{
  "id": 15540917,
  "title": "Grades, overreactions from UC Bearcats late loss at West Virginia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/grades-overreactions-from-uc-bearcats-late-loss-at-west-virginia-15540917",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T02:05:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/grades-overreactions-uc-bearcats-loss-020522174.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 17, the Cincinnati Bearcats fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers with a 45-42 loss at Milan Puskar Stadium. Despite outgaining the Mountaineers in total yards (622-598) and rushing yards (233-134), it was the Mountaineers who secured the victory just shy of the two-minute timeout. UC pinned the Mountaineers at the 1-yard line on a punt by Max Fletcher, but West Virginia's Michael Hawkins Jr. made a crucial play with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Prince Strachan. West Virginia later tied the game with a field goal, then stopped Cincinnati near the two-minute timeout, ultimately winning 45-42. This marked the Mountaineers' first win of the season, while UC remained at a 4-2 record. The Bearcats' defense allowed West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. to throw for an impressive 464 yards, surpassing his career-high, while UC's nose tackle Josh Hough and safety MJ Cannon were injured. Despite holding Hawkins Jr. to season lows in rushing, the Mountaineers' passing game outshone UC's porous secondary. UC had six leads throughout the game but ultimately failed to secure the victory in Morgantown. The home team won in most of the Big 12 games on Saturday, October 17, and UC is expected to face challenges in their upcoming games against top-ranked teams.",
  "summary": "Here are overreactions, grades from Cincinnati Bearcats last-second loss vs. West Virginia",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Grades, overreactions from UC Bearcats late loss at West Virginia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/grades-overreactions-from-uc-bearcats-late-loss-at-west-virginia",
        "published": "2026-10-19T02:05:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}