The Tri-State is heating back up, as College Football is all the way back! All of our college teams played their opener this weekend, with all but two picking up wins. On top of that, the Reds had a winning week, and more! Check it all out below!
Pro Sports
Bengals
Cincinnati spent this week preparing for their week one match-up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That game is THIS Sunday at 1 p.m., meaning we have officially made it to NFL season! I (Charlie) am lucky enough to be able to attend that game, meaning there will be live coverage on my X/Twitter @SSM_CL!
FC Cincinnati
FCC had one game scheduled this week against D.C. United. However, that game was postponed due to weather.
Despite having no matches this week, FCC managed to stay busy.
They retooled their squad before the transfer window closed, adding Czech winger David Doudera from Slavia Prague and Argentine center back Julian Malatini on loan from Werder Bremen. To free up cap space and open a roster spot for these moves, the club is parting ways with veteran center back Matt Miazga following his recent injury struggles.
This week, Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia on Wednesday and hosts Charlotte on Saturday.
Reds
The Reds went 4-2 this week, winning series against the Padres (2-1) and Brewers (2-1).
Headlines of the week:
-The Reds won a series against the Brewers at home for the first time in four years.
-Cincinnati put up a whopping 12 runs on Sunday, highlighted by a four RBI-day for Elly De La Cruz.
-Rumors are being floated around that the Reds could put down 700 million dollars on a 13 year-deal to lock down De La Cruz in Cincinnati. Do you think Elly is worth that much money?
This week, the Reds face off with the Dodgers and Brewers on the road.
College Sports
Ohio State
OSU opened their football season against Ball State, winning 56-3. Find a full recap here:
Charlie also continued his weekly series covering all Ohio State Athletics, check it out here:
Cincinnati
The Bearcats opened up their football season at home against Boston College, winning 34-15. Find a full recap from Noah here:
Noah also dropped a full recruiting update for the Bearcats, catch up on it here:
Cincinnati landed a massive commitment this week, bringing in MAC star Javontae Campbell. Find out more about him here:
4-star prospect Aaron Britt Jr. has set an official visit with the Bearcats, learn more here:
Noah began a new weekly series where he covers ALL Bearcats Athletics, check it out:
Louisville
The Cardinals fell just short in a thrilling season opener against Ole Miss, losing 41-38. Mason’s game recap is here:
Seth Trimble is now eligible for Louisville Hoops this season, read the full story here:
Kentucky
The Wildcats opened up their season against Youngstown State, winning 45-13. Find a full recap from Drew here:
Indiana
The defending National Champs kicked off their repeat campaign on Saturday, beating North Texas 52-16. Find a game recap from Eli here:
Miami (OH)
The Redhawks opened their season with a tough match-up against Pitt, losing 59-14. Find Hunter’s game recap here:
Xavier
Charlie dropped his weekly summary of Xavier Athletics, check it out here:
Northern Kentucky
Hunter continued his weekly summary of Norse Athletics, find it here:
Wright State
No major news this week!
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