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CINCINNATI — Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and the Bearcats overcame a self-destructive first half to beat West Virginia 24-21 for the best start in school history. Cincinnati (10-0, 6-0 Big East) struggled offensively because of uncharacteristic mistakes – a fumble, a dropped touchdown pass, a missed field goal, and an...  

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Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly said he thought about his quarterback situation all weekend and came to a conclusion: Tony Pike is still his guy, assuming the senior is fully healed from his left forearm injury.  

LOOKING GOOD Sounds crazy, but how do you bench Zach Collaros when Tony Pike is healthy? In his third start for the injured Pike, Collaros passed for 480 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 75 yards and two more scores. --The Bearcats' running ...  

Well, this week has seen more flip-flops than last year's visits to Hawaii and South Beach (for the Orange Bowl) combined. It's now Episode IV of "Quarterback Wars" and I feel the Tuesday press conference should've began with a crawl over the screen setting up UC's inter-battle of throwing Jedi warriors who must face the rebels from the distant star of Morgantown. It now appears as though Zach Collaros will start and Tony Pike will play...  

Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike underwent a procedure Tuesday morning to repair the plate in his left arm, and his status for Saturday's game against Louisville is up in the air, school officials said.  

CINCINNATI -- Tony Pike had X-rays Tuesday that showed his non-passing arm is healing nicely from surgery, another step toward getting him back to full practice with fourth-ranked Cincinnati.  

Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. Now the Bearcats can try to run the table with their senior quarterback throwing the ball. Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and the Bearcats overcame...  

by Brett McMurphyFiled under: Cincinnati, West Virginia, Big EastCINCINNATI -- The talk all week in Cincinnati -- no make that for the past few weeks -- was when would Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike return? And, if so, would he start?Friday against West Virginia, Pike (right) finally saw his first action in 29 days and even threw two touchdowns, but he was merely a footnote. The real story for the Bearcats was running back Isaiah Pead, who...  

Pike expected to practice CINCINNATI (AP) -- Tony Pike will practice with fourth-ranked Cincinnati this week, his status still uncertain because of an injury to his non-passing arm. Coach Brian Kelly said Monday that the senior quarterback will participate  

Cincinnati QB Tony Pike has already been ruled out of next Saturdays game against Louisville, according to Brian Kelly. Since he is the coach, he should know. Zach Collaros, who entered during the second drive of the 3rd quarter, was 4/7 for 72 yards and 1 int against South Florida. More importantly, Collaros ran for 132 yards and both of Cincinnati's second half touchdowns. A few preliminary scouting reports I read off twitter said he was...  

X-rays show quarterback Tony Pike's non-passing forearm is healing nicely, so he'll be able to practice with No. 4 Cincinnati this week wearing a splint instead of his bulky cast. Pike had a protective plate in his left forearm damaged during a game Oct. 15...  

Tampa, Fla. » Even with starting quarterback Tony Pike on the sideline, Cincinnati's quick-strike offense kept rolling. The eighth-ranked Bearcats got two touchdown passes from Pike before he left in the third quarter with a sprained left wrist, then backup Zach Collaros ran 75 yards  

by Brett McMurphyFiled under: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, West Virginia, General CFB InsanityA day after saying that Cincinnati senior Tony Pike would be his starting quarterback when "100 percent" healthy, Bearcats coach Brian Kelly told Cincinnati radio station WEBN-FM that back-up Zach Collaros would start Friday against West Virginia.Collaros started for Pike the past three games, and has completed 80 percent of his passes...  

X-rays show Tony Pike's non-passing forearm is healing nicely, so he'll be able to practice with No. 4 Cincinnati this week wearing a new splint instead of his bulky cast.

Pike had a protective plate in his left forearm damaged during a game on Oct. 15 and had it replaced. He's missed the last two games while the arm mends, with sophomore Zach Collaros leading the Bearcats (8-0) to wins over Louisville and Syracuse.