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Cincinnati Bearcats LB Jake Golday Wins Weekly National Award Following Iowa State Performance

Cincinnati has a star leading its linebacker unit.
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Cincinnati Bearcats linebacker Jake Golday (11) smiles during the Cincinnati Bearcats football spring practice at Nippert Stadium on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Cincinnati Bearcats linebacker Jake Golday (11) smiles during the Cincinnati Bearcats football spring practice at Nippert Stadium on Saturday, April 12, 2025. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — UC linebacker Jake Golday continued his great play in Saturday's 38-30 win over Iowa State this past weekend, and it earned him Senior Bowl National Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Golday posted 12 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and made a clutch 4th-and-1 stop late in the game. He now leads all Big 12 players in tackles per game this season (9.8).

The rangy linebacker was Cincinnati's highest-grade player in the game by Pro Football Focus, and he's elevating his 2026 NFL Draft more and more each week. That's way down the line, though. Scott Satterfield, Golday, and the rest of the team are focused on UCF this Saturday.

“I don't think we think like that. We try to stay in the moment," Satterfield said about looking ahead. "I think if you think like that, then you set yourself up failure. For us, it's about our process. It's about celebrating this win today, because it was a big win, and then it's about getting in there tomorrow and trying to heal up, and then moving forward for our next opponent. So, you can't think like that. You've got to think about one week at a time and your opponent that you're getting ready to play.”

The game kicks off at noon ET on FS1.

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Russ Heltman is a contributor for AllBearcats and AllBengals. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.

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