Cincinnati Bearcats Football Depth Chart For Rutgers Game
by Matt Opper on Nov 17, 2025 6:07 PM EST
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The most talked about spot on the Bearcats Depth Chart is obviously quarterback. With the departure of Zach Collaros from the 2011 season all eyes are on the 6'5" dreadlocked figure of Munchie Legaux. For the first time in a year there is a new name at the top of the two deep at the Lindner Center. But Munchie moving to the top isn't the only interesting news from this weeks two deep.
- There are some shakeups on the defenisve side of the ball, particularly among the linebackers
- Nick Temple and Maalik Bomar are listed as starters at SAM and WILL respectfully. But neither player finished the West Virginia game due to injury. Both are expected to be good to go Saturday.
- Travis Kelce also picked up a knock in the WVU game. He is expected to be healthy against the Scarlet Knights
- Sean Hooey continues to be listed as a starter, but it will be Eric Lefeld at RT for the 5th time this season.
- Corey Mason is listed as Nick Temple's backup at the SAM spot.
As ever the full depth chart is available after the jump.
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Run. The. Ball.
Obviously, Munchie’s skill at operating Jones’ preferred zone read schemes should logically lead to more (and better) rushing, but against Rutgers it is pretty much required.
If you consider sacks as passing plays (as they generally should be), Rutgers gives up about 5 yards per carry, but only about 5.2 per passing play. Even West Virginia, a pass-happy team that was down 10 at the half, beat Rutgers on the ground. When you throw in Rutgers’ 16 picks and Munchie’s occasionally wobbly throws, and this figures to be the most run-oriented attack we have seen in a while.
Molecular gastronomy can take a hike as far as I'm concerned.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Nov 17, 2025 9:42 PM EST reply actions
play calling will probably still be 55/45 run
that’s been where it’s hovering all season long. But Munchie is a better passer than he showed at first. In the last 25 minutes of the game he was 7 of 13 for 138 yards and no picks. Im not saying he’s tony pike or anything. But he isn’t Taylor Martinez bad throwing the ball. I have a sneaking suspicion that Munchie is going to shock people with what he can do. The steady buzz throughout the season and especially in the off season was that Munchie has more raw talent than any QB at UC in quite some time. I trust Jones and Bajakian will put him in position to succeed
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by Matt Opper on Nov 17, 2025 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
If it is 55/45 run, that would be much more the exception than the rule.
In conference play, they have run the ball 140 times, and thrown it 131. When you account for the 8 sacks counted as “running” plays, the split is 132 runs/139 passes.
If you throw out the Austin Peay and Akron games, where the team had a huge lead and the playcalling was not indicative of anything typical, and count sacks as passes rather than runs, for the season the Bearcats have run 239 times and attempted to pass 242 times.
In other words, this team has been 50/50 run/pass in games against serious opponents. You could argue that the tendency to play from behind has inflated the pass calling, but with the exception of Tennessee, they have stuck with the run even when they fell behind or struggled with it.
55/45 playcalling would be unusual given the context - the highest running pct. in conference play was against Louisville - 33 runs/29 passes, 53%.
UL has some similarities to Rutgers - a defense-first team with a strong pass rush. When you add in Rutgers vulnerability against the run, and Munchie’s inexperience, it makes sense to run the ball even more.
And while I am hopeful that Munchie can develop into at a Pat White-level passer (dangerous within the context of an option offense), he was more than a little shaky last week. Over the final 3 possessions (after WVU had taken the lead), he completed only 2 passes, and one of them was a wobbly wounded duck that had no right going for 34 yards.
Molecular gastronomy can take a hike as far as I'm concerned.
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Nov 18, 2025 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
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Bearcats Football Schedule
| Austin Peay | Sat 09/03 | W 72 - 10 |
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Tennessee
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Sat 09/10 | L 23 - 45 |
| Akron | Sat 09/17 | W 59 - 14 |
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N.C. State
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Thu 09/22 | W 44 - 14 |
| @ Miami (Ohio) | Sat 10/01 | W 27 - 0 |
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Louisville
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Sat 10/15 | W 25 - 16 |
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South Florida
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Sat 10/22 | W 37 - 34 |
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Pittsburgh
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Sat 11/05 | W 26 - 23 |
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West Virginia
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Sat 11/12 | L 21 - 24 |
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Rutgers
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Sat 11/19 | 12:00 PM EST |
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Syracuse
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Sat 11/26 | 12:00 PM EST |
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Connecticut
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Sat 12/03 | 12:00 PM EST |
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