Cincinnati hands Eddie George his first loss as an FBS coach

CINCINNATI AP Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Bearcats posted a - win over Bowling Green and former NFL running back and Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George who took his first loss as an FBS coach Saturday George the Heisman winner with Ohio State took over as head coach at Bowling Green - this season after four years leading FCS Tennessee State He brought his group and social media sensation Pudge the Cat the Bowling Green mascot into Nippert Stadium to face the Bearcats - Bearcats coach Scott Satterfield used a short passing meeting through three quarters until Sorsby rushed the last yards late in the third to lead - Sorsby connected with Cyrus Allen for - and -yard touchdowns for the Bearcats first two scores and finished with yards passing There were a lot of questions about throwing the ball Satterfield commented Sorsby threw the ball well Our guys made particular great catches and had a lot of yards after catches George elected to punt for field position twice in the first half rather than take a menace on fourth-and-short The Falcons punted on fourth-and- from the Bowling Green in the first quarter and again from the Cincinnati in the second quarter on fourth-and- That second time backfired as Cincinnati drove yards to amount its third touchdown and take a - lead on Sorsby s -yard toss to Jeff Caldwell Looking at the flow of the tournament down - I didn t want to give them a short field George disclosed I sought to be conservative until I get a good feel from my offense I don t want to throw against the wind and hope until we have something dialed in Trailing - on its first possession of the second half the Falcons went for a first down on a fourth-and- from the Cincinnati Leo Kemp a transfer from UCLA was held to yard by Jake Golday Drew Pyne threw for yards and a tally to Jyrin Johnson for the Falcons Takeaway Donte Corleone Cincinnati s two-time All-American nose tackle left the field twice Corleone missed a series to have his ankle taped He left for good midway through the second quarter We ll re-evaluate but I think he ll be fine Satterfield disclosed Family affair Eddie George s son Eriq was the starting defensive end for the Falcons The son of athletic director Derek van der Merwe Ian is a defensive lineman It is the first time in FBS history the coach and athletic director s sons played on the same squad according to the school Transfer Pyne made at least one start for Notre Dame Arizona State and Missouri First-time ever The Bearcats were - against Bowling Green coming into the competition losing to them in and a - loss in the first home shutout by the Bearcats since Up next Bowling Green will host Liberty next Saturday Cincinnati will be at home against Northwestern State next Saturday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source