Mangum finished with 252 yards and two touchdowns on 19-of-32 passing with only one interception.
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UC (3-3) was denied a second consecutive quality win.
The Bearcats had a bye week in Week 6 and should be well rested as they travel to Utah. On the other hand, with 2 Wins and 2 losses, BYU Cougars gained 0.0 total yards on an average including 0.0 passing yards (with 0.0 passing attempts having completion percentage of 0.0) and 0.0 rushing yards per game.
The scoring began on the Bearcat side, with Cincinnati taking a 3-0 lead on a field goal early in the first quarter.
Kiel was not medically cleared to return to practice until this past Sunday.
“Coaches just put me in good situations where I’d have one-on-ones, twisting things and it was nice to have Travis (Tuiloma) in the middle where he could get a big push”, Kaufusi said. On 3rd and long, the pressure was brought again and Moore was brought down by a host of Cougar defenders.
Kiel was hurt at Memphis in his last appearance September 24 and also was knocked out of his previous appearance, at Miami (Ohio) on September 19, with a head/shoulder injury.
Gunner Kiel is back to full practice following his latest neck injury, giving Cincinnati a decision for its game Friday night at Brigham Young.
The Bearcats made it 10-0 on a trick play. After that the Cincy offense showed their balance by scoring on a mix of mid range passes and mid yardage runs to set up the one yard touchdown pass out of the Wildcat formation by Tion Green.
BYU, aided by two pass interference calls against UC, trimmed the Bearcats lead to 17-10 on a 5-yard TD run by Algernon Brown with 4:30 left until halftime. But the first-year player appears to have a bright future. That included a 58-yard field goal attempt (blocked) and five sacks against Moore.
Garrett JuergensReturned a punt 39 yards for a career high in the fourth quarter to set the table for BYU’s final score of the game. Unfortunately, this is a short week for BYU and the Cougars have injuries at nearly every position and will be forced to compete really banged up.
Yet despite the shaky start, Mangum came out for the second half by completing 7-of-8 passes for 72 yards and a 19-yard strike to Kurtz to tie the game at 17-17. It was an obviously blown coverage, and UC found itself behind with 8:14 left. This is the first of a home-and-home series against the Cougars.
When an East Coast team comes to Lavell Edwards Stadium on Homecoming and puts up 518 yards of total offence to BYU’s 508 yards, they would likely expect a different outcome on the scoreboard.
Why You Need To Care BYU and Cincinnati meet for the first time Friday night, both looking to avoid their third loss of the season. He is expected to play Friday.
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The Bearcats haven’t played this far west since they lost at Fresno State in their season opener in 2010.
