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Cincinnati football: Pace, Fletcher earn top AAC's top honors

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Cincinnati football: Pace, Fletcher earn top AAC's top honors

Ivan Pace Jr. is the American Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Year. Mason Fletcher is named the Special Teams Player. The winners of all-conference teams and other awards will be announced on December 8 on ESPN.  Pace led the conference in tackles (120), tackles for loss (19.5), and sacks (nine). He is a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award. 10 Bearcats earned spots on the 2022 all conference teams. They include: Tyler Scott, James Tunstall, Ja'Von Hicks, Josh Whyle, Jowon Briggs, Dontay Corleone, and Ja’Quan Sheppard.

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