Ridder also had arguably his best game of his career as he went 19-of-32 passing for 297 yards and two touchdowns in the passing game, as well as a 6 yard touchdown run. Ridder has found his guy on the outside with Alec Pierce as Pierce finished with six catches for 144 yards. The senior quarterback really settled in the second half and was just slicing and dicing the Irish defense and arguably made some NFL type throws in the process. A big time performance like that on the road, in front of a sold out crowd of almost 78,000 shows why he came back for his senior year, for games like this, he was built for this moment. The leader of the Bearcats and he knew what he had to do to lead the Bearcats to a big time win on the road. Ridder continued to make a statement as to why he should be in all the Heisman talks, after his performances to start the season. The senior quarterback said he had unfinished business and this is what he meant by that, as he is leading the Bearcats to what could be the most historic season in Bearcats history.
This is a big time win for the Bearcats, especially to go on the road in front of almost 78,000 people, is not only great for the Bearcats football program, but great for the city of Cincinnati. This team is special, this team has something special going on in Clifton and people all across the country are starting to take notice after yesterday’s 24-13 win over Notre Dame.
