In this preview, the Cincinnati Bengals face a Halloween primetime clash against their cross-state rivals. The Cincinnati Cyclones have their home opener this weekend. Plus, the week ahead in Greater Cincinnati area college sports.

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

Next Monday (Halloween) at 8:15 PM Eastern on ESPN, WCPO-TV (9), WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7).

Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones at Kalamazoo Wings, Wednesday at 10:30 AM.

Cyclones at Wheeling Nailers, Friday at 7:10 PM.

Cyclones vs. Iowa Heartlanders (Cyclones home opener), Saturday at 7:30 PM.

All Cyclones broadcasts are available through cycloneshockey.com and FloHockey.

College Football

No.2 Ohio State at No.13 Penn State, Saturday at Noon on FOX and WDJO-AM (1480).

Miami (Ohio) at Akron, Saturday at Noon on ESPN+ and WMOH-AM (1450).

Notre Dame at No.16 Syracuse, Saturday at Noon on ABC.

Thomas More vs. Pikeville, Saturday at 1:30 PM.

Mount St. Joseph vs. Bluffton, (Homecoming game) Saturday at 1:30 PM.

No.20 Cincinnati at Central Florida, Saturday at 3:30 PM on ESPN and WLW-AM (700).

Louisville vs. No.10 Wake Forest, Saturday at 3:30 PM on ACC Network.

No.19 Kentucky at No.3 Tennessee, Saturday at 7 PM on ESPN and WCKY-AM (1530).

College Sports Spotlight

Cincinnati’s women’s soccer team clinched a berth in the 2022 American Athletic Conference Championship last Sunday. Winning their regular season home finale against South Florida 1-0. Wrapping up the regular season with an undefeated home record of 7-0-2. Cincinnati will wrap up their regular season at East Carolina Thursday at 7 PM. On Friday, Cincinnati’s cross country teams will compete in the AAC Championship in Tulsa, OK.

Xavier’s women’s soccer team will also wrap up their regular season this week. Facing Marquette on the road Thursday at 8 PM on FloSports. The Xavier Musketeers recently clinched the No.2 seed in the Big East Championship. Meanwhile, Xavier’s women’s golf team concludes their fall season this week. Competing in the Charlotte Invitational at the Cabarrus Country Club in Concord, NC. The invitational runs from Monday through Tuesday.

College Basketball season will be here in the blink of an eye. Xavier hosted their Musketeer Madness event last week. Tonight, Northern Kentucky’s men’s basketball team will have their first of two exhibition games. Hosting Tiffin University (Ohio) tonight at 7 PM at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, KY. Elsewhere, NKU’s cross country teams will compete in the Horizon League Championships, Saturday in Rochester, MI.

Mount St. Joseph will celebrate homecoming weekend with their Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony. Friday’s ceremony is set to start at 5:45 PM. With a reception at the Fifth Third Dining Hall on MSJ’s campus. This year’s inductees are the 1992 women’s basketball team, Dr. Veronica Huck Guilfoy, Jeanne Kirch Hilvert, Michael Cronin and Dr. Robert Burger. The event costs $30 to attend, more information is available through MSJ’s website. Elsewhere, MSJ will compete in the Heartland Conference’s Cross Country Championships. Coming up this Saturday in Bluffton, OH.

Thomas More’s women’s golf team is taking part in the Mid-South Conference’s Fall Preview. The event is taking place Monday and Tuesday in Bowling Green, KY. TMU’s women’s volleyball team will have games this week. Facing Georgetown (KY) on the road Thursday at 6 PM. Then hosting Cumberlands (KY) Friday at 6 PM at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, KY.