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2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Glenn (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTyson Veidt (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 0     0 0  
Arizona State   0 0     0 0  
Baylor   0 0     0 0  
BYU   0 0     0 0  
Cincinnati   0 0     0 0  
Colorado   0 0     0 0  
Houston   0 0     0 0  
Iowa State   0 0     0 0  
Kansas   0 0     0 0  
Kansas State   0 0     0 0  
Oklahoma State   0 0     0 0  
TCU   0 0     0 0  
Texas Tech   0 0     0 0  
UCF   0 0     0 0  
Utah   0 0     0 0  
West Virginia   0 0     0 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of April 30, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the Big 12 Conference, play home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2025 is the program's third season under head coach Scott Satterfield.

Offseason

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Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Coaching staff changes

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Departures

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Departures
Name Position Reason for Leaving New school New position
Kerry Coombs Special Teams and Cornerbacks coach Fired[1]
Nate Fuqa Co-Defensive coordinator and Stars coach Fired[2]

Additions

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Additions
Name Position Previous school Previous position
Adam Braithwaite Safeties Samford Defensive coordinator/Safeties
Eddie Hicks Cornerbacks LSU Analyst

Recruiting

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College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zebulin Kinsey
QB
Wellsville, Ohio Toronto Junior/Senior High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 18, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Zion Johnson
RB
Covington, Georgia Newton High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 8, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Giyahni Kontosis
WR
Upper Marlboro, Maryland Riverdale Baptist School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 8, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Ka’Maurri Smith
TE
Dayton, Ohio Wayne High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 19, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
DaMari Witherspoon
TE
Dallas, Georgia East Paulding High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Jeremiah Kelly
OL
Avon, Ohio Avon High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Jun 21, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Marcus McGregor
OL
West Des Moines, Iowa Valley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Dec 2, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Cray Paich
OL
Northbrook, Illinois Glenbrook North High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) May 18, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Zach Taylor
OL
Kingsland, Georgia Camden County High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Sep 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
James Early
DL
Fort Wayne, Indiana North Side High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Tim Griffin
DL
Covington, Georgia Alcovy High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Nov 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
CD McFee
DL
Elkhart, Indiana Elkhart Memorial High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 296 lb (134 kg) Sep 7, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Kamron Neal
DL
Smyrna, Georgia Campbell High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Nov 11, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Myles Harrison
LB
Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington High School Central 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 3, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:2/5 stars   
Terrell Holcomb
LB
Gahanna, Ohio Gahanna-Lincoln High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 17, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Patrick Williams
CB
Greenville, South Carolina Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 25, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Jamari Johnson
S
Birmingham, Alabama Pell City High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Dec 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
CJ Jones
S
Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
CJ Crite
Star
Chesapeake, Virginia Oscar F. Smith High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 8, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   
Recruit rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN, and On3 may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 Cincinnati Football Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2025 Players Commitments – Cincinnati". ESPN.com.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team". 247sports.com.

Transfers

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Players leaving

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Departing transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Caleb Schmitz TE 6'3" 240 Redshirt Junior Lancaster, PA Illinois State
Kalen Carroll CB 5' 11" 161 Redshirt Sophomore Brownsburg, IN Central Michigan
D.J. Taylor DB 5'10" 195 Redshirt Senior Tampa, FL
Aaron Turner WR 5'8" 185 Redshirt Senior Washington, D.C. Rice
Sterling Berkhalter WR 6'3" 200 Redshirt Junior Cincinnati, OH Wake Forest
Carter Brown PK 6'0" 198 Junior Pearland, TX Utah State
Ben Mehan P 6'0" 180 Freshman Downingtown, PA East Texas A&M
Garrison Butler DL 6'1" 280 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Appalachian State
Jonathan Harder OL 6'4" 330 Redshirt Sophomore Delaware, OH Toledo
Michael Mussari WR 6'1" 200 Redshirt Freshman Kings Mills, OH Dayton
Kameron Wilson DL 6'2" 250 Redshirt Junior Decatur, GA Miami (Ohio)
Brady Drogosh CB 6'4" 220 Redshirt Freshman Warren, MI Grand Valley State
Quinton Price CB 6'3" 180 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Thomas More
Jordan Young CB 6'0" 197 Redshirt Junior Tampa, FL Arkansas
Tyrin Smith WR 5'7" 165 Redshirt Senior Cibolo, TX Texas State
Ken Willis S 5'11" 188 Redshirt Sophomore Cincinnati, OH
Jordan Robinson CB 6'4" 210 Junior Columbia, SC Virginia
Tony Johnson WR 5'11" 185 Redshirt Senior Ocala, FL Miami (FL)

Incoming transfers

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Cincinnati incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Taran Tyo OL 6'4 326 Redshirt Junior Greenville, Ohio Ball State
Matthew McDoom CB 5'8 160 Junior Winter Garden, Florida Coastal Carolina
Jaylon White-McClain DE 6'4 254 Redshirt Junior Virginia Beach, Virginia Old Dominion
Caleb Goodie WR 6'1 170 Junior Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Colorado State
Cyrus Allen WR 6'0 170 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana Texas A&M
Nolan Latulippe OL 6'7 281 Senior Aylmer, Quebec Albany
Jeff Caldwell WR 6'5 200 Junior Louisville, Kentucky Lindenwood
Stephen Rusnak PK 6'5 200 Redshirt Senior Clarkston, Michigan Charlotte
Tayden Barnes S 5'10 185 Redshirt Sophomore Amarillo, Texas New Mexico State
CJ McRay DL 6'4 241 Redshirt Senior Lumberton, North Carolina Virginia Tech
Xavier Williams S 6'2 215 Redshirt Senior McDonough, Georgia Middle Tennessee
Tawee Walker RB 5'9 218 Redshirt Senior North Las Vegas, Nevada Wisconsin
Christian Harrison DB 6'1 191 Redshirt Junior Atlanta, GAeorgia Tennessee
Joe Cotton OT 6'7 315 Redshirt Junior Sioux Falls, South Dakota South Dakota
Darrell Gipson DB 6'3 235 Sophomore Lacey, Washington Idaho State
Isaiah Rogers DT 6'2 300 Redshirt Senior Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania Monmouth
Elijah Gunn DT 6'3 290 Redshirt Sophomore La Grange, Georgia Tennessee

2025 NFL draft

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Round Pick NFL Team Player Position
7 250 Green Bay Packers John Williams OT

Undrafted free agents

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The following Cincinnati Bearcats players were NFL undrafted free agent signees following the 2025 NFL Draft[5]

NFL Team Player Position
Carolina Panthers Luke Kandra OT
Cincinnati Bengals Jamoi Mayes WR
Cleveland Browns Dartanyan Tinsely OT
New England Patriots Josh Minkins S
New York Jets Jared Bartlett LB
San Francisco 49ers Corey Kiner RB

Preseason

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Big 12 media poll

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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
August 28vs. Nebraska*
September 6Bowling Green*
September 13Northwestern State*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
September 27at Kansas
October 4Iowa State
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
October 11UCF
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
October 18at Oklahoma State
October 25Baylordagger
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
November 1at Utah
November 15Arizona
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
November 22BYU
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
November 29at TCU
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Source: [6][7]

Game summaries

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vs. Nebraska

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Pregame line Over/under
Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Cornhuskers 0
Bearcats 0

at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 28
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NEB CIN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cincinnati Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Bowling Green

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Pregame line Over/under
Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Falcons 0
Bearcats 0

at Nippert StadiumCincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 6
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BGSU CIN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cincinnati Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Northwestern State

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Pregame line Over/under
Northwestern State Demons (0–0) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Demons 0
Bearcats 0

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 13
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NWST CIN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cincinnati Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

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Roster and staff

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2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Brendan Sorsby  Jr
RB 3 Tawee Walker  Sr
WR 4 Cyrus Alleb  Sr
QB 5 Samaj Jones  Fr
RB 6 Evan Pryor  Sr
RB 7 Chance Williams  Jr
WR 8 Noah Jennings Jr
WR 9 Jeff Caldwell Sr
WR 10 Caleb Goodie Jr
TE 11 Joe Royer  Sr
QB 12 Zebulin Kinsey Fr
RB 13 Zion Johnson Fr
WR 14 Barry Jackson  So
QB 15 Will Kocher  So
QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg  Sr
WR 17 Giyahni Kontosis Fr
WR 18 Kale Woodburn  Fr
WR 19 Dakari Anderson  Fr
RB 20 Jakorion Coffey  Fr
TE 21 Patrick Gurd  Sr
WR 22 Zane Kinsey  Fr
RB 29 Manny Covey  So
OL 50 Evan Tengesdahl  So
OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt  Sr
OL 56 Deondre Buford  Sr
OL 59 Jake Wheelock  Fr
TE 63 Kellen Davis Fr
OL 63 Zac Clarke  Fr
OL 66 Xavier Lozowicki So
OL 69 JP Schrieber  Fr
OT 70 Cray Paich Fr
OL 71 Judea Milon  Sr
OL 72 Nathan Latulippe Jr
OL 73 Aiden Pastoriza  Fr
OL 76 Taran Tao  Jr
OL 77 Jonathan Harder  Jr
OL 78 Grant Edgington  So
OL 79 Ethan Green  Jr
WR 80 Elijah Jones  Fr
TE 82 Ka'Maurri Smith Fr
TE 83 Devyn Zahursky  Fr
TE 85 Lyviel Waters  Fr
TE 87 Gavin Grover So
WR 88 Nash Biglin  Fr
OL -- Joe Cotton  Jr
OL -- Marcus McGregor Fr
TE -- DaMari Witherspoon Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Matthew McDoom Sr
DT 2 Dontay Corleone  Sr
S 3 Kye Stokes  Jr
DE 4 Mikah Coleman  Sr
DB 5 Christian Harrison  Jr
S 6 Trevon Gola-Callard Sr
CB 8 Ormanie Arnold  Jr
STAR 9 Jiquan Sanks So
DB 10 Tayden Burnes  So
LB 11 Jake Golday  Sr
S 13 Patrick Williams Fr
CB 14 Zay Johnson  Fr
DE 16 Jaylon White-McClain  Jr
LB 17 Brian Simms III  So
STAR 18 Marqavious Saboor So
S 19 CJ Jones Fr
DL 21 CJ McCray  Sr
LB 22 Jonathan Thompson  Jr
CB 23 Willie Goodwyn  Fr
LB 24 Terrell Holcomb Fr
CB 25 Daniel James  Fr
DL 26 Cam Roetherford Injured  Jr
CB 29 Stanley Clyne  So
LB 31 Simeon Coleman So
LB 34 Myles Harrison Fr
S 35 Drew Robinson  Fr
DB 36 Xavier Williams  Sr
LB 39 Cincear Lewis  Jr
DE 40 Kamari Burns  So
LB 41 Quinn Staten  So
LB 44 Montay Weedon So
STAR 46 Antwan Peek Jr.  Jr
LB 49 Jack Dingle  Sr
DL 56 Tim Griffin Fr
DT 57 Ben Blevins  Sr
DL 88 CD McFee Fr
DT 90 Jalen Hunt  Sr
DE 91 Drew Logan  Jr
DL 93 Harris Adams  Sr
DT 94 Kelian Smith  So
DL 95 Lendric Barber  Fr
DE 96 Nathan Nunn  Fr
DL 98 Marquaze Parker So
DE 99 Rob Jackson  Sr
STAR -- CJ Crite Fr
DL -- James Early Fr
LB -- Darrel Gipson So
DL -- Elijah Gunn  So
S -- Jamari Anderson Fr
DL -- Kameron Neal Fr
DL -- Isaiah Rogers  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 30 Max Fletcher  Jr
LS 47 George Leibold  Fr
LS 48 Weston Simmons  So
K 93 Max LeMasters  So
K 99 Stephen Rusnak  Sr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster


Awards and honors

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Big 12 Weekly Honors
Date Player Class Pos. Award Ref.

All-Big 12

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All-Big 12
Player Pos. 1st/2nd team
HM = Honorable mention

References

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  1. ^ John Brice [@JohnDBrice1] (December 10, 2024). "Multiple sources tell @FootballScoop that Scott Satterfield is making changes to his Cincinnati Bearcats staff" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Easterday, Taylor (December 13, 2024). "Cincinnati fires STARS coach Nate Fuqua". Newsrecord.org. The News Record. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Jeff Kerr; Garrett Podell (April 28, 2025). "2025 NFL undrafted free agent tracker: Full team-by-team list of player signings following NFL Draft". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 Cincinnati Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved February 4, 2025.