NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Brian Kelly left Cincinnati as a winner.
The same cannot be said for the Bearcats’ seniors or the group of Kelly’s former assistants who were left to lead Cincinnati into the Sugar Bowl against Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators.
With Kelly leaving for Notre Dame after fourth-ranked Cincinnati finished its regular season 12-0, the Big East champion Bearcats had three weeks to refocus on facing No. 5 Florida under offensive coordinator and interim coach Jeff Quinn.
The Bearcats will never know if Kelly calling the plays would have made a difference Friday night. All they know is they didn’t get in the end zone until 4:46 remained in the third quarter, which was far too late. Florida was already cruising to a 51-24 blowout by then.
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