Ridder, No. 23 Cincinnati romp over Boston College, 38-6

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Desmond Ridder and No. 23 Cincinnati wrote a much happier ending to their season. Ridder ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to lead No. 23 Cincinnati to a 38-6 victory over Boston College on Thursday in the lightning-delayed Birmingham Bowl. It was a cathartic win for a team coming off back-to-back losses to No. 15 Memphis, including in the American Athletic Conference championship game. "I don't know if you guys ever lost a conference championship, but that's not a good taste," said Ridder, who missed the regular-season finale with a sore throwing shoulder. "If we had lost today, three losses in the end, that's not a good taste for anyone." They didn't have to worry about that possibility for long, dominating after the delay of about 1 1/2 hours midway through the first quarter.