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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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Bearcat Blitz: Football Transfer Intros, Basketball in a Tailspin Entering West Virginia Battle
Russ and Neil react to introductions by UC football's newest transfer batch. Then they break down a massively disappointing stretch by UC basketball that's…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati's Disaster Outing Against BYU, Previewing Utah
Russ and Neil pick up the pieces from Cincinnati's worst loss by margin in over a year against BYU, before previewing the back half of this road trip against…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Basketball Keeps Losing to Good Teams, BYU Road Preview
Russ and Neil touch on the latest football transfer visit set up by Ohio State tight end Patrick Gurd before recapping another home loss in conference play by…
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Bearcat Blitz: Bearcats Take Care of Arizona State, Texas Tech Preview
Russ and Neil recap Cincinnati's second-straight conference win over Arizona State before flipping to the next basketball matchup in a Quad 1 battle at home…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Basketball Breaks Through in Big 12 Play, Arizona State Preview
Russ and Neil break down a win against Colorado across Wednesday's defensive war out west, then they dive into the next UC basketball matchup on the board…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Basketball Winless in Conference Play, Colorado Preview
Russ and Neil discuss the offensive disaster UC put out against Kansas before tying up the football transfer portal and previewing the basketball action…
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Bearcat Blitz: Previewing Kansas, Cincinnati Football Adds More From Transfer Portal
Russ and Neil touch on UC's loss to Baylor and preview the Kansas matchup, along with a breakdown of the recent UC football transfer additions. Follow Russ and…
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Bearcat Blitz: Back to Back Losses For Cincinnati Basketball, Football Adds on Defense
Russ and Neil break down a second consecutive conference loss for Cincinnati basketball before touching on a few transfer portal football additions from over…
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Bearcat Blitz: Previewing the Home Arizona Battle, Football Transfer Portal Update
Russ and Neil preview the big weekend basketball matchup against Arizona, before giving the latest update on the football transfer portal with more expected…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Basketball Starts Big 12 Play With Loss to Kansas State
Russ and Neil break down a rough offensive showing in Cincinnati's 70-67 loss to Kansas State basketball opening Big 12 play. Follow Russ and Neil on social…
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Bearcat Blitz: Latest Cincinnati Transfer Portal Action, Kansas State Preview
Russ and Neil give the latest update on UC football's transfer portal additions before previewing the first Big 12 game of the season for basketball against…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Wraps Non-Conference Play 10-1, Football Coaching Hires
Russ and Neil break down Cincinnati basketball's 2-0 weekend before running down the new coaching hires in football and a transfer portal update. Follow Russ…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Finding Transfer Portal Answers, Dayton Preview
Russ and Neil assess Cincinnati football's transfer portal haul so far as Week Two starts winding down, then they preview UC's first top-25 matchup of the the…
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Bearcat Blitz: UC Legend Corie Blount Recaps Crosstown Shootout, Football Transfer Portal Update
Russ and Neil welcome on former Cincinnati forward Corie Blount to recap Cincinnati's 68-65 win over Xavier. Then, they rundown the UC football transfer…
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Bearcat Blitz: Xavier Preview, Cincinnati Football Transfer Portal Latest
Russ and Neil preview the big Crosstown Shootout matchup this weekend against Xavier. Then, they rundown the latest news in the Cincinnati football transfer…
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Bearcat Blitz: Football Transfer Portal Opens, Dan Skillings Returns Ahead of Xavier Week
Russ and Neil assess the opening football transfer portal news, including Dontay Corleone's return, plus they react to Dan Skillings Jr.'s return to the floor…
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Bearcat Blitz: 2025 UC Football Recruiting Class Finalized, Basketball Loses First Game
Russ and Neil recap the 2025 football signing class before diving into the basketball loss to Villanova and when we might see Dan Skillings Jr. back on the…
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Bearcat Blitz: A Disastrous UC Football Finish, Previewing Villanova Basketball Matchup
Russ and Neil pick up the pieces from another disappointment on the UC football field. Then they fully transition to basketball as the team travels to face…
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Bearcat Blitz: Basketball Lands Five Star 2025 Forward Shon Abaev, TCU Football Preview
Russ and Neil run down a massive week in UC athletics including a five-star basketball commitment from Shon Abaev before previewing the season finale football…
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Bearcat Blitz: UC Football Posts Worst Performance of Season, Basketball Rolling
Cincinnati football got dominated 41-15 against Kansas State on Saturday. We dissect the horrific outing and check in on a cruising UC hoops outfit across this…
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Bearcat Blitz: UC Hoops Shooting The Lights Out, Kansas State Football Matchup Preview
Russ and Neil discuss Cincinnati's scorching hot shooting start, led by Simas Lukošius. Then they give their thoughts and predictions for Saturday's UC…
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Bearcat Blitz: Flightless Iowa State Football Performance, Hoops On The Road
Russ and Neil recap UC football's 34-17 loss to Iowa State before going over a scorching hot shooting start from Simas Lukošius ahead of a road bout against…
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Bearcat Blitz: Dan Skillings Jr. Update, Previewing Iowa State Clash
Russ and Neil assess the latest update on Dan Skillings Jr.'s knee injury and a potential Friday return for Day Day Thomas. Then they break down a night road…
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Bearcat Blitz: Turnovers Kill West Virginia Chances, Basketball Injury Added
Russ and Neil break down the football loss to West Virginia on both sides of the ball before diving into another injury for UC basketball and a football…
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Bearcat Blitz: West Virginia Football Preview, Historic Opening Hoops Win
Russ and Neil give their latest thoughts on UC hoops after a 55-point season-opening win with another bout on deck against Morehead State. Then, they give a…
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Bearcat Blitz: Basketball Season Arrives, UC Football Loses 2025 DL Commit
Russ and Neil give their team MVP picks for Cincinnati basketball and give quick thoughts on Arkansas-Pine Bluff before shifting focus to a lost football…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Football Bye Week, Basketball Season Is Here!
Russ and Neil give their thoughts on the Bearcats season-opening basketball press conferences, the latest on Day Day Thomas, and their record predictions for…
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Bearcat Blitz: Colorado Aftermath, Secret Scrimmage Loss
Russ and Neil give a full breakdown of the 34-23 loss to Colorado in football before Neil gives his firsthand take on Big 12 Basketball Media Days and a…
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Bearcat Blitz: Previewing Colorado Football Bout, Big 12 Basketball Media Days Reaction
Russ runs a solo show previewing a huge football matchup against Colorado before giving his thoughts on the Bearcats at Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Follow…
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Bearcat Blitz: Recapping Arizona State Homecoming Win, Ohio State Basketball Exhibition
Russ flies solo as he gives thoughts on the football win over Arizona State and Cincinnati's exhibition hoops win over Ohio State. Follow Russ and Neil on…
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Bearcat Blitz: Future OSU/UC Hoops Games? Arizona State Preview
Russ and Neil recap the OSU/UC basketball media availability that sparked potential for more contests following Friday's exhibition. Then they focus on the…
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Bearcat Blitz: UCF Win Recap, Will Cincy Hoops Get Ranked In AP Top 25?
Russ and Neil recap a huge 19-13 victory over UCF in football before reacting to the latest slate of 2024-25 CBB projections that highly ranked the Bearcats…
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Bearcat Blitz: Takeaways From Bearcats Basketball Opening Media Sessions, UCF Preview
Russ and Neil parse through some very exciting comments following the first basketball media availability before giving their full preview of this weekend's…
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Bearcat Blitz: UCF Week Prep Begins, 2025 Edge Rusher Added, Hoops On Horizon
Russ and Neil look at the upcoming UCF matchup, another football commitment and hoops X-Factors on the latest Bearcat Blitz. Follow Russ and Neil on social…
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JT Smith joins Neil Meyer to discuss latest Hoop rundown and breakdowns the 2024 football schedule
JT Smith of Cincinnati Rivals joins Neil Meyer to discuss the recruiting updates of Shon Abeav and Darius Hannah as both wrap up their official visits to…
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Bearcat Blitz: Previewing Texas Tech, Hoops Quickly Approaching
Russ and Neil preview a really interesting Texas Tech matchup in football before diving into their favorite storyline for basketball season. Follow Russ and…
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Bearcat Blitz: Shutout Win Over Houston, Can Cincinnati Take Success Outside Ohio?
Russ and Neil recap Cincinnati's impressive 34-0 shutout win over Houston before flipping the page to Texas Tech on the road. Follow Russ and Neil on social…
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Bearcat Blitz: Hoops Commit Incoming? Previewing Houston Football Matchup
Russ and Neil touch on a possible four-star commitment this weekend to spark Cincinnati's hoops class, then they preview the football matchup with Houston this…
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Bearcat Blitz: Victory Bell Glory, Cincinnati Loses Top Football Commit
Russ and Neil recap the 27-16 win over Miami before assessing the falling football recruiting class and the betting line against Houston. Follow Russ and Neil…
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Bearcat Blitz: Previewing The Miami Road Trip, Cincinnati Basketball Adds Forward
Russ and Neil touch on the addition of Halvine Dzellat to the Cincinnati hoops Class of 2024 before diving into a full preview of this week's road matchup…
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Bearcat Blitz: Disaster Against Pittsburgh
Russ and Neil try to make sense of Cincinnati's 28-27 collapse against Pittsburgh this past weekend before taking stock of a Miami (OH) matchup that just got…
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Bearcat Blitz: Previewing Pittsburgh With UC Color Commentator Jim Kelly
Russ and Neil welcome on UC Football radio color commentator Jim Kelly to preview the big matchup against Pitt this weekend, plus, Dontay Corleone's return to…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Football Opens Season With 38-20 Win, Looking Toward Pitt
Russ and Neil discuss an up and down 2024 debut for Cincinnati football before diving into a projected tight matchup against Pitt and more. Follow Russ and…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Bearcats Football Game One Preview
Russ and Neil break down the latest 2025 football commitment from tight end DaMari Witherspoon before previewing Game One of the 2024 Cincinnati Football…
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Bearcat Blitz: Season Win Predictions Part Two, UConn To The Big 12?
Russ and Neil breakdown their record predictions for the back half of Cincinnati's football season before getting to news that the Big 12 is back to eyeing…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Officially Names Starting QB, 2024 Season First Half Predictions
Russ and Neil break down Scott Satterfield's latest post-practice comments as UC has its starting QB in Brendan Sorsby. Then they give their win/loss…
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Bearcat Blitz: Brendan Sorsby Named Starting QB, Fall Camp Wrap-Up
Russ and Neil react to Matt Zenitz's report that Brendan Sorsby will start at quarterback for UC. Then they break down fall camp as a whole before getting to…
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Bearcat Blitz: Higher Ground Practices Wrap Up For Cincinnati Football
Russ and Neil go over some of the latest storylines from UC football fall camp, including another season-ending injury along the defensive line. Follow Russ…
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Bearcat Blitz: Fall Camp Scrimmage Takeaways, Cincinnati Lands Another Olympic Medal
Russ and Neil give their thoughts on a fun, action-packed UC football scrimmage before highlighting Jordan Thompson's silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati QBs Speak, Olympic Bearcats Land Medals
Russ and Neil breakdown the latest comments from Cincinnati Bearcats quarterbacks Brendan Sorsby and Brady Lichtenberg. Then they discuss that battle so far…
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Bearcat Blitz: Football Fall Camp Rolls to Higher Ground, Bowling Green Game Added
Russ and Neil go over the latest surrounding Cincinnati football, including Bowling Green announced as a new opponent next season and more. Follow Russ and…
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Bearcat Blitz: Football Fall Camp Is Here!
Russ and Neil get to the latest on Cincinnati football as fall camp gets rolling for the program. Follow Russ and Neil on social media! Twitter…
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Bearcat Blitz: Cincinnati Lands Three Star WR, Final Pre Fall Camp Thoughts
Russ and Neil breakdown the commitment of Giyahni Kontosis before giving their final thoughts before football fall camp kicks off. Follow Russ and Neil on…
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Bearcat Blitz: Defensive Fall Camp Storylines, NCAA Increasing Scholarships Across Multiple Sports
Russ and Neil give their top football camp storylines including Dontay Corleone's health, plus they take a look at the NCAA increasing scholarships. Follow…
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Bearcat Blitz: Fall Camp Offensive Storylines, Recruiting News
Russ and Neil give their top offensive storylines ahead of UC football fall camp, then they dive into an important upcoming commitment and the top-nine…
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Bearcat Blitz: Nasty Nati's Cane Broome, Nysier Brooks Join The Show
Russ and Neil continue to preview The Basketball Tournament 2024 as Nasty Nati assistant coach Cane Broome and forward Nysier Brooks dive into how the team is…
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Bearcat Blitz: TBT Preview Part One With Mamoudou Diarra, Cashmere Wright
Russ and Neil preview the 2024 TBT action with Nasty Nati head coach Cashmere Wright and forward Mamoudou Diarra. Follow Russ and Neil on social media!…
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Bearcat Blitz: Hometown Heroless in 2025 Class, Big 12 Media Days Takeaways
Russ and Neil break down great news surrounding Dontay Corleone, assess the latest recruiting loss for UC football, and some Big 12 Media Days takeaways…
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Bearcat Blitz: 2025 Football Class Fading Nationally, Big 12 Media Day Storylines
Russ and Neil take a broad look at UC Football's recruiting after losing out on a hometown hero over the weekend. Then, Neil gives out some of his top…
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Bearcat Blitz: David DeJulius Joins Show, Dontay Corleone Out Indefinitely
Russ and Neil catch up with UC great David DeJulius on his pro career overseas, and more. Then they close the show with the rough news about Dontay Corleone's…