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January 30, 2025 10 mins
UC Head Coach Scott Satterfield talks transfer portal and a few offseason topics.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
After five ESPN fifteen thirty. My name is Moegar. Thank

(00:03):
you for listening. Today. You see has a like every
college program, a transfer portal class, and Scott Saderfield talk
with the assembled media to discuss some of those players,
and some of those players spoke publicly today. We'll hear
from one of them tomorrow. After he got done, they
took me into that room where the rich people go

(00:25):
before basketball games and during basketball games. And I'm you know,
folks like you and I aren't allowed in, but they
took us in there, and Scott Saderfield and I sat
down and I brought my tape recorder with me and
we had a conversation. I started by asking him to
tell us where the class of transfers from other programs
can make an immediate impact.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
That's a good question that remains to be seen. I mean,
I think I think probably the biggest is going to
be a wide receiver. I mean, I just think that
was one of our huge knees that we had to
go out and find some guys. And I think with
the guys that we added, and we wanted to get speed,
you know, sours O. Caleb Goody, two of the faster
guys in the country last year who I think will
really help us with knocking the top off, throwing the

(01:07):
ball deep in some of those crossing routes where they
can take it to the distance.

Speaker 3 (01:11):
A guy like Jeff Calwell, who's a six.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
To five player, extremely long arms, great leaping ability.

Speaker 3 (01:17):
We've already seen he broad jumped over eleven feet, you know.

Speaker 2 (01:19):
So I mean, here's a guy who's who's has that
link but also can really jump. And then know what, Jennings,
I think it is just an outstanding solid football player
who can play a lot of positions for so you know,
add that with a Tony Johnson, who's the guy who
had six touchdowns for us last year. I feel like
that room now we've replentished that room. We've had some
guys that are that have playmaking ability. So I think
that's I think that room will have the biggest impact

(01:40):
that of all the transfers. But I do certainly think
that we have brought some guys that can help. We
brought two defensive ends. I think that will really add
to that mix up front. Three safeties that I think
we can now use some guys that's maybe some other positions,
maybe corner, you know, maybe in a Nickels position, but
having those guys there it's going to really help. They
bring some good experience, So you know, I think those
just guys name to name a few that I really

(02:02):
have impact on our team.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
When when you hear people talk about the NFL Draft,
they often say you draft players, not positions. Right, does
the transfer portal work similarly?

Speaker 3 (02:14):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (02:14):
I mean I do think you know, when you're looking
at it, you're gonna have your certain needs that you're
looking for. So when you're going into the portal, what
are the added benefits of the portal? You're actually seeing
them play. You see what they can do. You see
if they're a good pass rush er, You see if
they're a good tackler, or if they're a good cover guy.
So then you also see if they have versatility, And
I think that's something else. Do you want a guy
that's versatile, then that's what you got to go after.

(02:36):
Do you want a guy that can can play corner
and cover, then that's what you go after. So I
do think you're able to really kind of pinpoint exactly
what your needs are for your specific team. And you know,
at wide receiver, we talked about you want size, We
got to size. You won't speed, We got to seeds,
you know. So I do think you know you're able
to look at that. We wanted a bigger back, so
we went and got Tywee. You know, who's a guy

(02:57):
who's you know, two hundred and fifteen eighteen pound guy
who can break tackles.

Speaker 3 (03:01):
We didn't need another scat back. You know.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
We have Evan Pryor, we have Mannicub, you know, so
we we got some guys that can do that. So
I think you're able to go out and get the
guys that you actually fit for your team.

Speaker 3 (03:11):
I've got to think.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
And you saw it as the season unfolded toward the end,
there was I think you would admit this a lack
of explosiveness. So you sat down, I'm sure, and said,
you know what, that's something that no matter what we
do and who we bring in, that we have to
address absolutely.

Speaker 3 (03:25):
I mean, you know, if you if you watch us play,
you know that.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
I mean Evan Pryor was probably a big play guy
who you know, knocked off some big runs and catchess,
you know, and and and I think we had to
go out and get a guy to really they can
catch a ball and run off with it and go
get some yards. You know, we had some solid receivers
last year and did this really nice things. But there
comes point in times in those these games where you
have to go make a play. You know, we've seen

(03:48):
it with some teams we played. You know, they catch
a dig and all of a sudden they go they
ride out for fifty yards. I mean, so we got
to be able to have those type of guys and
if at least nothing else you're able to you got
a threaten the defense. All right, maybe don't connect on
some of those, but they do back up, and now
that's going to create some more space underneath and we're
able to make some more big plays. So we wanted
wanted to go out from trying to find some of

(04:09):
those type guys, and I think hopefully we were able
to do that.

Speaker 3 (04:11):
You talked about.

Speaker 1 (04:12):
Brendan Soresby's involvement in recruiting some of these guys, and
maybe there are players you wouldn't have been able to
get had he not been involved.

Speaker 3 (04:20):
What's what does he do?

Speaker 1 (04:21):
What's his level of involvement, Like, yeah, no, he's extremely involved.

Speaker 2 (04:26):
He was in our he was in our offices as
coaches every day that we bring guys in, So he's
up there we're doing so just checking in coach when
we got to that, you know. So that's the way
he was, and you know, and he should be like you,
you're a quarterback. You want to have some guys to
throw the ball to. So you better go out and
recruit these guys as long with the coaches, because these
players are gonna going to come play for somebody they know,

(04:46):
they feel good about. And and Brendan has a you know,
he's got arm, talent, he's got he's got all the
stuff you want. And so he was able to sell
these guys the fact that hey, look we need you,
we want you come here.

Speaker 3 (04:58):
Let's get this thing going.

Speaker 2 (05:00):
And so he was texting him, he was calling him,
he was talking to him, he was went to dinner
with them, and just trying to build that relationship, to
that bond because we all know that is huge for
the quarterback.

Speaker 1 (05:08):
Receiver when when a kid comes to U see from
another program and the next semester begins. Obviously we're still
a few weeks away from spring ball, but what are
what are you allowed to do as a staff with
those guys on the field.

Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, you know, there is certain restrictions, so but we
were able to go out on the field. You know,
with the strength staff, they're gonna do a lot of
the agilities and run. We're gonna be out there with them.
We're gonna we're gonna coach that up with them as well.
We're gonna see how competitive they are. We're also doing
some walk to through type things on the field where
you know, we're like these new guys, we're teaching them formations,
how to line up, you know, operation of the offense

(05:42):
and or defense.

Speaker 3 (05:44):
You know.

Speaker 2 (05:44):
She really it's a lot of learning, but it's not
a slow tempo because I think we want to build
that up to where when we get to spring practice,
they got a great knowledge about what we're doing and
then they able to go fast. And I think and
then we a lot of times we leave and the
guys will stay out and throw, you know, sourcing these
guys they'll run routes and throw and that time type
of thing. You can't line up in a in you know,
eleven or eleven or any of that type of stuff,
but you're able to go out and teach and I

(06:05):
think That's really what the point of this off season
is right now, is just teaching our offense and defense.

Speaker 1 (06:11):
How nice is it to have the continuity of the
quarterback you had last year?

Speaker 3 (06:15):
Uh? Yeah, it's really nice.

Speaker 4 (06:16):
You know.

Speaker 2 (06:16):
I see a lot of these teams, man, you know,
the new guys coming in, you got to teach them everything.
It's it's easier to teach I think some skilled guys
that are coming in compared to the quarterback. He's got
to know everything. And I think that was a critical
for us to be able to keep a guy like
you know, Brendan that that went through some ups and
downs but had some great plays. And now we'll build

(06:36):
off of that because now when you're coaching them, you
can say, hey, remember when you did this, you know
that's what we want, you know, and that kind of thing,
and so he understands us. We got a great working
relationship with all our coaches in Brendan. So it's really
big And to your point as far as continuity goes,
this is the first time we've had a defensive coordinator
the same one in five consecutive years, so that's huge.

Speaker 1 (06:57):
Uh.

Speaker 2 (06:58):
Year two in this defense, we made some improvements last
year but now I think we'll make a huge strides
this offseason and this fall. And we need to because
if you can stop teams, man, you got a great
chance to win.

Speaker 1 (07:08):
What you're gonna expand upon something you talked about earlier,
the collaborative effort in coaching special teams. That area again
you'll admit, has to get better. Walk me through how
that's gonna play out.

Speaker 2 (07:20):
Yeah, you know, And we break it down, and there's
four core special teams. You have punt team, punt return,
kickoff team, and kickoff return. And in those four teams
you've got different skill levels that you have to do.
And so we're gonna have let's say four to five
coaches that will be on the punt team. And you know,
you got your gunners, all right, we got to coach

(07:41):
coaching the gunners. You got your left side. That's gonna
be coaching a left tackle, left guard, the right side,
right tackle, right guard.

Speaker 3 (07:46):
You got your shield, and you have your snapper and punter.

Speaker 2 (07:48):
It will be broken down and o those aspects and
so when you're watching practice or when you're at practice,
those coaches are actually on those kids and coaching those
kids hard. Then we go into the film room, those
same coaches are sitting right there, coach, and here's what
we need. We need to you know, that step needs
to be a little bit bigger. Got to get your
hands on them right here, you know. And so they're
getting they're getting, you know, coached every single step of

(08:09):
the way. And I think because I just we got
to have all eyes on it.

Speaker 3 (08:13):
You know, we have to be better. We can't.

Speaker 2 (08:15):
We have to be attention to detail. We can't let
anything slip. And and also what it's going to do
is create a lot of competition because we as I
mentioned earlier, on our punt team, we got to have
the best eleven. It's the best eleven on your your roster,
so because that's the most impactful team that we have.
And also individual performers have to perform. If I'm the punter,

(08:35):
I have to put the ball where it needs to go.
If I'm the pump returner, I have to fill the ball.
If I don't fill the ball and it rolls fifteen yards,
you hurt our team. And so those are the things, man,
that we have to get better at. So individually and
as coaches, we got to get better.

Speaker 1 (08:47):
We got to make sure if you have an All
American punter. He's not making tackles, no doubt, exactly right.

Speaker 2 (08:53):
Well, and I think some of that is, you know,
where did you punt the ball like that on the
one that you're referring to. You know, Mason did punt
the ball towards the middle of the field. We have
everybody going to the sideline, so if it's a little
bit off, now you may have to make the tackle.
So we don't want you to have to do that.
You know, punt this toward the sideline, and as are
some things that we're going to work on to get
better at and technique wise within the cover teams, we

(09:15):
got to get better. But you're right, I mean, all
it takes is one big return and now, and you
may just hurt yourself in that football game.

Speaker 1 (09:22):
Scott Cudderfield earlier today with me in a room that
my pay grade does not allow me to go into
during basketball games. Tomorrow, we're gonna chat with one of
his transfers. I'm excited for that. You'll hear Kelsey Conway
on a number of different issues following her Q and
A with Duke Tobin next to ESPN fifteen thirty. Cincinnati's

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