Ken Rosenthal is reporting former Reds catcher David Ross is headed to Atlanta to serve as Brian McCann's backup.

From UC:

On Sunday, Dec. 7, Cincinnati Bearcats’ fans are invited to Fifth Third Arena for a special Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Selection Show event, the Department of Athletics announced today. The event is open to the public with the doors of Fifth Third opening at 6:30 p.m. The official BSC Selection Show begins at 8 p.m. and will be televised nationally on FOX.

During the broadcast, head coach Brian Kelly and the football team will make a live appearance on the FOX selection special. Also on display will be the four trophies won so far by this year’s team:
· The Victory Bell, 45-20 win over Miami (OH)
· The Keg of Nails, 28-20 win over Louisville
· The River City Rivalry Trophy, 28-21 win over Pittsburgh
· The BIG EAST Championship Trophy, 6-1 finish in league play

The Bearcats assured themselves of a slot in a BCS Bowl this past weekend as they clinched their first outright league title since 1964, knocking off Syracuse, 30-10, in front of 34,603 fans at Nippert Stadium Saturday. Cincinnati (10-2, 6-1 BIG EAST) also tied the school record for wins and earned the first back-to-back 10-win season in program history.

UC, ranked No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll, tied its highest ever ranking in the AP poll, dating back to Nov. 1, 1954. The Bearcats No. 12 standing in the latest USA Today poll tops its best mark of No. 16, achieved a week ago.

The Bearcats close out the regular season on Dec. 6, heading to Hawai'i to take on the Warriors in Aloha Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 p.m. EST and the game will air on ESPN2.

Fans interested in attending the Bearcats first BCS Bowl game, can purchase $50 bowl ticket credits now by calling the UC Athletics Ticket Office at 1-877-CATS-TIX or by going online at www.CATSTIX.com.

Bengals

Out

QB Carson Palmer (elbow)

Did not participate in practice

DE Eric Henderson (neck)

WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (back)

LB Rashad Jeanty (shin)

CB David Jones (knee)

S Chinedum Ndukwe (foot)

DE Antwan Odom (shoulder)

RB Chris Perry (hamstring)

TE Ben Utecht (foot)

Limited participation in practice

OT Levi Jones (hamstring)

Colts

Did not participate in practice

DB Antoine Bethea (not injured -- rested)

LB Gary Brackett (fibula)

DT Keyunta Dawson (hamstring)

DE Dwight Freeney (not injured -- rested)

LB Tyjuan Hagler (knee)

CB Tim Jennings (not injured -- rested)

DE Robert Mathis (not injured -- rested)

DB Bob Sanders (knee)

C Jeff Saturday (calf)

WR Reggie Wayne (not injured -- rested)

Chad Ocho Cinco was asked if it's mind-boggling that the Bengals are so bad?

"At this point, nothing’s mind-boggling at this point, nothing surprises me at this point. It is what it is."

Did you think you were going to have a big day after catching the first pass? "No, I didn’t. We’re in week 200 and I haven’t had a big day by now, I didn’t think a big day was coming anytime soon."

"I just thought this season was just another slow start, which I always do, I start slow and pick up as time goes on. The big plays always come, but for some reason we haven’t been able to make the big play all season long and we haven’t been able to win. In order to win in the NFL, you have to have big plays at some point. They haven’t come and I think that’s one of the reasons we’re down."

Is it anything you can put your finger on? "I don’t have enough fingers to put them on what’s wrong right now. I only have 10 of them and there’s more than 10 reasons why we’re not successful on offense and I’m one of them. I point to myself first."

Chad was asked about his injuries, and seemed to throw Ryan Fitzpatrick under the bus: "I’m fine. I’m fine, everyone plays with injuries, that’s not excuse. I’m still able to do what I can, and I get open, I’m really good at that. Really good at getting open. It’s just been unfortunate. Our MVP this year has got to be Housh, despite the injury, everything going on, the quarterback change, he’s found a way to get it done. He’s hurt in his ribs, his ankle, his hair -- it’s getting gray. He’s still managing to make plays game in and game out."

The Bengals released DE Ben Ishola was released from the practice squad today, less than 24 hours after being signed.