CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The Cincinnati Bearcats completely overmatched the Alabama A&M from a talent and strategic standpoint. Perhaps not the latter. I can’t speak for how the Bulldogs prepared for UC tonight and if their schemes were truly better than Cincinnati’s. However, the talent on the field definitely pointed emphatically towards the Bearcats.
So it’s no reason why Gunner Kiel was pulled before the end of the first half in favor of heir apparent Hayden Moore, a redshirt freshman. Kiel had lost a fumble, on just about the derpiest of circumstances, but completed 82% of his passes for 233 yards and a pair of touchdowns. So the coaches were pretty confident he was good and warmed up for this season.
Moore came in and directed the offense like a hardened veteran, completing 8/14 passes for 107 yards and a perfectly thrown touchdown passes dropped into the arms of Alex Chisum. The coaches have the foresight to understand that Kiel might not be a Bearcat this time next year so getting Moore reps with the first team offense will only smooth the transition in 2016. And he rewarded their trust with a solid performance, especially from a redshirt freshman.
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