While the five players make their livings in Ohio now, they've lined up behind Alabama for its Sugar Bowl showdown with Ohio State in a semifinal game of the College Football Playoffs.
"I'm excited," Gilberry told Zack Meisel of Northeast Ohio Media Group after Cincinnati's 30-0 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the second 2014 installment of the NFL's Battle of Ohio on Sunday. "Up here, all you hear is Ohio State: 'Oh, if we play SEC teams, we'll beat them.' But now there's nothing more to talk about. The day is coming, and the best team will come out on top."
I think these Bama boys will have the last laugh.