Cincinnati Bearcats Football Coach Taking Promotion With AAC School

Cincinnati has had to make a couple of staff hires this offseason.

Oct 18, 2025; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats helmet sits on the bench prior to the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images | William Purnell-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — One of UC football's assistant coaches is taking a different role in the sport. 247Sports' Matt Zenitz reports Tim Conner is taking the Memphis special teams coordinator position after spending the last three seasons on Scott Satterfield's initial staff as assistant special teams coach.

Conner also worked at Louisville, Georgia Tech, and Temple before coming to UC. Satterfield and Luke Paschall will now hunt for new help on that front after the Bearcats' special teams improved in 2025.

The coaches are hard at work preparing for the 2026 Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2. Cincinnati will have a new starting quarterback in Brady Lichtenberg, while Samaj Jones is likely to get some snaps as well.

"Lichty (Lichtenberg) and Samaj both will get reps in this game," Satterfield said last week. "They're excited for the opportunity. Both of those guys have been practicing well throughout the whole season; they just haven't played a whole lot. This is going to be their opportunity to go out and make some plays for us."

That game kicks off with Conner on Jan. 2 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

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