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The American Athletic Convention introduced Wednesday that Saturday’s scheduled soccer game between Cincinnati and Temple has been canceled due to the sure COVID-19 assessments and teach to tracing internal both applications.
Despite the incontrovertible reality that both Cincinnati and Temple delight in an commence date on Dec. 5, the game is potentially no longer scheduled since no longer adequate avid gamers would be eligible to play below the AAC’s return-to-play protocols. Consequently, the game will seemingly be ruled a no-contest.
Had the game came about, Cincinnati would delight in looked to present a enhance to its 8-0 legend against 1-6 Temple.
Within the first station of College Soccer Playoff rankings launched Tuesday, Cincinnati came in at No. 7 within the assist of most productive Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Ohio Direct, Texas A&M and Florida.
The Bearcats are the tip crew exterior the Strength 5 conferences within the rankings, seven spots sooner than undefeated BYU even though the Cougars delight in yet another victory than the Bearcats at 9-0.
Of Cincy’s eight wins, two of them came against teams that had been ranked at the time. They beat then-No. 22 Military 24-10 after which-No. 16 SMU 42-13.
The Bearcats are within the hunt to alter into the first non-Strength 5 crew in history to be piece of the CFP thanks largely to the play of dual-threat junior quarterback Desmond Ridder.
Ridder has thrown for 1,821 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions, whereas additionally speeding for 526 yards and 11 rankings.
Cincinnati’s game against Temple practically no doubt would delight in been one other take for the Bearcats given the Owls’ struggles this season, nonetheless it no doubt would delight in carried out limited to provoke the CFP committee.
The Bearcats will silent delight in opportunities to pad their resume, even though, in conjunction with their next game on Dec. 12 when they face No. 25 Tulsa, who’s 5-0 in AAC play and 5-1 total.
Cincinnati used to be presupposed to play Tulsa earlier within the season, nonetheless the game used to be postponed except Dec. 12 due to the sure COVID-19 cases contained within the Cincinnati program.
With a take over Tulsa and a take the following week within the ACC Championship Sport, that will seemingly be a rematch against Tulsa, the Bearcats would manufacture 10-0.
Cincinnati would seemingly need some attend within the homicide of Clemson, Texas A&M and Florida all struggling a 2d loss, nonetheless a top-four manufacture within the CFP rankings is no longer out of the query.
