Cincinnati (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) at Colorado (5-2, 3-1), Saturday, 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) The Bearcats have already won more games than they did in their Big 12 debut last season.
Now they go more than 1,200 miles for their longest trip this year to play league newcomer Colorado in a matchup of teams that are part of a four-way tie just a game behind undefeated Big 12 co-leaders No. 10 Iowa State and No. 11 BYU.
After going 3-9 in coach Scott Satterfield's first season, Cincinnati has transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby among 47 new scholarship players and its only losses are by one point to undefeated Pittsburgh and 44-41 at Texas Tech after missing a field goal on the final play. Colorado's Shedeur Sanders has thrown for 324 yards a game with a league-high 19 TDs and completed 72.2% of his passes.
The Buffaloes defense had 16 sacks the past three games. The farthest distance between Big 12 schools is the more than 2,300 miles from BYU to UCF. The 11th-ranked Cougars (7-0, 4-0), coming off an open date, make that trip to play Saturday.
The Knights (3-4, 1-3) have lost their last four games since opening conference play with a 35-34 win at TCU. Sophomore transfer Jacurri Brown is now the starter over sixth-year senior K.J.
Jefferson, the transfer from Arkansas and preseason Big 12 newcomer of the year who threw for 1,012 yards while starting the first five games. Big 12 rushing leader Tahj Brooks (134 ypg) from Texas Tech has run for 95 yards or more in 17 consecutive games, going .
