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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Before a White ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station five
(00:07):
to one, three day here at the University of Cincinnati
Moulagar Broadcasting. I'm inside the football practice practice facility, the
defensive meeting room here and uh pleased to be joined
by the head coach of the UC football program, Scott Ciderfield.
It's you look relaxed. We did this a year ago
and I said, you look relaxed. You look well rested.
(00:27):
Like this is the time of year, you know, you
a little bit different than like mid October.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Absolutely, Now this time right here is probably the most
relaxed you can be.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
We just had a I thought a really good spring.
Our guys finished up with semester where we had a
three four GPA for our football teams and we did
great academically. Uh, you know, and the guys get a
little bit of a break and then you know they're
coming back next week. So so you know, pick back
up next week when the guys get back in town.
All our coaches are out recruiting right now. Head coaches
can't go on the road right now, but assistants can,
(00:58):
and so they're going out looking at all the players
we've identified and the guys were getting ready to start
hosting here in June for our official visits. So it's
a little bit more relaxed right now this time of year,
which you know, you gotta have some time just relax,
you know, because we know what's getting ready to happen
as we get.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
In to August. Sure.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, it's refreshing to hear you talk about high school recruiting,
because we don't talk about it anymore.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
No, you're right, you really don't.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Know.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Everybody talks about the portal. That's all. We talk about
what additions you made in the portal.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
And you know, for us, I feel like we've done
a good job of signing at least twenty guys every year.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
You know. We had fourteen high school guys show.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Up in January, and we got twelve more coming in
here in the end of the month, you know, So
that's a good, good addition. I think it's a good
you know, foundation of your team, some of these high
school players that hopefully will end up being players for you.
And we've got a handful of those guys that we've
signed over the last two to three years that are.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Playing for us, that are in the mix. So we
want to continue to be able to do that.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Your impressions of what you have coming out of springball.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, you know, it's a lot of new players.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
We all know anytime the way it is now, you're
you're transferring out some guys and you put some new
guys in. You know, a lot of positions have changed,
some some are steady.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
You know.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
I think at our offensive line, I think we have
one of the best offensive lines in the country.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
We have three guys coming back that are.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Really all potential, all American type players, all big twelve
type players, and I think they're all three will play
in the NFL. I mean, I think they're that talented,
and they're they're big, they they're nasty, you know, and
I think they got a great chance to do that.
So that you want to if you have a good foundation,
that's a good place to start. You know, we were
one of the top old lines last year.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
We will be again this year. And it starts there,
you know, and tight end.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Wise, we all four of these guys are homegrown guys
that that are have been here, We've signed out of
high school and you know, four of these guys that
will play for us.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
And then you know, quarterbacks. Everybody always wants to know
about quarterback. You know, we brought in J. C.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
French, a guy who all time leading passion in Georgia
Southern history.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Probably not saying a whole lot.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
They were option teams you know, in the past, but
nevertheless he was he did ahead of outstanding career there.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Man, he's been really really good. You know.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
He was a go through the spring and completed about
seventy percent of his passes.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
I thought, was very efficient, took care of the football,
better runner than I thought.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
So I think I think, you know, he solidified himself
as our number one guy coming out of the spring.
Samaje Jones had a really good springs as well, and
I think a guy who's continued to grow and develop
and wouldn't hesitate to put him in the game. I
think he's, you know, a strong runner, and he's got
a big arm. He's continued to learn, you know. And
Liam came in you know, fro an IVY League, and
I think he's very smart and a heady player and
(03:27):
can can go in there and play as well. So
I feel good about that position. And then Brooks. Brooks
he was a true freshman that came in Man. I
was excited for him this spring. He had a really
good spring, better than I thought as well. So these guys,
I mean, I said, a really good room man. Running
back room is awesome. I'm particular to death the running
back room. J Payne, who came in from Notre Dame.
You're thinking, well, he didn't play a whole lot in
(03:48):
Notre Dame. Well, they had two first.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Round draft pick running back.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
I mean, this guy turned a lot of heads this spring,
from from the players, the locker room to the coaching staff.
He's a big, physical runner that that has some pretty
good speed. I was really impressed with him, very good vision.
He's a workhorse man, I was. I think he's a
guy who could could really help our football team. Of course,
Zion's coming back as a true freshman last year toward
the end of the season, got a lot of good
(04:12):
playing time. I think he's a dynamic player as well.
Cole tab we got him from Stanford, you know, was
a freshman last year to rushed for I don't know,
four hundred yards or so. And he's a good player
that That room is a really good room also. And
then a bunch of new wideouts that we that we
brought a him along with Elijah Jones and g O
Kontosis who was already here. Both of those guys very
(04:32):
solid players. Geo was one of the more improved players
on our team. I thought he had aut standing spring.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Very physical guy. Uh.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
I think top to bottom, our wide receiver room is
better than the the best that's been since we've been here.
Uh yeah, you know, Cyrus Allen had a great year
last year. But I think top to bottom, man we
have we have this is a solid deep room.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
You know that I think could be very good. J J. B.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Gibson came in from Oklahoma. He's he could be an
all big twelve type receiver. I mean he's that talented.
Uh So, offensively, I feel good about it, you know,
I feel that, man, they're dialed in. You know, Coach
Cardwell and coach Thomas guys got coordinator titles. I thought
they did an outstanding job of leading the offense this
off season.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
So that side is really good. I think defense, we just.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
Hired coach Woodie, who was with me five years at
Appalachia State.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
I think he's done an outstanding job.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
They're still learning, they're still learning what he wants and
how to let the defense fit. We brought into a
lot of new players. They're figuring out what position they're
gonna play. I mean, Pete Antoine Peak's one of our
better players on defense. Like we're putting him in a
different position, and I think he's really gonna excel.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
At this position.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
We're calling it our cap position, basically a nickel or
outside linebacker, and he's able to rush the passer, more
get involved in a run game, more tighter to the ball.
I think it'll really help him. Jonathan Thompson had an
outstanding spring. You know, one of our veteran players is
coming back at a linebacker. You know, learned a lot
last year from Dingle and Goldey, and I think he's
right there in that in that same you know, realm
(05:52):
as far as that kind of player can make a
lot of plays for us.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
He's playing with great poise and great confidence.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
He's a guy's homegrown, kind of been in our program
now for a lot of years. So it really pleased
with him. And you know, we've had some more secondary guys.
I think that'll come in and help. You know, to me,
it'll be our best, the best secondary we've had since
we've been here and excited about that. So yeah, more
aggressive defense and uh man, it's just gonna be fun
to watch.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
I said to you off air, Nate Woodie, I could
I could talk to for days. Not that I can't
talk to you, but just getting a chance when you
guys brought him on staff and he met with everybody
and we had a chance to have him on and
I interviewed him in a position group room somewhere, and
I like, I felt like this, this guy wants to
teach me about ball, and so like I just thought,
and I said on the air, like I could see
(06:34):
why that guy is going to be a great teacher.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Yeah, he's a great teacher, great experience. He's coached football
for a long time. When I first hired him, he
was the defensive coordinator at Wafford College and home where
the Panthers used to go do their their camp. They
in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and he took a bunch of
kids there that I thought were maybe not as talented,
maybe not as athletic, and they won a ton of
football games.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
He cost have it just having gone against.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Him, I'm like, man, the year we beat Missigan at
oh seven, we go into and they beat us. We
got more talent, but they beat us. I mean, he
just did hit his way. When I got the head.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Job as the first guy I called us today.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
When you come come up here on the mountain in
Apup State and be our defensive coordinator. And he did
it and we had great success, you know, and so
now I'm glad to get him back on the staff here.
He's a great teacher. He understands his defense and what
he wants out of it. Uh and depending on what
the talent is, you know, he can mow the defense
around the talent. It's not just the defense where this
is what we do, you know, go do it.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
It's not that way.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
He'll teach the guys what he wants and what their
what their abilities are is what he'll ask them to do.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
And we're still learning that.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
And that's why I say this summer is going to
be big for us defensively to continue to figure that out.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
You know, of all the changes in college sports and
in college football, the one that I always felt like
was the the least fair was the portal opens up
after spring ball. That is no longer the case, how
and look, you can get guys from it and you
have in the past, but like this is better, right,
doing it doing it this way is better.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Correct, It is.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Better because you know, our fiscal year for football is
really January first to December thirty first.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
It's pretty much it because just like.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Mine, yeah, exactly, you're bringing in new high school players
that come in mid term to come in January. We
had fourteen and then you're bringing we bought in twenty
two portal guys in January. So now you're able to
go through your winter program, your spring practices, all your
summer with your football team.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
And I think that's.
Speaker 3 (08:22):
Critical where there's not going to be a shake up
in May, where now we got a whole who's leaving,
who's mad about the spring, you know, and who do
we need to go bring in and all that. I'm
glad we just have the one portal there and now
this is our football team. You guys just get more connected,
understand each other, and it's better.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
And so it'll be interesting to see how it.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Works for this year at fall with all the teams now,
because everybody's in there basically for the one full year.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
You mentioned JC French and another guy that I had
a chance to talk to and I walked away from
it going, this guy treats this like a job. This
guy understands there's a level of professionalism. And I know
that's weird to say now because college football has been professionalized,
but yes, I walked away from talking with him thinking like,
this guy understands the responsibility that comes with the job
(09:10):
that he's walking into.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Yeah, he's you know, to your point, he's very mature.
I mean, he's a mature player, been around a long time,
experienced a lot of football, you know, good and bad.
You know, he's scarred with some of the bad and
obviously celebrated that some of the good and uh, but
he came in here with an open mind of coming in, man,
I want to help help Cincinnati tried to go win
the Big twelve and and.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Came in and he had a great experience in the spring.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
He loved it what we do with the quarterback here
and how he's able to excel.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
You know, and I think the guy's gravitated toward him.
You know.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
It's one thing about to leadership, you know, especially at
the quarterback position.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
You you just.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Can't come in here and and automatically a leader. You
have to earn that respect, and I think he did
that throughout the spring. He came out of the spring
as a number one quarterback as he come back this summer. Now,
now his leadership will art the show, and I'm excited
for him.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
And what he'll be able to bring for a football team.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
It's excited on draft Day to see your guys go.
I wasn't excited to see them go where they went
because I don't want to root against Joe Royer. I
don't want to root against Cyrus Allen, but I'm gonna
be stuck. And I wanted the Bengals to take Jake Golday.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
I know it would have been awesome, and they were
interested in as well.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
They brought I don't know nine or ten people to
our pro day here from the Beagles, including Zach.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
So yeah, I'm so happy for those guys.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Man, just to be able to see him over a
period of time, continue to work, you know, and and
and really develop over a period of time. I mean,
and you know, Cyrus is here one year from the
time he got here. He worked his butt off so
hard to be able to get to you know, they
didn't even invite him to some of these All Star
Games at the end of the season. Well then he
worked his way into another one, didn't get to go
to Combine, but had an unbelievable pro day here and
(10:48):
then gets himself into conversation to be drafted.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
I mean, you know, you can't help a pull for
those guys.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
You know, gold A'd been here been a couple of years,
you know, and develop into what he developed into, which
was a top draft pick. You know, Gavin getting drafted, Yes,
that was awesome. Yeah, what a great leader and great player,
so smart. I mean I could see him making that
because he's so smart. He's like a coach, gonna be
a coach on the field.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
You know. So yeah, it's it's it's great to see
these guys.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
And now, you know, I asked Zach stipabout I think
we maybe have twenty eight guys right now in NFL camps,
you know, which is incredible.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
You know, and you we use that in recruiting. You know,
we're getting ready to host all these recruits.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
You know, we're gonna be mentioned all these names that
we just brought up, you know, including an Alec.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Pearce or a Salce Goner. You know, obviously the Kelsey's.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
I mean, you know, so we utilize all those names,
and you know, you come here and guys, you can
continue your career and go play at the next level.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Cam, thank you enough for doing this. Yeah, we'll bother
you when we get closer to Fall camp.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Enjoy.
Speaker 1 (11:41):
I know you get some downtime, so enjoy.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
That we do, and we will enjoy the downside. But
we enjoy being here too.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
We got a great bunch of guys and great guys
to work with, man, and so yeah, what a blessing
it is.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
And hopefully you go come out here and have a
great year. Hope.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
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Before a White ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station five
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to one, three day here at the University of Cincinnati
Moulagar Broadcasting. I'm inside the football practice practice facility, the
defensive meeting room here and uh pleased to be joined
by the head coach of the UC football program, Scott Ciderfield.
It's you look relaxed. We did this a year ago
and I said, you look relaxed. You look well rested.
(00:27):
Like this is the time of year, you know, you
a little bit different than like mid October.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Absolutely, Now this time right here is probably the most
relaxed you can be.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
We just had a I thought a really good spring.
Our guys finished up with semester where we had a
three four GPA for our football teams and we did
great academically. Uh, you know, and the guys get a
little bit of a break and then you know they're
coming back next week. So so you know, pick back
up next week when the guys get back in town.
All our coaches are out recruiting right now. Head coaches
can't go on the road right now, but assistants can,
(00:58):
and so they're going out looking at all the players
we've identified and the guys were getting ready to start
hosting here in June for our official visits. So it's
a little bit more relaxed right now this time of year,
which you know, you gotta have some time just relax,
you know, because we know what's getting ready to happen
as we get.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
In to August. Sure.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, it's refreshing to hear you talk about high school recruiting,
because we don't talk about it anymore.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
No, you're right, you really don't.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Know.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Everybody talks about the portal. That's all. We talk about
what additions you made in the portal.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
And you know, for us, I feel like we've done
a good job of signing at least twenty guys every year.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
You know. We had fourteen high school guys show.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Up in January, and we got twelve more coming in
here in the end of the month, you know, So
that's a good, good addition. I think it's a good
you know, foundation of your team, some of these high
school players that hopefully will end up being players for you.
And we've got a handful of those guys that we've
signed over the last two to three years that are.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Playing for us, that are in the mix. So we
want to continue to be able to do that.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Your impressions of what you have coming out of springball.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, you know, it's a lot of new players.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
We all know anytime the way it is now, you're
you're transferring out some guys and you put some new
guys in. You know, a lot of positions have changed,
some some are steady.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
You know.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
I think at our offensive line, I think we have
one of the best offensive lines in the country.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
We have three guys coming back that are.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Really all potential, all American type players, all big twelve
type players, and I think they're all three will play
in the NFL. I mean, I think they're that talented,
and they're they're big, they they're nasty, you know, and
I think they got a great chance to do that.
So that you want to if you have a good foundation,
that's a good place to start. You know, we were
one of the top old lines last year.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
We will be again this year. And it starts there,
you know, and tight end.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Wise, we all four of these guys are homegrown guys
that that are have been here, We've signed out of
high school and you know, four of these guys that
will play for us.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
And then you know, quarterbacks. Everybody always wants to know
about quarterback. You know, we brought in J. C.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
French, a guy who all time leading passion in Georgia
Southern history.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Probably not saying a whole lot.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
They were option teams you know, in the past, but
nevertheless he was he did ahead of outstanding career there.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Man, he's been really really good. You know.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
He was a go through the spring and completed about
seventy percent of his passes.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
I thought, was very efficient, took care of the football,
better runner than I thought.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
So I think I think, you know, he solidified himself
as our number one guy coming out of the spring.
Samaje Jones had a really good springs as well, and
I think a guy who's continued to grow and develop
and wouldn't hesitate to put him in the game. I
think he's, you know, a strong runner, and he's got
a big arm. He's continued to learn, you know. And
Liam came in you know, fro an IVY League, and
I think he's very smart and a heady player and
(03:27):
can can go in there and play as well. So
I feel good about that position. And then Brooks. Brooks
he was a true freshman that came in Man. I
was excited for him this spring. He had a really
good spring, better than I thought as well. So these guys,
I mean, I said, a really good room man. Running
back room is awesome. I'm particular to death the running
back room. J Payne, who came in from Notre Dame.
You're thinking, well, he didn't play a whole lot in
(03:48):
Notre Dame. Well, they had two first.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Round draft pick running back.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
I mean, this guy turned a lot of heads this spring,
from from the players, the locker room to the coaching staff.
He's a big, physical runner that that has some pretty
good speed. I was really impressed with him, very good vision.
He's a workhorse man, I was. I think he's a
guy who could could really help our football team. Of course,
Zion's coming back as a true freshman last year toward
the end of the season, got a lot of good
(04:12):
playing time. I think he's a dynamic player as well.
Cole tab we got him from Stanford, you know, was
a freshman last year to rushed for I don't know,
four hundred yards or so. And he's a good player
that That room is a really good room also. And
then a bunch of new wideouts that we that we
brought a him along with Elijah Jones and g O
Kontosis who was already here. Both of those guys very
(04:32):
solid players. Geo was one of the more improved players
on our team. I thought he had aut standing spring.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Very physical guy. Uh.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
I think top to bottom, our wide receiver room is
better than the the best that's been since we've been here.
Uh yeah, you know, Cyrus Allen had a great year
last year. But I think top to bottom, man we
have we have this is a solid deep room.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
You know that I think could be very good. J J. B.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Gibson came in from Oklahoma. He's he could be an
all big twelve type receiver. I mean he's that talented.
Uh So, offensively, I feel good about it, you know,
I feel that, man, they're dialed in. You know, Coach
Cardwell and coach Thomas guys got coordinator titles. I thought
they did an outstanding job of leading the offense this
off season.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
So that side is really good. I think defense, we just.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
Hired coach Woodie, who was with me five years at
Appalachia State.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
I think he's done an outstanding job.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
They're still learning, they're still learning what he wants and
how to let the defense fit. We brought into a
lot of new players. They're figuring out what position they're
gonna play. I mean, Pete Antoine Peak's one of our
better players on defense. Like we're putting him in a
different position, and I think he's really gonna excel.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
At this position.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
We're calling it our cap position, basically a nickel or
outside linebacker, and he's able to rush the passer, more
get involved in a run game, more tighter to the ball.
I think it'll really help him. Jonathan Thompson had an
outstanding spring. You know, one of our veteran players is
coming back at a linebacker. You know, learned a lot
last year from Dingle and Goldey, and I think he's
right there in that in that same you know, realm
(05:52):
as far as that kind of player can make a
lot of plays for us.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
He's playing with great poise and great confidence.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
He's a guy's homegrown, kind of been in our program
now for a lot of years. So it really pleased
with him. And you know, we've had some more secondary guys.
I think that'll come in and help. You know, to me,
it'll be our best, the best secondary we've had since
we've been here and excited about that. So yeah, more
aggressive defense and uh man, it's just gonna be fun
to watch.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
I said to you off air, Nate Woodie, I could
I could talk to for days. Not that I can't
talk to you, but just getting a chance when you
guys brought him on staff and he met with everybody
and we had a chance to have him on and
I interviewed him in a position group room somewhere, and
I like, I felt like this, this guy wants to
teach me about ball, and so like I just thought,
and I said on the air, like I could see
(06:34):
why that guy is going to be a great teacher.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Yeah, he's a great teacher, great experience. He's coached football
for a long time. When I first hired him, he
was the defensive coordinator at Wafford College and home where
the Panthers used to go do their their camp. They
in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and he took a bunch of
kids there that I thought were maybe not as talented,
maybe not as athletic, and they won a ton of
football games.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
He cost have it just having gone against.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Him, I'm like, man, the year we beat Missigan at
oh seven, we go into and they beat us. We
got more talent, but they beat us. I mean, he
just did hit his way. When I got the head.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Job as the first guy I called us today.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
When you come come up here on the mountain in
Apup State and be our defensive coordinator. And he did
it and we had great success, you know, and so
now I'm glad to get him back on the staff here.
He's a great teacher. He understands his defense and what
he wants out of it. Uh and depending on what
the talent is, you know, he can mow the defense
around the talent. It's not just the defense where this
is what we do, you know, go do it.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
It's not that way.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
He'll teach the guys what he wants and what their
what their abilities are is what he'll ask them to do.
Speaker 2 (07:34):
And we're still learning that.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
And that's why I say this summer is going to
be big for us defensively to continue to figure that out.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
You know, of all the changes in college sports and
in college football, the one that I always felt like
was the the least fair was the portal opens up
after spring ball. That is no longer the case, how
and look, you can get guys from it and you
have in the past, but like this is better, right,
doing it doing it this way is better.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Correct, It is.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Better because you know, our fiscal year for football is
really January first to December thirty first.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
It's pretty much it because just like.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Mine, yeah, exactly, you're bringing in new high school players
that come in mid term to come in January. We
had fourteen and then you're bringing we bought in twenty
two portal guys in January. So now you're able to
go through your winter program, your spring practices, all your
summer with your football team.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
And I think that's.
Speaker 3 (08:22):
Critical where there's not going to be a shake up
in May, where now we got a whole who's leaving,
who's mad about the spring, you know, and who do
we need to go bring in and all that. I'm
glad we just have the one portal there and now
this is our football team. You guys just get more connected,
understand each other, and it's better.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
And so it'll be interesting to see how it.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Works for this year at fall with all the teams now,
because everybody's in there basically for the one full year.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
You mentioned JC French and another guy that I had
a chance to talk to and I walked away from
it going, this guy treats this like a job. This
guy understands there's a level of professionalism. And I know
that's weird to say now because college football has been professionalized,
but yes, I walked away from talking with him thinking like,
this guy understands the responsibility that comes with the job
(09:10):
that he's walking into.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Yeah, he's you know, to your point, he's very mature.
I mean, he's a mature player, been around a long time,
experienced a lot of football, you know, good and bad.
You know, he's scarred with some of the bad and
obviously celebrated that some of the good and uh, but
he came in here with an open mind of coming in, man,
I want to help help Cincinnati tried to go win
the Big twelve and and.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Came in and he had a great experience in the spring.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
He loved it what we do with the quarterback here
and how he's able to excel.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
You know, and I think the guy's gravitated toward him.
You know.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
It's one thing about to leadership, you know, especially at
the quarterback position.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
You you just.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Can't come in here and and automatically a leader. You
have to earn that respect, and I think he did
that throughout the spring. He came out of the spring
as a number one quarterback as he come back this summer. Now,
now his leadership will art the show, and I'm excited
for him.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
And what he'll be able to bring for a football team.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
It's excited on draft Day to see your guys go.
I wasn't excited to see them go where they went
because I don't want to root against Joe Royer. I
don't want to root against Cyrus Allen, but I'm gonna
be stuck. And I wanted the Bengals to take Jake Golday.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
I know it would have been awesome, and they were
interested in as well.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
They brought I don't know nine or ten people to
our pro day here from the Beagles, including Zach.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
So yeah, I'm so happy for those guys.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Man, just to be able to see him over a
period of time, continue to work, you know, and and
and really develop over a period of time. I mean,
and you know, Cyrus is here one year from the
time he got here. He worked his butt off so
hard to be able to get to you know, they
didn't even invite him to some of these All Star
Games at the end of the season. Well then he
worked his way into another one, didn't get to go
to Combine, but had an unbelievable pro day here and
(10:48):
then gets himself into conversation to be drafted.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
I mean, you know, you can't help a pull for
those guys.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
You know, gold A'd been here been a couple of years,
you know, and develop into what he developed into, which
was a top draft pick. You know, Gavin getting drafted, Yes,
that was awesome. Yeah, what a great leader and great player,
so smart. I mean I could see him making that
because he's so smart. He's like a coach, gonna be
a coach on the field.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
You know. So yeah, it's it's it's great to see
these guys.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
And now, you know, I asked Zach stipabout I think
we maybe have twenty eight guys right now in NFL camps,
you know, which is incredible.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
You know, and you we use that in recruiting. You know,
we're getting ready to host all these recruits.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
You know, we're gonna be mentioned all these names that
we just brought up, you know, including an Alec.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Pearce or a Salce Goner. You know, obviously the Kelsey's.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
I mean, you know, so we utilize all those names,
and you know, you come here and guys, you can
continue your career and go play at the next level.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Cam, thank you enough for doing this. Yeah, we'll bother
you when we get closer to Fall camp.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Enjoy.
Speaker 1 (11:41):
I know you get some downtime, so enjoy.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
That we do, and we will enjoy the downside. But
we enjoy being here too.
Speaker 3 (11:47):
We got a great bunch of guys and great guys
to work with, man, and so yeah, what a blessing
it is.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
And hopefully you go come out here and have a
great year. Hope.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
So, coach, thanks so much, you appreciate it is fourteen
away from four o'clock. Scott Saderfield joining us five point
three day. You see this is ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati
Sports Station, Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty Traffic.
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