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Shedeur Sanders threw a pair of touchdown passes to Travis Hunter and ran for a score to help Colorado become bowl-eligible with a 34-23 win over Cincinnati.

An Indiana man whose son is a member of the University of Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the center of separate college sports gambling investigations, according to two people familiar with the inquiries.

Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 3 Houston rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Cincinnati 75-69.

Cincinnati begins this week at the top of the national sacks chart after recording 11 against Tulsa.

Alabama will head into the postseason the same way it started the regular season — as No. 1 in the nation.

Jerome Ford rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns and Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Cincinnati broke open a close game in the third quarter and rolled past No. 16 Houston 35-20 in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Alabama has jumped Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma has dropped eight spots to No. 12 after losing for the first time this season.

Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes to break the Cincinnati career record and ran for a score to help the No. 2 Bearcats beat South Florida 45-28 on Friday night.

The Bearcats can clinch at least a share of the AAC East title with a win at South Florida on Saturday. After barely squeaking out a win against East Carolina, Cincinnati pummeled Connecticut 48-3 last weekend behind stellar defensive play. ABOUT SOUTH FLORIDA (4-5, 2-3)The story of the season for the Bulls has been trouble on offense, exacerbated in their 17-7 loss to Temple. South Florida has a takeaway in every game this season. PREDICTION: Cincinnati 35, South Florida 14

The 17th-ranked Bearcats aim to remain perfect in American Athletic Conference play when they host lowly Connecticut on Saturday afternoon in their homecoming game. 1 rushing team in the nation, and will be further tested after Cincinnati ran for 326 yards last week. Cincinnati has won 11 straight overall at home and seven of the past eight versus UConn, but squeaked past the Huskies 22-21 at home two years ago. Mensah was limited to 25 yards rushing on 15 carries by Cincinnati last year. PREDICTION: Cincinnati 48, Connecticut 14

18 Cincinnati has established itself as the favorite in the American Athletic Conference East Division. The Bearcats have a strong chance to remain unbeaten in conference play on Saturday night when they travel to East Carolina, a team that is still looking for its first AAC win. East Carolina has at least one takeaway in each of the last seven games. East Carolina has not beaten a ranked opponent since 2014. PREDICTION: Cincinnati 48, East Carolina 20

"I think the most important thing is it was probably the complete game we've been looking for," Bearcats' coach Luke Fickell told reporters. It wasn't normal," UCF senior running back Adrian Killins Jr. told reporters of the 35-34 loss at Pittsburgh on Sept. 21. Cincinnati senior RB Michael Warren II leads the team with 262 yards rushing and needs 85 to become the 13th Bearcat to accumulate 2,000 on the ground. The Bearcats have been penalized the fifth-most yards nationally at 82.8 per game while the Knights are 18th at 71.2. PREDICTION: Central Florida 38, Cincinnati 28More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Running back Bolu Olorunfunmi #4 of the UCLA Bruins tries to break through the Oklahoma Sooners defense at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. LINE: Cincinnati -3After visiting the Bearcats, UCLA returns home to face San Diego State and Oklahoma before opening conference play with back-to-back road games against Washington State and Arizona. Cincinnati has won eight consecutive season openers and 14 of its last 15 since 2005. Cincinnati led the AAC in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense last season. PREDICTION: Cincinnati 27, UCLA 20More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.