... defense began to deteriorate significantly and ultimately spelled doom for Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl. Turn the page to the 2010 pre-season and new head coach Butch Jones is beginning to lay the foundation for what he hopes will become a National Championship contender.

In the last five games of last season, Cincinnati surrendered an average of 471 yards a game and nearly 40 points against them. Those numbers are simply not good enough to propel an “on the rise” program into a position to become a title contender.

Defensive coordinators, Tim Banks and John Jancek, have a good core of young players returning in 2010 and hope to teach principles of consistency and discipline. Banks will also be in his first year on t...

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