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Cincinnati rallies from 21-point halftime deficit to defeat Miami (Ohio) 35-31 on Tabb's TD run

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In a surprising comeback, Cincinnati defeated Miami (Ohio) 35-31 in their historic rivalry game, after trailing by 21 points at halftime. Cole Tabb’s decisive 53-yard touchdown run with just over a minute left secured the win for Cincinnati, who improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2021. The Redhawks’ David McComb threw for 334 yards and a touchdown but couldn’t hold off Cincinnati’s comeback led by quarterback JC French IV.

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In a stunning turnaround, Cincinnati rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit to defeat Miami (Ohio) 35-31 on Saturday. Cole Tabb sealed the victory with a 53-yard touchdown run with just over a minute left in the game. This was the 129th meeting of the "Battle for the Victory Bell," an historic rivalry that has seen Cincinnati win 18 of the last 19 games. The contest, played at the home stadium of Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati, marked one of the oldest non-conference rivalries in college football and the fifth-most-played series in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Despite this strong history, the schools are not scheduled to face each other again soon due to scheduling changes.

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Bearcats CINCINNATI Miami the Football Bowl Subdivision the “Battle for the Victory Bell”

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CINCINNATI GPE · 6× Miami GPE · 5× Bearcats ORG · 3× McComb PERSON · 2× Cole Tabb’s PERSON · 1× FC Cincinnati ORG · 1× JC French IV PERSON · 1× Major League Soccer’s ORG · 1× Tabb PERSON · 1× the Football Bowl Subdivision ORG · 1×

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cole Tabb’s 53-yard touchdown run with 1:29 remaining rallied Cincinnati to a 35-31 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the 129th meeting of the “Battle for the Victory Bell” on Saturday after the Bearcats trailed by 21 points at halftime.

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Cincinnati rallies from 21-point halftime deficit to defeat Miami (Ohio) 35-31 on Tabb's TD run · assertive framing

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Bearcats → remain → halftime

Cincinnati has won 18 of the last 19 meetings in the oldest non-conference rivalry in the nation and the fifth-most played in the Football Bowl Subdivision. asserted

Cincinnati → win → Subdivision

The two schools aren’t scheduled to play each other for the immediate future. asserted

schools → schedule → future

The game was played at the home of Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati. asserted

game → play → Cincinnati

On third-and-1, Tabb got the handoff from JC French IV out of the shotgun formation, eluded a couple of tackles near the line of scrimmage and another at the Miami 46-yard line before outracing defenders for his second TD of the game. asserted

Tabb → get → game

The Redhawks drove to the Cincinnati 33 before quarterback David McComb had the ball punched out by Antwan Peek Jr. on a sack. asserted

ball → drive → sack

It was recovered by Drew Logan at the 34 to allow the Bearcats to hold on and go 3-0 for the first time since 2021. asserted

Bearcats → recover → 2021

French completed 31 of 43 passes for 309 yards with two touchdowns. asserted

French → complete → touchdowns

He also ran it in from 1 yard out midway through the third quarter to start the comeback. asserted

He → run → comeback

JV Gibson had seven catches for 68 yards, including a TD for the third straight game. asserted

Gibson → have → game

After turning it over on downs on their opening series of the third quarter, the Bearcats scored on four of five possessions. asserted

Bearcats → turn → possessions

Miami (1-2) led for virtually the first 58 1/2 minutes after Scoop Smith returned the opening kickoff 98 yards. asserted

Smith → lead → kickoff

Smith, the shortest player in the FBS at 5-foot-5, fielded the ball at the 2 near the left sideline, faked a reverse handoff near the 10 before changing direction and blew past Cincinnati’s kick coverage team up the right sideline. asserted

Smith → field → sideline

It was the first time since 2018 that Miami returned a kickoff for a touchdown, which was also the opening play of the game. asserted

which → return → game

McComb passed for 334 yards and a touchdown along with a rushing score. asserted

McComb → pass → score

McComb, who completed 17 of 28 passes, connected with Maleek Huggins on a 36-yard touchdown to the right corner of the end zone to make it 28-7 with 21 seconds left in the second quarter. asserted

seconds → complete → quarter

Up next Miami (Ohio): Hosts UConn next Saturday. asserted

Miami → host → UConn

Cincinnati: Hosts Kansas State in its Big 12 opener next Saturday. ___ asserted

Cincinnati → host → opener