Underwood Done, Barwin Ready to Play

Saturday afternoon in Houston, Brandon Underwood played his final game of college football.  The senior defensive back was chosen to play in the East West Shrine Game.  Underwood finished with 4 tackles, 3 assisted and 1 solo.    The broadcast team recognized Brandon early in the first quarter as a one of their "top 5 defensive prospects" for the East squad.

Up next is the Senior Bowl where 5 more Bearcats will have the opportunity to improve their value with the NFL scouts.  Connor Barwin spoke to us before he left for Moblie Sunday morning.  He says that it's great for UC to have this many seniors in post season games.

Later this week we will have the entire interview we taped with Connor this past Friday afternoon in the UC weight room.  We talk about a number of subjects including playing for the Bengals.   Marvin Lewis and his staff  are coaching the North squad that includes the UC players.

Underwood In Shrine Bowl Saturday

Saturday afternoon on ESPN 2 Bearcat fans can see the first of 6 different UC players playing in a post season all star game.  Brandon Underwood was selected to play on the East squad in the East West Shrine Bowl.  As mentioned earlier UC has 6 "all stars".  This put them up with USC and LSU for teams that have the largest number of seniors in post season all star bowls.  Underwood can be seen Saturday afternoon when the Shrine Bowl kicks off in Houston at 3:00 on ESPN2.  The other 5 Bearcats will be in the Senior Bowl next Saturday in Mobile, Alabama.   Bearcat Sports Page.com caught up with Connor Barwin yesterday in the weight room getting ready for next weeks game, we will have that interview later next week.

Barwin, Underwood Added to East Squad

Two more Bearcats were added to the roster for the East West Shrine Bowl.  This is one of the oldest and most respected post season bowls.   The rosters are made up of outstanding senior talent from all over the country.  Trevor Canfield was named to the East roster earlier, and his team mates Connor Barwin and Brandon Underwood were added this week.   Proceeds from the game go the the Shriners Hospitals for Children.  Being selected for this All Star Bowl has been an honor for many years. For other roster additions this please click here.  The game is on January 17 and will air on ESPN2 at 4:00.