Home Opener Tailgate This Saturday

The Bearcats take the field against the Bowling Green Falcons at 3:30 PM ET inside historic Nippert Stadium. Cincinnati is a 21.5-point favorite, looking to bounce back strong after a hard-fought opener in Kansas City.

Fun fact from the vault: Bowling Green is 4-0 against the Cats all-time, with all four wins coming between 1990–1994. If you see him at the tailgate, ask Ben Cline about those games. I’m pretty sure he was in college at BGSU at that time😉.

The trailer will be parked and ready by noon on Sigma Sigma Commons, right in the heart of The Grid next to Scioto Hall. Here’s what’s waiting for you:

• Garage Beer in the coolers (plus BYO—toss your drinks in our community coolers). Water & NA options are always available.

• Trophy Pizza – 10 cheese, 10 pepperoni, 3 veggie, and 2 bacon pies hot and ready by 12:30 PM.

• Red Sea Shots at the tailgate – 2 gallons of our famous gameday mix, ready to pour.

• DJ Mike Wazowske bringing the music + hype to kick off Season 11.

• Our new Party Bell – rings every hour on the hour. Raise a glass for a community cheers! It’s also our reminder to stay on track and head into Nippert in time for kickoff.

• Class Photo at 2:45 PM – don’t miss the tradition before we march to Nippert!

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