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(03-04-2022 01:02 PM)namrag Wrote:  

(03-03-2022 03:07 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(03-03-2022 12:29 PM)bcat1997 Wrote:  Are Brooks and Dublanko going to get drafted?

Offensively, the Bearcats will be losing quarterback Desmond Ridder but are still expected to return seven starters on that side of the ball, while redshirt freshman Evan Prater, Ohio's Mr. Football in 2019, will be the favorite to take over the quarterback position. Defense is where the Bearcats shined the past two seasons, and that unit is going to look much different in 2022, because of talented departures in cornerbacks Ahmad Gardner and Coby Bryant, leading tackler Joel Dublanko and top pass rusher Curtis Brooks. Defensive end Mario Eugenio, cornerback Oliver Bridges and defensive tackle Derrick Shepard will be additions to keep an eye on, as the Bearcats attempt to keep a strong defensive identity that has served them well. -- Lyles

Bryant did not return to be Prater's backup.

Fick is too smart to have guaranteed the starting position to Bryant.

So regardless of what Bryant thinks, he will have to earn it.

He’ll have to earn it but this isn’t really a competition. Unless Bryant falls flat on his face or gets hurt he’s going to be the starting QB for the Arkansas game. Prater will either deal with it or he won’t. Staff may have recruited over his arm in the class ahead of him and the incoming freshman class in the same offseason. Life in the big city.