UC Head Coach Scott Satterfield Updates Cincinnati's Injuries Ahead of Miami (OH)

Cincinnati is 1-1 to start the 2024 season.

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield speaks to Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby (2) in the second quarter of the College Football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Towson Tigers at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — Scott Satterfield provided the latest update on Cincinnati's injuries ahead of a crucial rivalry matchup against Miami (OH) this weekend.

Safety Josh Minkins played stellar ball before exiting Saturday's loss with an injury to close the first half. Meanwhile, Cincinnati hasn't seen TE Joey Beljan or RT Philip Wilder take the field this season.

Satterfield provided the latest on a "day-to-day" Minkins.

"We hated to lose him in the second half," Satterfield said on Tuesday. "He got the pick there in the first half and smart player knows what to do in the run and the pass. We'll know more, hopefully by the middle of this week, to see if we'll have him available this week or not. (Derrick) Canteen slid over and played the free safety position in the second half. Logan (Wilson) filled in most of the day in the strong safety during the second half. So we'll have to figure out what what positions we need to put our guys in if he's not available, but we'll see where he's at middle of the week."

Cincinnati's defense gave up some glaring coverage busts without Minkins—while right tackle Deondre Buford (54.6 PFF grade this season, five QB pressures allowed) has struggled to perform well his entire college career and was a clear issue for the offense throughout the game on Saturday.

Cincinnati could really use Minkins, Wilder, and Beljan back on the field soon as they try to fend off falling below .500 on the season.

"We have a lot of ball left. We got a big game this week, obviously, against Miami, and this is what we're all focused on," Satterfield said in his message to fans after falling to 0-7 against FBS teams at Nippert Stadium. "It was a very difficult loss. Obviously, we lost by one point on a last second field goal. That sucks. I don't care who it is, there were several games that way this weekend.

"But there's a lot of ball left in the season. We feel like we got a good football team. We got a connected football team. We got guys that have a lot of fight in them. And it was shown over the last two days here. So, we're going to continue to battle, continue to go out there and put a great product out there, we just got to go out and make plays and find a way to win the game in the fourth quarter, we've had a lot of close games since I've been here, a lot of close games, and we got to find a way to win those."

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