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UC’s Return To Nippert Stadium On FSO

John Kiesewetter

The Bearcats’ home opener in renovated Nippert Stadium will air live 7 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports Ohio.

After a year playing at Paul Brown Stadium, UC will host Alabama A&M Saturday on the Clifton campus at Nippert, where the Bearcats have played since 1924.

Immediately after the game FSO will repeat “Revealed: Nippert Stadium,” a 30-minute special about the history and expansion of the stadium hosted by UC radio voice Dan Hoard.  

UC has played football on the Nippert site since 1901, according to the Nipperthistory page on GoBearcats site.

“Nippert Stadium” also airs this week at 10 p.m. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Thursday; and 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

FSO’S “Inside Bearcats Football Preview” also airs 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday; 6 p.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m. Saturday.

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John Kiesewetter, who has covered television and media for more than 35 years, has been working for Cincinnati Public Radio and WVXU-FM since 2015.