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Bearcats at a Glance
Head Coach	Butch Jones
at Cincinnati	0-0 (1st Year), 27-13 Overall
2009 Record	12-1 Overall, 7-0 Big East
Home/Road/Neutral	6-0 / 6-0 / 0-1
Off Starters Ret/Lost	6 / 5
Def Starters Ret/Lost	5 / 6
Lettermen Returning	45
Off/Def/Spec	23 / 20 / 2
Lettermen Lost	25

2009 Team Statistics
	Stat	NCAA	Big East
Total Offense	447.46	11	1
Rushing Offense	138.69	69	5
Passing Offense	308.77	8	1
Points/Game	38.62	4	1
Total Defense	374.00	67	8
Rushing Defense	143.77	61	7
Passing Defense	230.23	78	6
Pts Allowed/Game	23.08	44	5

Returning Stat Leaders
	#12 Zach Collaros \| 6-0 \| 209 \| Sr. \| QB Passing: 93-124, 1,434 Yds, 10 TDs, 2 INTs
	#23 Isaiah Pead \| 5-10 \| 193 \| Jr. \| RB Rushing: 121 Att, 806 Yds, 6.7 Avg, 9 TDs
	#80 Armon Binns \| 6-4 \| 200 \| Sr. \| WR Receiving: 25 Rec, 567 Yds, 22.7 Avg, 5 TDs
	#37 J.K. Schaffer, Jr. \| 6-1 \| 223 \| Sr. \| LB Tackles: 100 Total, 54 Solo, 5.5 TFL, 3 INTs
	#54 Walter Stewart \| 6-5 \| 226 \| Jr. \| LB TFL: 8.5 for -39 Yds, 4.5 Sacks, 59 Tackles
	#95 Derek Wolfe \| 6-5 \| 302 \| Jr. \| DL Sacks: 8.0 for -38 Yds, 8.0 TFL, 41 Tackles

OU vs. Cincinnati Multimedia
	2008 OU vs. Cincinnati Highlights View highlights from SoonerVision as OU thumped the Bearcats, 52-26, in Norman.
	2008 OU vs. Cincinnati Photo Gallery Sam Bradford was striking his Heisman pose early for OU. (Photos by Ty Russell)

NORMAN, Okla. -- As OU prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition.

Oklahoma hits the road for the first time in Week 4 at Cincinnati. The Sooners and Bearcats meet at Paul Brown Stadium, home of the NFL's Bengals, on September 25.

The Word on the Bearcats

It's only natural for the rest of the Big East to assume that with the departure of Brian Kelly, Tony Pike and Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati will not be the offensive force that it has been. Those doubters could be in for a surprise... Athlon

Cincinnati will again be among the Big East's most potent offensive attacks. And the defense is in far better shape than a year ago, when 10 starters needed to be replaced. Event though Brian Kelly has taken... College Football News

Jones understands that when you take over a team that has won two consecutive conference championships, there are some expectations. Big expectations. This isn't new territory for Jones, who takes over for Kelly... Blue Ribbon

Jones inherits a lot of talent, particularly offensively. Zach Collaros, who passed for more than 1,400 yards in 12 games, will be the starter at QB. He will have plenty of weapons in Pead, Binns and Woods... USA Today

It's difficult to recall the last time a QB performed as well as Collaros did as a sophomore, even if the sample size was small. His numbers should be massive in 2010, as Jones' offense has a history of putting his... CBS Sports

Zach Collaros stepped in for an injured Tony Pike in the middle of last year, completing 78 percent of his passes and accounting for 10 touchdowns in those games. That may have just been the beginning... ESPN.com

Isaiah Pead is ready to have a real breakout season after averaging 6.7 yards per carry last year. Armon Binns has developed into one of the nation's best receivers. Both should go over 1,000 yards for the first time... ESPN.com