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Bearcat Blitz
Russ Heltman and Neil Meyer tackle the latest news, analysis, and insight surrounding Cincinnati Bearcats football
Episodes
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Jerrod Calhoun's Opening Days As UC Basketball Head Coach, Projecting Football Draft Haul
Russ and Neil assess the opening days of Jerrod Calhoun's tenure as he hits the ground running as UC's head men's basketball coach. Then they give more…
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Jerrod Calhoun Time For Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball!
Russ and Neil break down the hiring of new UC men's basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun and what's next for the program. Follow Russ and Neil on social media!…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Officially Moves On From Wes Miller, Latest On Coaching Search
Russ and Neil react to a massive bargain Cincinnati got with Wes Miller's contract buyout and then they assess the coaching search landscape as UC gets the…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Coaching Search Begins, Wes Miller Era Over
Russ and Neil react to the reported firing of Wes Miller as Cincinnati gets ready to find a new head coach for the men's basketball program. We dive into…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Crashes Out Of Big 12 Tournament, Wes Miller's Future
Russ and Neil breakdown the 66-65 Cincinnati collapse against UCF in the Second Round of the 2026 Big 12 Tournament before taking a full look at Wes Miller's…
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Bearcats Basketball Big 12 Tourney Preview, 2026 Spring Football Kicks Off
Russ and Neil lay out the Bearcats slim path to the NCAA Tournament via a deep conference tournament run, then they get the audience ready for spring football…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Rips though BYU To Get Back On NCAA Tournament Bubble
Russ and Neil react to another blowout win for the Bearcats basketball team over BYU that's placed them firmly back on the NCAA Tournament bubble after a crazy…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Destroys OSU, Wes Miller Trending Safe, BYU Preview
Russ and Neil recap UC's response win against Oklahoma State 91-68 before touching on Trilly Donovan's report that Wes Miller is trending towards job safety…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Athletics Suing Brendan Sorsby, Basketball Drops Crucial TTU Battle
Russ and Neil react to Cincinnati's lawsuit filing against Brendan Sorsby for a $1 million NIL buyout following his transfer to Texas Tech. Then they recap the…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Pulls Off Kansas Upset, Bubble Look, Texas Tech Preview
Russ and Neil react to the best win of the decade for UC hoops over Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse. Then they see how the win affected their NCAA Tournament…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football 2026 Transfers Speak, Kansas Basketball Preview
Russ and Neil give their takeaways from the transfer football comments out of new players like QB JC French IV and more on the Let's Reign! Podcast, then they…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Survives Utah Bout, Final Five Game Outlook
Russ and Neil break down the 69-65 UC win over Utah this past weekend before gauging how big a miracle Cincinnati would have to pull off to get back on the…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Blows Out KSU, Football DC Nate Woody Introduced
Russ and Neil break down the 91-62 win over Kansas State by the Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball team, then they dive into a quick Utah preview before reacting…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Blows Out UCF, Kansas State Preview
Russ flies solo on this episode recapping the best win of the season so far for UC basketball 92-72 over UCF in Moustapha Thiam's return from injury. Then he…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Collapse Against West Virginia, UCF Preview
Russ and Neil break down the 59-54 loss to West Virginia at home as apathy sets in around the 11-12 Bearcats basketball team. Then they preview the final…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball's Houston Losing Streak Extends, Athletic Department Very Healthy Financially
Russ and Neil break down another loss to Houston for a third beat-up Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball team. Then they assess the UC athletic revenue numbers…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Adds Win Over Baylor, No. 10 Houston Preview
Russ and Neil break down a 67-57 win by UC over Baylor in Dan Skillings' return to Fifth Third Arena and then they preview and predict the result of Saturday's…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Schedule Thoughts, Basketball Baylor Preview
Russ and Neil recap another hoops loss for Cincinnati in what's become a completely lost season before February, then they look to a 2026 football season with…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Falls Flat Against No. 1 Arizona, Arizona State Preview
Russ runs a solo show entering the weekend to recap Cincinnati's 77-51 loss on the road to Arizona and preview the back half of the road trip against Arizona…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Makes History Against Iowa State, No. 1 Arizona Preview
Russ and Neil break down the best win of the Wes Miller era so far for Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 79-70 over No. 2 Iowa State last week before touching on…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Wins A Big 12 Game, No. 2 Iowa State Preview
Russ and Neil break down the 77-68 Cincinnati Bearcats basketball win over Colorado to get on the board in the Big 12 this season. Then, they preview the much…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football 2026 Transfer Haul Finalizing, New DC Hired, Basketball In Freefall
Russ and Neil assess the 23-name football transfer portal haul for UC along with the hiring of new defensive coordinator Nate Woody. Then, they breakdown the…
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BearcatsSportsHub Ryan Roberts joins Neil to discuss the Bearcats loss to WVU, Transfer portal and much more
Ryan and Neil discuss the Bearcats loss to West Virginia while previewing Sunday matchup vs UCF. The two also discuss the Bearcats recent transfer portal…
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2026 Transfer Portal Madness Begins For Cincinnati Football, Another Houston Basketball Loss
Russ and Neil break down the exit of Bearcats football defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt, Brendan Sorsby's transfer to Texas Tech, and the early transfer…
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Previewing Houston/Liberty Bowl Weekend For Cincinnati Bearcats Athletics
Russ and Neil go into full preview mode in the first Bearcat Blitz episode of 2025 touching on the Liberty Bowl football matchup against Navy and the first Big…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Destroys Lipscomb With New Lineup
Russ and Neil breakdown the 89-62 UC win driven by a big game from Baba Miller. Then they assess if Miller can start doing this against great teams and give…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball's Big 12 Standing, Football Hires New Cornerbacks Coach
Russ and Neil zoom out on the UC basketball season to see where they stand in the entire Big 12 with a little over a week until conference play. Then, they…
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UC Bearcats Basketball Loses To Clemson, Football Interested in Big Ten Transfer QB
Russ and Neil react to Cincinnati's 68-65 loss on the hardwood to Clemson, dropping the team to a sobering 7-5 record this season. Then they assess football…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Welcome Jizzle James Back, Brendan Sorsby Leaving UC, Secondary Transfers Aplenty
Russ and Neil react to a bunch of UC storylines, starting with Jizzle James' return and what it means for the final 2/3's of Cincinnati's season. Then they…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Gets Crushed By Georgia, Jizzle James Returning?
Russ and Neil recap another disastrous showing by the Bearcats basketball team in an 84-65 loss to Georgia before assessing the chances that Jizzle James…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Georgia Preview, Football Transfer Portal Latest
Russ and Neil react to Wes Miller's latest press conference with Baba Miller and Shon Abaev that included a nice injury update on Jalen Haynes. Then they…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Loses Road Crosstown Shootout Again, Football Liberty Bowl Bound
Neil and Russ react to a big weekend for Cincinnati Bearcats athletics following another loss on the road to Xavier in basketball, while the football team…
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Rebound Rundown Host Paul Fritschner joins Neil to Discuss Crosstown Shootout
Neil and Paul discuss both Cincinnati and Xaviers 2025-2026 season to date, "Historical unique" Crosstown shootout in the new era of college basketball, keys…
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Catastrophic Holiday Weekend For Cincinnati Bearcats Athletics
The Thanksgiving holiday couldn't have gone much worse as Cincinnati basketball lost to Eastern Michigan and UC football lost its fourth game in a row to close…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Theme Arising, TCU Football Preview
Russ and Neil assess when/if the Bearcats outside shooting figures will regress to individual averages, then they break down the final regular-season football…
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Bearcats Basketball And Football Rattle Off Losses in Big Games
Russ and Neil recap a disappointing weekend for Cincinnati Bearcats basketball and football then take a look at two games in three days for the UC basketball…
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Massive Game Weekend Ahead For Cincinnati Bearcats Football And Basketball
Russ and Neil go into full preview mode ahead of the biggest weekend yet this year for Cincinnati Bearcats football and basketball. Things start with a look at…
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UC Bearcats Football Loses First Home Game, Basketball 4-0 Entering No. 12 Louisville Battle
Russ and Neil recap a rough weekend for Cincinnati as the football team lost its second game in a row and first at home across a 30-24 result against Arizona…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football-Arizona Preview, Hoops Handles Dayton 74-62
Russ and Neil recap the Bearcats basketball win over Dayton and gauge hoe much of an issue UC's turnovers are this season. Then, they dive into the Arizona…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball And Football in Full Swing Entering Mid November
Russ and Neil briefly breakdown the Bearcats basketball win over Georgia State before previewing a big jump in competition Tuesday against Dayton. Then they…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Bye Week Recovery, Hoops Preview Against Georgia State
Russ and Neil react to Sauce Gardner joining Alec Pierce with the Colts and then preview the latest hardwood matchup for UC against Georgia State as Cincinnati…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Whooped By Utah, Basketball Season Tips Off
Russ and Neil recap the Bearcats 45-14 football loss to Utah and see where they stand in the Big 12 with three games left. Then they give some reasons to watch…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 2025-26 Record Prediction, Utah Football Preview
Russ and Neil give their record predictions for the 2025-26 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's basketball season before previewing the biggest matchup of the season so…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Rolls On Homecoming to Earn 7-1 Record
Russ and Neil break down the rolling UC Bearcats football team and its seventh-straight win over the Baylor Bears on homecoming weekend. They assess where…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Homecoming Preview, Basketball Media Days Wrap Up
Russ and Neil break down the top moments for UC basketball from Big 12 Media Days this week before assessing what to keep an eye on in tonight's exhibition…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Gets Bowl Eligible at 6-1, Basketball Impresses In First Scrimmage
Russ and Neil react to Cincinnati Bearcats Football's 49-17 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys this weekend to keep them in a tied for first place int he Big…
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JT Smith joins Neil to preview Oklahoma State and preseason hoops update
Neil is joined by TFON's JT Smith to discuss the Bearcats 5-1 start ahead of their matchup vs Oklahoma State on Saturday where the Bearcats look to become bowl…
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WWE Superstar Angelo Dawkins sits with Neil to discuss his trip to Cincinnati for #14 Iowa State game
Neil sat with WWE Superstar Angelo Dawkins to discuss his trip to Cincinnati for the Bearcats vs Iowa State contest. The Big 12 partnership with WWE and much…
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Remembering Jim Kelly Jr., UC Football Moves to 5-1 and Ranked For First Time Since 2022
Russ and Neil start the show remembering the late great Jim Kelly Jr. and his impact on UC football before recapping the 20-11 Bearcats win over UCF on…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Trying To Maintain Momentum Against UCF
Russ and Neil go over the initial injury report for the Bearcats Knights ahead of their matchup this weekend and give their full preview of another home…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Notches Signature Win Over Iowa State, Climb Up Big 12 Title Odds Board
Russ and Neil recap the biggest win of the Scott Satterfield era so far as UC took out No. 14 Iowa State 38-30 on Saturday. Then they look at the Bearcats…
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Bearcats QB Brendan Sorsby Turning Heads, Iowa State Preview
Russ and Neil bounce around some fun topics to start the show including Brendan Sorsby's red-hot start, Bearcats basketball betting odds and then they analyze…
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Bearcats Football Notches Massive Road Win Over Kansas, Favored Against Iowa State
What a win for the Bearcats! Neil and Russ recap the 37-34 triumph over Kansas as the focus shifts to another huge home matchup against ranked Iowa State. Then…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Schedule Reaction, Previewing Kansas Football Matchup
Russ and Neil give their top takeaway from the full 31-game Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball schedule release before giving their preview and prediction for UC…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Back At It Following Bye Week
Russ and Neil breakdown the latest news surrounding Cincinnati Bearcats Football coming off the bye week as they get ready to take on Kansas in a road matchup…
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Bearcats Basketball Presser Takeaways, Grading Football Non-Conference
Russ and Neil give their takeaways from the latest basketball presser, grade the football non-conference slate, and pick the most impactful Big 12 game this…
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A Historic Cincinnati Football Win, Assessing Big 12 Hierarchy Early In Season
Russ and Neil react to the joke of a football "game" between Cincinnati and Northwestern State before taking stock of the Big 12 three games into the 2025…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Completes Roster, Football Blowout Expectations
Russ and Neil react to the addition of guard Lucas Atauri to complete the 2025-26 Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball roster before giving their expectations for…
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Cincinnati Bearcats Football Breaks Six-Game Losing Streak With Win Over Bowling Green
Russ and Neil recap Cincinnati's 34-20 win over Bowling Green featuring a great passing and mediocre performance from most other areas. Follow Russ and Neil on…
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Odds And Ends From Bearcats Football Season Opener, BGSU Preview
Russ and Neil break down some lingering questions from the loss to Nebraska, including Brendan Sorsby's struggles as a passer and more before judging whether…