time you are hearing this, and while he is away, you can relive the 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats CFP season from his perspective. Today, it's games 1-4.The first four games of the season featured the highly-anticipated showdowns at Indiana and Notre Dame. Alex was there for both of them, and the two wins cemented that the Cincinnati Bearcats dream of going to the College Football Playoff were very much real.Alex explains what he was thinking before, during and after the games, including his interesting and painful experience at Indiana and his unforgettable experience at Notre Dame.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex is joined by the Hall of Fame Voice of the Bearcats, Dan Hoard, as they talk about the Cincinnati Bearcats draft class.Dan explains that it's not just head coach Luke Fickell who's responsible for the development of those who were selected. It's also strength and conditioning coach Brady Collins.Alex and Dan talk about which Bearcats players will have the most success in the NFL, and how good Dan thinks the 2022 version of the Cincinnati Bearcats will be.Dan then describes what it was like to broadcast the Bengals Super Bowl run, and he references a scene from a popular movie in the process.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is one thing the Cincinnati Bearcats need to do in order to have success in 2022 that no one is talking about: winning on the road. Alex explains why that will be a greater challenge this year than the last two years, especially with the loss of several alpha-dog players.Not only will winning on the road make the Cincinnati Bearcats successful this year, but it will also make them successful once they join the Big 12. Alex explains how the Cincinnati Bearcats winning on the road can attract recruits in parts of the country they have not targeted, especially in Big 12 country.When the Cincinnati Bearcats landed four-star linebacker Jaheim Thomas as a commit in 2019, it was a huge deal. This year, it's looking like Thomas is finally going to get his chance at significant playing time, and Alex explains why that adds to the potential of the Cincinnati Bearcats linebackers.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You thought the University of Louisville was a good next target for the Big 12? Well, Alex is back with an even bigger swing in mind: the Gonzaga Bulldogs.Imagine adding the most successful regular-season college basketball program of the last eight years into your conference. The competition would be fierce.If the Big 12 doesn't go after Pac12 schools in the latest round of conference realignment, what Group of Five schools could they go after. Alex mentions several that have always been worthy of Power Five consideration, and now may be their time to join.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is it time to press the panic button on the Cincinnati Bearcats going to the Big 12 with conference realignment picking up steam?Alex is joined by Locked On Big 12 host Josh Neighbors for his thoughts on the state of the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Big 12 amid all the conference realignment rumblings swirling.Josh thinks the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Big 12 are fine, but what happens if the Big Ten and the SEC become super conferences?Alex and Josh then talk about additional schools the Big 12 could target for expansion, including a blue blood college basketball program.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is one team the Big 12 should target that nobody is talking about. Alex thinks the Louisville Cardinals should be the next team the Big 12 targets, renewing the Keg of Nails Rivalry.Adding Louisville makes sense geographically, for television markets, and adding a school with a passionate fanbase.Alex then explains the things he's most looking forward to most about the Cincinnati Bearcats joining the Big 12, highlighted by the feeling of finally feeling like Cincinnati Bearcats games.There are many exciting games to look forward once the Cincinnati Bearcats join the Big 12, including a unique road trip to Provo, Utah.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The competition for the Cincinnati Bearcats once they join the Big 12 will be substantially greater than it is in the AAC. Today, Alex takes a look at the toughest games the Cincinnati Bearcats will face once they join the Big 12.Kansas will be the biggest test in men's basketball, but there will be other teams that pose challenges for the Cincinnati Bearcats. On the gridiron, a trip to Oklahoma State won't be an easy environment to walk into, plus a trip to BYU can also come with its challenges.There are some teams in the American Athletic Conference that present some tough matchups for the Cincinnati Bearcats, and those matchups will also carry over into the Big 12.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When it comes to rivalries, the Cincinnati Bearcats have two. Miami (OH) in football and Xavier in basketball. But Alex thinks there needs to be new rivalries created once Cincinnati joins the Big 12, particularly in football.There are some rivalries that are forming right now as the Cincinnati Bearcats end their time in the American Athletic Conference. UCF and Houston could remain rivals to the Cincinnati Bearcats once all three teams join the Big 12.Once in the Big 12, a rivalry from the past could be renewed. Alex also looks at new rivalries that could form, including one with the reigning men's basketball national champion Kansas Jayhawks.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats linebackers are led by a pair of brothers, but which one of them will lead the team in tackles?Alex is back with another edition of Bold Prediction Tuesday, where he explains just how good he thinks Deshawn and Ivan Pace can be.There is another linebacker on this roster who is poised for a breakout season entering his sixth season with program. Alex explains why this linebacker's veteran presence and leadership have him poised for a breakout season.Linebackers typically aren't the ones causing turnovers, but this group is different. Then, Alex explains why he thinks Deshawn Pace, despite the likelihood of him shooting up NFL Draft boards this season, will be back for 2023.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex explains where he thinks the Cincinnati Bearcats stand as another round of conference realignment begins.Cincinnati Bearcats fans are probably feeling uneasy with USC and UCLA going to the Big 10. Alex agrees, but reminds fans that the Big 12 hasn't been targeted yet and the Pac12 may choose not to expand. Plus, would the Big Ten or the SEC really want Big 12 schools to come to their conference?The Cincinnati Bearcats right now are heading to the Big 12. That's a lot better position than some other Group of Five schools who are also deserving of a Power Five conference invite.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex reveals who his favorite player is on this year's Cincinnati Bearcats roster (spoiler alert; it's not Evan Prater).And that player has the chance to become the greatest Cincinnati-area defensive recruit in Cincinnati Bearcats history. We all remember Sauce Gardner and Desmond Ridder for their greatness, but a great player who's from Cincinnati makes you appreciate his greatness that much more.This week is all about the linebackers, and Cincinnati's linebacker room has a very hometown feel to it. Seven of the 13 linebackers hail from Cincinnati, making this group the one that can put the Cincinnati Bearcats philosophy of recruiting in the State of Cincinnati into fruition on the field.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats enter the Big 12 one year from today, July 1, 2023. Alex explains the 12 things that need to happen for both the Cincinnati Bearcats football and men's basketball programs over the next year, so they can be ready to win in the Big 12 from day one.The Cincinnati Bearcats have to know who their starting quarterback is going into the Big 12, and Gino Guidugli has to show he is a legitimate offensive coordinator and play caller.On the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats must recapture their identity from the Bob Huggins and Mick Cronin eras. Plus, they can't keep perennially losing to Xavier as members of a Power Five conference, let alone the best college basketball conference in the country.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats enter the 2022 season with several defensive linemen carrying something to prove.Alex is joined by AllBearcats colleague Russ Heltman for his take on the Cincinnati Bearcats new look defensive linemen. Russ thinks Jabari Taylor enters the season with the most to prove, that he can be the anchor of this defensive line. In addition, this is the year for Jowon Briggs to show why he was such a coveted transfer pick-up last year.Russ then shares his thoughts on new Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark and Phil Steele giving several Cincinnati Bearcats high preseason honors.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats have signed a plethora of cornerbacks for their 2023 recruiting class. And after the legendary success of Sauce Gardner and Coby Bryant, could Cincinnati be becoming the next DBU of college football?Alex is joined by John Garcia Jr., the director of football recruiting for Sports Illustrated, for his thoughts on the Cincinnati Bearcats 2023 recruiting class. He cites going to the Big 12 as a primary reason why Cincinnati is going after so many cornerbacks, and is equally impressed with their commits on the offensive and defensive lines.Daeh McCullough is the headliner of the cornerbacks committed, but John also has praise for Amare Snowden hailing from Detroit.Alex and John then talk about how to evaluate cornerbacks despite most of them being 6'2" or shorter, which can be significantly shorter than some receivers.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's another episode of Bold Prediction Tuesday as today Alex gives five bold predictions for the Cincinnati Bearcats defensive line in 2022.We know the big three members of the defensive line in Malik Vann, Curtis Brooks and Jabari Taylor, but there is another defensive lineman ready to make a splash. Alex explains why one particular defensive lineman is ready to make a Deshawn Pace-like leap in 2022.The biggest weakness of the Cincinnati Bearcats defensive line last year was its ability to stop the run. Alex thinks they can lower their rushing yards per game this year, especially if two down lineman start or the Cincinnati Bearcats switch to a more conventional 4-3 defense. Then, Alex will tell you if he thinks a player on the D-line can emerge as an NFL draft prospect this season.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats defensive line is also a position experiencing an overhaul heading into the 2022 season. Alex explains how it's now up to Malik Vann and Jowon Briggs to pick up the departures of Curtis Brooks and other great defensive lineman from previous years.Vann and Briggs were easy to overlook with all the talent on the Cincinnati Bearcats defense in 2021. But this year, they will be the ones playing a big role in the Cincinnati Bearcats push for another 10-win season.Another factor for the Cincinnati Bearcats success this year will be the interior linemen being able to generate pressure and getting to the quarterback. To do that, Alex points out one key thing he wants the Cincinnati Bearcats defense to change heading into 2022.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats over/under win total heading into this season is set at 9, according to BetOnline. Alex explains how you can either be smart and take the under, or bold and take the over.Alex then looks at the toughest games on the Cincinnati Bearcats 2022 schedule. The back-to-back road games at SMU and UCF are a gauntlet, but there's another game at a lesser opponent that Alex thinks could be more difficult than expected.The fact that the Cincinnati Bearcats only saw their over/under win total drop just one win from 2021 is a sign of the respect they're getting nationally. But the fact UCF has a higher over/under win total heading into this year is a huge sign of disrespect.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are losing two All-Americans at cornerback, but they can't have the position be a weakness in 2022. Alex explains the importance of the players replacing Sauce Gardner and Coby Bryant stepping up and making it not seem so obvious that Sauce and Coby Bryant aren't here anymore.A lot of programs would dream to be on the kind of footing and have the kind of momentum the Cincinnati Bearcats have as they head into the Big 12. Head coach committed to the long-term, success on the field the last four years, tremendous momentum in recruiting, winning games against Power Five teams and blue blood programs; that's some solid footing to be on ahead of a historic move.When the Cincinnati Bearcats join the Big 12, Alex explains how Luke Fickell may not only be the best head coach in the conference, but also the most accomplished.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are joining the Big 12 at a time for the conference. Alex is joined by Locked On Big 12 host Josh Neighbors for his thoughts on the Cincinnati Bearcats officially joining the Big 12 July 1, 2023, and if they are joining the conference at a time when the conference is going through a transition.Alex and Josh discuss if the Cincinnati Bearcats can win immediately upon joining the Big 12, and why the men's basketball program will face a steeper learning curve when joining the conference.The biggest element of transition for the Big 12 is its new television deal on the horizon. Josh says that the new deal will depend on the Big Ten and Pac12 and their new television deals.One thing the Cincinnati Bearcats won't have to transition is their offense, as Josh says the Cincinnati Bearcats can win with their run-first approach.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are not rebuilding in 2022. They are reloading. And Alex explains how the recruiting the program has done over the last few years must pay dividends this season for it to be a success.While the Cincinnati Bearcats are headed to the Big 12 in 2023, they are still a Group of Five team for 2022. And anything short of a third straight conference championship in 2022, especially coming off a College Football Playoff appearance, will be viewed as unsuccessful. The Cincinnati Bearcats heading into the Big 12 after their final season as a Group of Five team with anything short of a conference championship will be a bad look for the program.A great hallmark of any team is its ability to replace any talent lost over the years. Alex explains how the players replacing Sauce Gardner and Coby Bryant at cornerback, in particular, cannot be stark contrasts to the departing All-Americans. And the same goes for those taking over at quarterback and running back.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you're a Cincinnati Bearcats and Bengals fan, you may have wondered over the years why there are so many Pittsburgh Steelers fans residing in the Queen City. To help get to the bottom of that, Alex is joined by University of Pittsburgh alum and Locked On Steelers host Christopher Carter.Christopher explains that, yes, Steelers fans do travel well. But they're also just everywhere across the country at the 766 Steelers bars in America.Alex and Christopher then talk about their memories of the River City Rivalry between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Pittsburgh Panthers, including why the Pike-to-Binns game is not the only game that haunts Christopher to this day.Christopher is proud of the Steelers history, but he also is hopeful that the Bengals Super Bowl run last year will launch the Bengals-Steelers rivalry into a new, more competitive era.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nippert Stadium expansion is a hot topic around the Cincinnati Bearcats, but does it need to be expanded?Alex is joined by AllBearcats reporter Russ Heltman, and he doesn't think Nippert needs to be expanded as the Cincinnati Bearcats head into the Big 12. Future recruits should be more attracted to the new practice bubble than an expanded Nippert Stadium.The new Big 12 television deal is going to greatly benefit the Cincinnati Bearcats, especially from a basketball standpoint. Russ even thinks a Cincinnati-Kentucky matchup could be a future SEC/Big 12 matchup.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats. And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats have sold out over 23,000 season tickets for the upcoming season, and that has started the conversation of Nippert Stadium expanding.Alex doesn't think Nippert Stadium needs to expand... for now. He explains how the Cincinnati Bearcats need to sustain their success this year and heading into the Big 12 before an expansion just happens.If the Cincinnati Bearcats ever get to 30,000 season tickets sold out, then expanding Nippert Stadium would be a very real possibility. But as Alex points out, the students- the Ruckus- would have to be the highest priorities in that expansion.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats winning a third straight conference championship is a safe bet, and Alex explains why he is so confident he would go to Vegas right now and make it.Evan Prater got the luxury of learning behind Desmond Ridder in both of his two AAC Offensive Player of the Year seasons. When all is said and done, that should prevail in the QB battle between him and Ben Bryant.Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated's NFL Preview issue in August. It's a testament to him and Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell vaulting the Cincinnati football landscape into the modern era of the sport and some respect and recognition finally being given to the city's football landscape.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex ranks the seven Cincinnati Bearcats facing the most pressure heading into the 2022 season.There so many things to look forward to as the Cincinnati Bearcats prepare for a move into the Big 12, including the tremendous momentum they have in recruiting. The success of the Cincinnati Bearcats in recruiting has gotten fans to care about recruiting in a way that Power Five fanbases care about recruiting.Athlon Sports recently unveiled their 2022 college football preview issue, and they have some high expectations for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Alex explains why he's shocked by them, but also why he would be very happy with the season Athlon projects them to have.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The University of Cincinnati is officially going to the Big 12! Go celebrate with Skyline Chili, Graeter's Ice Cream, Montgomery Inn, you name it!!Alex shares what he's most excited about with the University of Cincinnati joining the Big 12, including the people associated with Cincinnati Bearcats athletics and the University he's thinking of most on this most momentous day for the University.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Cincinnati Bearcats now have ten commitments within the past week, moving them up to No. 4 in the 247Sports Composite rankings.Alex is joined by AllBearcats beat writer Russ Heltman, and Russ says that the Cincinnati Bearcats are starting to build a recruiting wall in Ohio and showing they can compete with Ohio State as a Power Five conference.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Athlon Sports has named 20! Cincinnati Bearcats to its preseason All-AAC teams, including seven to its first teams. Three offensive linemen made the first team, and Alex thinks that is a true testament to how Luke Fickell wants this program to be driven.Players who have seen quick rises to the top of the depth chart or who are taking on larger roles this year also got chosen to the all-conference teams. It shows Athlon has incredible respect for what the Cincinnati Bearcats have done, and they have high expectations for this year's team with its returning talent.Two players who didn't make the list, quarterbacks Evan Prater and Ben Bryant, could find their way onto the postseason all-conference lists because of how good the offensive line is going to be.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex ranks the seven players on the Cincinnati Bearcats roster who will most define the 2022 season. Both Ben Bryant and Evan Prater, but a non-skill player ranks ahead of them. Which player will most define next season?Ben Bryant can be the starter when the Cincinnati Bearcats open the 2022 season at Arkansas. However, with a four-star recruit waiting in the wings, you're going to have to know FOR SURE within the first four games if Bryant is the answer or not.For as great as Luke Fickell and Gino Guidugli are, there is something Alex wants to see from them both this upcoming season, especially in big games.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eight recruits committed to the Cincinnati Bearcats football program over the weekend, and Alex explains why it makes the Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 ready from day one.The number of commits this weekend keeps the tremendous momentum this program has on the recruiting front and the success they have had on the field, proving the College Football Playoff run is not going to be a fluke.All the momentum the Cincinnati Bearcats program has is why Evan Prater should be the starting quarterback this upcoming season. The Cincinnati Bearcats aren't going to bench a former four-star recruit with all of this momentum, right?But... Alex does make a case for Ben Bryant to be the starter at quarterback, and how he can fulfill a sports concept called the Hero's Journey.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Running back and getting to the quarterback are two positions of need heading into the Big 12. Alex explains how the Cincinnati Bearcats recruiting at those two positions has them ready from day one in the Big 12.Then, we all remember Sauce Gardner, Coby Bryant and Desmond Ridder, but it was James Wiggins who was the first star player in the Luke Fickell era. Alex explains how the Cincinnati Bearcats recent success with their recent draft picks has kind of made Wiggins a forgotten player, but should be remembered as a freak.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Which freshman from the #CinCityPride22 recruiting class will make the biggest impact on this year's Cincinnati Bearcats team? Alex is joined by John Garcia Jr., the director of football recruiting for Sports Illustrated, for who he thinks the biggest impact freshmen will be.When we think of the Big 12, we think spread offenses, meaning we think about quarterbacks and wide receivers the most. But John thinks the running back position is a huge position of need as the Cincinnati Bearcats head into the Big 12. And despite the Big 12 being an offensive-driven league, John puts an emphasis on how important it is to get to the quarterback on defense.Even though the Cincinnati Bearcats are going to a Power Five conference, John thinks it's still important they beat their soon-to-be former Group of Five peers in the recruiting rankings.Oh and one more thing: Evan Prater should be the starting quarterback for the 2022 season.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Not only should Evan Prater be the starting quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats, he could also become the new face of the program.Alex explains how being a four-star quarterback from Cincinnati makes him an easy pick to be the new face of the program.Alex then explains why he thinks college football overtime rules are so much better than the NFL's since college games cannot end in a tie. There is a way to fix NFL games ending in a tie, and it all comes down to the kicker.Find Locked On Bearcats on your favorite podcast platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-bearcats-daily-podcast-on-cincinnati-bearcats/id1600132108 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50LUo2h1xoJFIWBv6KrUJS?si=db84b6a4edc142f8 Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/671454&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/671454 Alex Frank uses his experiences and connections from his days as Sports Director of the University of Cincinnati's Bearcast Media into Locked On Bearcats. With an innate feel and passion for Bearcats football, men's basketball and UC Athletics as a whole, Alex provides the latest news, analysis, film reviews and insight to your favorite team and alma mater every day on Locked On Bearcats.And follow Alex Frank on Twitter @frankie_nnati. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.