Most fans never see this side of college football. Welcome inside Cincinnati Football’s equipment operation. In this episode of EQ.HQ, Sports Dissected goes behind the scenes with the team responsible for ensuring every helmet, jersey, cleat, piece of equipment and game day detail is ready before the Bearcats take the field. Located inside the Sheakley Indoor Practice Facility and Athletics Performance Center, Cincinnati’s equipment operation is built around organization, efficiency and consistency — supporting hundreds of student-athletes throughout the year while helping power one of the newest programs in the Big 12 Conference. This episode serves as Part II of our “Sheakley Standard” mini-series, documenting the $134 million, 210,000-square-foot complex that transformed Cincinnati Football’s student-athlete experience following the program’s move into the Big 12. From architecture and leadership to nutrition, performance and operations, “Sheakley Standard” explores how Cincinnati ...