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f r o m T e d i t o r b r i a OPPONENT PREVIEW 2013 n n e u b e r t Cincinnati Bearcats • Aug. 31 • Nippert Stadium • Time Noon • TV ESPNU Who's in Charge? COACH TOMMY TUBERVILLE he season starts with a bout between first-year head coaches, as Purdue's Darrell Hazell coaches his first game with the Boilermakers against first-year Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville. The former Auburn and Texas Tech coach slid over to the Bearcats in the winter to replace Butch Jones, who took the Tennessee job. Jones left Tuberville a situation where he can win right away, seems like. Quarterback Brendon Kay returns after winning four of his five starts to end last season, which the Bearcats finished Cincinnati 10-3 and tied for first in Ralph David Abernathy IV could fill the starting the now-defunct Big East. running back void left by George Winn. Abernathy, Kay is mobile and ac- a junior, rushed for three touchdowns on 69 carries curate, completing 63 in 2012. percent in 2012 and tosspass-oriented attack, carrying on ing 10 touchdowns to just two interwith the personnel left behind by ceptions. He beat out prior starter predecessor Mike Leach. Munchie Legaux in-season for the At Cincinnati, he'll seek more balstarting nod. ance. The running game has questions "It's probably going to be more after 1,300-yard rusher George Winn 50/50 between the run and the pass," departed, but all five offensive linesaid Tom Groeschen, who covers UC men return, including all-conferfor the Cincinnati Enquirer. "They'll ence picks Eric Lefeld and Alex Budo a lot more under center." jnoch at left tackle and left guard, The defense, though, could be respectively. outstanding, led by its linebackers. At Texas Tech, Tuberville ran a Record at Cincinnati: — (one season) Record vs. Purdue: — Bottom Line: The former Auburn and Texas Tech coach made a strange move this winter abruptly leaving the Red Raiders, where he never really fit in, to take over the Bearcats, where the former SEC coach would seem similarly out of place coaching in the American Athletic Conference, the Big East leftovers. At least he has name recognition, something Cincy wanted after losing Butch Jones to Tennessee. Big FEAST Conference For Boilers Against current American Athletic teams (Cincinnati, UConn, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, Temple, UCF, USF), Purdue averages 28.6 and gives up 15.5 points per game. Purdue is 4-0-2 against the current AAC. UCF 2-0 Cincinnati 1-0 Louisville 0-0-1 SMU 1-0-1 Early line vs. Purdue: Cincinnati -6 GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com Gold and Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 6 • 93