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College Football 2020: 5 Group of 5 teams that’ll be on upset alert in Week 12

By Daniel Morrison

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell fist bumps wide receiver Michael Young Jr. (8) after play in the third quarter of the American Athletic Conference football game between the University of Houston Cougars and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The Bearcats continued their undefeated campaign with a 38-10 win over Houston.Houston Cougars At Cincinnati Bearcats Football
Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell fist bumps wide receiver Michael Young Jr. (8) after play in the third quarter of the American Athletic Conference football game between the University of Houston Cougars and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The Bearcats continued their undefeated campaign with a 38-10 win over Houston.Houston Cougars At Cincinnati Bearcats Football /
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CINCINNATI, OH – OCTOBER 04: Head coach Josh Heupel of the Central Florida Knights gets ready to lead his team to the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium on October 4, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Central Florida 27-24. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – OCTOBER 04: Head coach Josh Heupel of the Central Florida Knights gets ready to lead his team to the field before the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Nippert Stadium on October 4, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Central Florida 27-24. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

1. Cincinnati (at UCF)

There is no game in the Group of Five with more interest surrounding it that Cincinnati at UCF. The Bearcats are the seventh ranked team in the country, looking to make a push for the College Football Playoff.

On the other side is UCF, who has won the conference championship in four out of seven seasons of AAC football. Their .732 conference winning percentage is by far the highest of any conference member. Luke Fickell knows all of this.

There’s a lot of battles that will combine to win this game. Can UCF keep Desmond Ridder in the pocket? Who wins the passing attack, UCF with the conference’s best quarterback and wide receivers or Cincinnati who boasts the best secondary? In both cases, UCF has the athletes to win in these battles. They just need to play a full, disciplined 60 minutes, which has been the struggle that cost them two games this season.

Cincinnati has been looking to earn style points lately, but UCF won’t give them the opportunity this week. It should be a great game at the Bounce House.

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