Cole Tabb's 53-yard touchdown run with 1:29 remaining rallied Cincinnati to a 35-31 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the 129th meeting of the “Battle for the Victory Bell” on Saturday after the Bearcats trailed by 21 points at halftime. “I thought our guys didn’t panic,” Bearcats coach Scott Satterfield said. It was the Bearcats' largest rally since they came back from a 21-0 deficit in 2018 to beat Ohio University 34-30.

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