If Cincinnati is going to maintain their No. 5 ranking this weekend, they’ll have to do so without starting quarterback Tony Pike, ESPN.com’s Joe Schad is reporting.
Citing a person close to the situation, Schad reports that Zach Collaros will start in place of the injured Pike.
Pike underwent a surgical procedure earlier this week after a plate in his left forearm shifted in the win over South Florida.
Even as it was Collaros who replaced Pike and played well against the Bulls, there was still some mystery as to whether he or Chazz Anderson would get the start if Pike couldn’t go. Apparently, said mystery has been solved.