The  Bearcats  are facing a brutal schedule gauntlet this coming football season. Reddit CFB broke down all of the 2026 schedules by 2025 opponent record, and  Cincinnati's  is the toughest in the Big 12 by a decent margin and the 28th most-difficult schedule in the country. Now, past season results are a bit of a flawed way to view the upcoming season, especially with how much turnover there is in the transfer portal each year, but this is the best gauge to use at the moment, and things spell out plenty of hard tests for Cincinnati. A Tough Slate Cincinnati Bearcats stretch during University of Cincinnati Football practice at Higher Ground Convention Center in West Harrison Aug. 3, 2018.…