WAY. KELLY: THE NEWS IS OUT. A NEW FOOTBALL COACH FOR THE U.C. BEARCATS TODAY. THE QUESTION MARKS ABOUT THE HIRE, THE POST-FICKELL ERA, AND THE UPCOMING AFFILIATION WITH THE BIG 12 HAVE BEEN AT PLAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT NOON. I’M KELLY RIPPIN. STEVEN: AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON THERE WILL BE A NEWS CONFERENCE INTRODUCING LOUISVILLE’S SCOTT SATTERFIELD IN ABOUT AN HOUR AT THE UNIVERSITY. THAT’S WHERE WLWT NEWS 5’S JOHN LONDON IS LIVE WITH A PREVIEW OF THOSE QUESTION MARKS. 8:00 HIT, HERE HE IS. JOHN: CAN HE MATCH WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE FICKELL FACTOR? WILDLY POPULAR WITH PLAYERS, STUDENTS, DONORS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS, AND A CONSISTENT WINNER. OF COURSE, THAT IS HANGING OUT IN THE AIR. THE TRANSITION FROM AAC TO BIG 12. JOHN CUNNINGHAM CALLS HIM "A PROVEN WINNER, A RELENTLESS COMPETITOR, AND A CULTURE BUILDER." HE SAYS HE IS A PERFECT FIT TO LEAD U.C. INTO THE BIG 12 NEXT SUMMER. MANY FANS FELT THEY ALREADY HAD THE PERFECT FIT IN LUKE FICKELL. BUT HE RECENTLY DEPARTED FOR BIG 10 COUNTRY, MADISON, WISCONSIN. ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS TODAY IS WHICH SIDELINE SATTERFIELD WILL BE ON IN 12 DAYS? THE ONE WITH THE TEAM HE’S LEAVING, OR THE ONE WITH THE TEAM HE’S JOINING? BECAUSE LOUISVILLE PLAYS CINCINNATI IN THE FENWAY BOWL A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SATTERFIELD SURELY KNOWS HE MUST WIN IN ORDER TO WIN OVER BEARCAT FANS. >> APPALACHIAN STATE, DID A FANTASTIC JOB. LOUISVILLE, NOT SO MUCH. WHICH I DON’T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE DECISION THERE, BUT I’M NOT THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. I DO FIND IT IRONIC THAT WE’RE PLAYING LOUISVILLE IN A BOWL GAME AFTER WE FIND OUT THAT WE’RE TAKING THEIR COACH. THERE’S A CERTAIN IRONY THERE. JOHN: MOST OF SATTERFIELD’S WINS CAME WHEN HE WAS AT APP STATE. HE IS BARELY OVER 500 AT LOUISVILLE. 7-5 THIS SEASON. FANS SAY THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY ECSTATIC ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE NEW COACH THING AGAIN, BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO SEE HOW IT FLIES IN THE SEASONS TO COME. LIVE AT NIPPERT STADIUM, JOHN LONDON, WLWT NEWS 5. STEVEN: WE TALK ABOUT THOSE QUESTIONS, THE BIG 12 TRAIN IS JUST A FEW MONTHS FROM THE STATION. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMMEDIATE MATTERS COACH SATTERFIELD WILL NEED TO HANDLE? JOHN: HE HAS GOT TO GET TO KNOW AND FORM A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BEARCAT PLAYERS. THERE IS ALSO THE MATTER OF THE RECRUITS AND KEEPING RECRUITS COMING IN. THERE IS ONLY A FEW MONTH BEFORE UC JOINS THE BIG HOW MUCH USE OF 12. THE TRANSFER PORTAL WILL HE MAKE? SATTERFIELD SAYS HE’S READY TO COMPETE FOR BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS. THAT CERTAINLY IS WHAT BEARCAT FANS WANT TO HEAR. SAYING THAT AND DOING IT ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THAT IS SOMETHING FANS WILL BE KEEPING THEIR EYE ON AS YOU SEE HEADS INTO THE BIG 12. STEVEN: LEAVING YOU A BELL WITH THE 25 AND 24 RECORD. JOHN, THANK YOU. THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI IS HOSTING AN INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE AT 1:00. IT’S HAPPENING AT FIFTH THIRD ARENA. WE WILL CARRY IT LIVE RIGHT HERE ON WLWT. KELLY: LET US TALK ABOUT THE FORECAST. IT WAS CHILLY THIS MORNING, WARMING UP. NOT A BAD WEEK AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES. ADAM: TEMPERATURES GOING TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK, IT IS COMING AT THE PRICE OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST. NOT WASHOUT CONDITIONS, WE CAN BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. STILL A LITTLE BIT OF DAILY RAIN CHANCES COMING INTO THE REGION. OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES AT 43 DEGREES. THAT IS NEARING THE AVERAGE FOR DECEMBER. SOUTHEAST WIND NINE MILES AN HOUR, KNOCKING DOWN TO THE UPPER 30’S. 30 IS THE FEELS LIKE IN CINCINNATI. 42 IN MASON, STILL 38 IN HARRISON AND 42 IN UNION. AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO THE MID AND UPPER 40’S. CLOUDS GOING TO BE ON THE RISE, ALREADY SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THE CLOUDINESS AREA TO HEAD IN THE FORECAST, TALKING MORE ABOUT THE RAIN AND IMPACTS IT COULD BRING TO THE EVENING COMMUTE. KELLY: NEW ON WLWT, A STUDENT IS IN CUSTODY TODAY AFTER ALLEGEDLY MAKING A THREAT TOWARDS LITTLE MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL. ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT, THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT LAST NIGHT AND CONTACTED HAMILTON TOWNSHIP POLICE. A STUDENT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND IS NOW WAITING FOR A HEARING IN JUVENILE COURT. WE’RE TOLD THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE ITS OWN CONSEQUENCES. STEVEN: A DEADLY OVERNIGHT CRASH CLOSES ALL LANES OF I-75 NORTHBOUND NEAR LINN STREET. IT HAPPENED AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT APPEARS MULTIPLE CARS WERE INVOLVED, AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS DEAD. ALL NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC WAS DIVERTED, AND THE BACKUP STRETCHED ALL THE WAY TO THE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE, TURNING IT INTO A PARKING