Sophomore safety James Wiggins got Defensive Player of the Week for his great pick six on Saturday that won the game for the Bearcats.
Freshman kicker Cole Smith got Special Teams Player of the Week for his 2-of-2 field goal and 3-of-3 extra point performance. He hit the game tying field goal from 41 yards out to send the game to overtime.
Senior wide receiver Kahlil Lewis had a monster game with 12 catches, 174 yards and two touchdowns and earned AAC Weekly Honor Roll.
Three Bearcats got awards this week, can’t complain about that. Congrats to Smith, Wiggins and Lewis!
Per GoBearcats
University of Cincinnati football safety James Wiggins (Miami, Florida/South Dade) and kicker Cole Smith (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) were named American Athletic Conference Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Wiggins made the game-winning play in overtime to give Cincinnati a 26-20 win at SMU, keeping the Bearcats a game out of first place in the American Athletic Conference East Division. With the Bearcats on defense to start overtime, Wiggins picked off a third-down pass over the middle and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. Wiggins leads the Bearcats with three interceptions and scored his first career touchdown.
Smith scored eight points, including a pair of second-half field goals, to help Cincinnati to a 26-20 win at SMU. Smith hit from 24 yards in the third quarter to give the Bearcats a 17-7 lead and he made a 41-yard attempt as time expired in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
WR Kahlil Lewis set career highs with 12 receptions for 174 yards along with a pair of touchdowns to earn a spot on the AAC weekly honor roll.UC returns home to play three of its final four regular-season games at Nippert Stadium, starting with Navy on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The Bearcats (7-1, 3-1 AAC) are coming off a 1-1, two-game swing to Temple and SMU where both games ended in overtime. Navy (2-6, 1-3 AAC) played Notre Dame in San Diego last week and have lost five-straight. The game airs nationally on ESPNU and via radio on 700 WLW AM, Sirius 135, XM 381 and Sirius XM Internet Channel 972.
