Desmond Ridder

Desmond Ridder is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Desmond Ridder
Cincinnati Bearcats – No. 9
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSt. Xavier
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Ridder was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a 15-year-old mother and was raised in by his mother and his grandmother in the city's The Highlands neighborhood. His step father and his family became significant in Desmond’s life when he was 5 years old. Desmond attended Holy Family Parochial school. Growing up, Desmond had a large X on his bedroom wall. He aspired to go to St Xavier High School and he did. [1]

As a senior at St. Xavier, Ridder passed for 1,319 yards and nine touchdowns and also led the Tigers in rushing with 668 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named All-Metro.[2] He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and a three-star recruit by 24/7 Sports and committed to play college football at the University of Cincinnati over an offer from Eastern Kentucky.[1][3] He received his scholarship offer from Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville following to a tryout held on the morning of the [[Kentucky Oaks))for offensive coordinator Zac Taylor during his junior year. After Tuberville resigned during his senior year, new coach Luke Fickell honored the offer and Ridder officially signed.[1]

College career

Ridder redshirted his true freshman season.[4] He became the Bearcats' starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman and passed for 2,445 yards and 20 touchdowns and gained 583 yards rushing along with five touchdowns and was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Rookie of the Year.[5][6] As a redshirt sophomore, Ridder completed 179 of 325 passes for 2,164 yards and 18 touchdowns against nine interceptions while also rushing for 650 yards and five touchdowns.[7][8] He was named the MVP of the 2020 Birmingham Bowl completing 14-of-24 passes for 95 yards and one touchdown and also rushing for 105 yards and three more touchdowns in a 38-6 victory over Boston College.[9]

Ridder was named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week after completing 13-of-21 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown and also rushing eight times for 179 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-13 win over 16th-ranked SMU on October 24, 2020.[10][11][12][13] At the conclusion of the regular season, Ridder was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Year.[14]

References
  1. Forde, Pat (November 19, 2020). "Midwestern Revival Tour: Cincinnati". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. Frakes, Jason (August 16, 2016). "All-Metro: St. Xavier QB Desmond Ridder". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. Frakes, Jason (May 16, 2016). "St. X quarterback Desmond Ridder commits to Cincinnati". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. Springer, Scott (March 13, 2019). "Will Desmond Ridder be a four-year starter for UC like QB coach Gino Guidugli?". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. "How Desmond Ridder won UC's starting quarterback job and sparked the Bearcats' turnaround". Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. Williams, Justin (August 9, 2019). "Desmond Ridder is still the same. Desmond Ridder has changed". The Athletic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. "Desmond Ridder and the man in the mirror". The Athletic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  8. "Where Desmond Ridder stands after Cincinnati Bearcats first month of the season". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  9. Goldberg, Rob (January 2, 2020). "Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati Dominate Boston College in 2020 Birmingham Bowl". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  10. "Ridder named Walter Camp FBS Offensive Player of the Week". Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  11. "Desmond Ridder runs, passes No. 19 Cincinnati past No. 16 SMU". Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  12. Williams, Justin (October 27, 2020). "How Desmond Ridder ran wild and some defensive 'sorcery' in UC's win over SMU". The Athletic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  13. "Cincy's Ridder Nation quarterback of the week". Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  14. "American Announces 2020 Football Postseason Honors" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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