Cincinnati Football: Bearcats Say Goodbye to Armon Binns on Senior Day

With the final game of the season upon them, the Cincinnati Bearcats look to end on a winning note and spoil the outside chances Pittsburgh has of winning the Big East.

For a team that has no seniors on defense and very few on offense, Cincinnati will have to say goodbye to its best receiver and offensive leader in senior Armon Binns.

Binns has exploded onto the scene in the past few seasons after recording only two catches for 19 yards during his freshman and sophomore campaigns. 

After spending his first two seasons in the shadow of Dominic Goodman and Mardy Gilyard, Binns finally got his chance to play last season and he delivered in a big way. 

While the All-American Gilyard garnered most of the attention, Binns tied Gilyard for the team lead with 11 touchdowns and also had 888 yards to go along with 61 receptions. 

This season the 6'3" 200-pound senior has lived up to the expectations and preseason hype even though the team has not. 

His deep play ability has been a great complement to possession receiver D.J. Woods and running back Isaiah Pead.

No receiver in Bearcats history could "go get it" quite like Armon Binns. When the ball is in the air Binns always delivers with a big catch. 

Binns' 1,072 receiving yards rank him in the top 20 in the country and a good final showing could put him in the top seven or eight. His ten touchdowns are also near the top in all of college football.

He has been the lone consistent bright spot for a team that has struggled mightily to get on track all season long.

Binns ranks near the top in Bearcats history in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards and has had perhaps the best two year stretch of any receiver in Bearcats history. 

Saying goodbye to him will not be easy and quarterback Zach Collaros will have to find a new No. 1 target next season. 

For a kid who came all the way from Pasadena, California and was not highly touted, Armon Binns has developed into the best player on the Bearcats and this will be the last time fans get to see in the red and black. 

Over a dozen seniors will be playing their final game tomorrow at Nippert Stadium, but none will be missed more than Armon Binns.