and now, the cincinnati bearcats and their great coach, luke fickell. t this team deserves to be in the playoff. now, i would like coach fickell to come and accept the championship trophy of the american athletic conference. congratulations. >> joe: signed his letter of intent, big offensive lineman. been a busy week in the fickell household. daughter just celebrated her 13th birthday this week, as well. now, dad's a champ. >> us, thank you to everybody that endured and came out tonight. 5,831. we love every one of you. and to these young men behind me, i don't know -- how you could have done it any better this entire year. the season of sacrifice, the year of the teammate. i love you. we love you. seniors, thank you. 20 in a row in nippert stadium. one of the greatest seasons in u.c. football history. god bless you. >> joe: a 9-0 football team. a championship football team. they will find out their fate for the postseason tomorrow. it was a thriller, folks. a 34-yard game-winning field goal by cole smith gives cincinnati the american athletic conference