Baylor is in town for the second-ever matchup between the two schools. UC had a fourth-quarter comeback to pull close to the Bears in 2023, but fell short 32-29. Dave Aranda's squad lost in Fort Worth to TCU 42-36 Oct. 18 and comes in 4-3 (2-2 Big 12) against the 6-1 (4-0) Bearcats.

There are three top 25 matchups on the Week 9 college football schedule, all of which take place in the SEC.

Cincinnati has won 6 games in a row and cracked the Top 25 after demolishing the Oklahoma State Cowboys 49-17 last week and covering as a 24-point road favorite with the Over (58) hitting.

Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is expected to play on Sunday against the Jets, despite dealing with a lingering hip injury that kept him sidelined in Week 7.

Justin Fields will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Whoever is there, Cincinnati's defense has allowed the most touchdowns (9), yards (536) and second-most receptions (48) to opposing tight ends so far this season.

The Bengals quarterback said he used to "feel so bad" for guys eating at restaurants by themselves, and he's now realized "that dude was in heaven"