Scott Satterfield Dives Into Importance of Beating TCU Ahead of Final Chance to Salvage 2024 Season

The Bearcats are trying to stop a tailspin losing streak cemented by this past weekend's blowout.

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield, left, watches an instant replay video on the jumbo screen in the fourth quarter of a college football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and West Virginia Mountaineers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Mountaineers won 31-24. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — Scott Satterfield and the Bearcats have one more chance to salvage the wreckage from the past monthand etch a bowl bid during the 2024 season. They are walking about 25-30 seniors on Saturday

Satterfield dove into how important a win and another win in bowl season would be for the program's stifled momentum

"It's hard to hard to put that into words," Satterfield said about making and winning a bowl game. "We know how big that would be, obviously, right? I think any time you can go into an offseason with a win, it just kind of springboards everything. For that momentum, for the offseason.

"We have signing day next Wednesday, for for high school players, which most of those guys are already kind of committed. We kind of know where we're at with that. The week after that, the portal opens up. So we'll be bringing guys in for that. So, December is going to be, obviously, extremely busy for that. And if you can go out and get a win, and now, when you're bringing portal guys in, you got practices, a lot more positive vibe, obviously. And I think you can't really put that into words how big that will be to be able to have that, be able to have that for the next three to four weeks."

The Bearcats have lost four games in a row during both of Satterfield's seasons. A five-game losing streak to end the second campaign would leave them in the same position as last year (one November win through two seasons and no bowl bids), with another lackluster recruiting class coming in 2025.

It's not like injuries have been a big crutch to blame. UC's been one of the healthiest teams in the country outside of the two starting defensive linemen who haven't played all year (Jalen Hunt and Mikah Coleman) and tight end Joey Beljan getting hurt early on.

"We're focusing on going out and having a great weekend playing the best game we can play against TCU, and then, hopefully, that's good enough and you get the win and it doesn't matter," Satterfield said about getting a bowl invite with a 5-7 record. "So for us, no we have not talked about it, for us it's just about going out and having a great week of prep and going out and trying to play great for these seniors on Saturday."

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