The Cincinnati Bearcats are starting fresh this season under new Head Coach Tommy Tuberville, who bolted Texas Tech to take the job with the Bearcats after the departure of Butch Jones. Tuberville has experience with successful teams; he coached the Auburn Tigers to a 13-0 2004 season and a 11-2 2006 season. Tuberville enters 2013 with a lot of returning talent. Brendon Kay returns at quarterback for the Bearcats after he showed flashes of brilliance last year. Ralph David Abernathy IV also has a chance to be special at the running back position with his electrifying speed.
The Bearcats will enter the 2013 season with a new tight end, a transfer player from Notre Dame. Jake Golic will be in line for the starting gig in 2013 after playing 3 games in 2010 for the Irish. Golic is a big target at 6'4, 245 pounds, and has played in a winning system. He should be a good blocker at the very least for the Bearcats, who could use some experience at the tight end position. Golic will understand what it's like to play Cincinnati football since he is coming to the team from Brian Kelly's system, a system he perfected while at the helm for the Bearcats.
Gunner Kiel, the top quarterback in the 2012 recruiting class, also opted to transfer to UC after he thought he wouldn't be able to start at Notre Dame, buried behind Everett Golson and Tommy Rees on the depth chart. Kiel will have to sit out this season due to the transfer rule, but when he is eligible, Kiel will be an impact starter for the Bearcats with 3 years of eligibility. Kiel is mobile and has a powerful arm, perfect for Tuberville's offense. He will have plenty of time to learn the new offense, and since he grew up in Indiana, Kiel will be close to his home in Cincinnati. Kiel will undoubtedly be UC's best quarterback since Tony Pike as soon as he steps on the field, and in due time, I believe he will be the best quarterback to ever put on a UC uniform.
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