July 8, 2025 • 8 mins
UC center Gavin Gerhardt joined us from Big 12 Media Days on ESPN1530.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Thirteen away from six o'clock. This is ESPN fifteen thirty. No,
you're not being pulled over or pursued by law enforcement.
Let's go to Frisco, Texas one more time. Big twelve
Media Days happening right now. Gavin Gerhart is getting set
for his sixth college football season at the University of Cincinnati,
anchoring the offensive line as the team center, and his
(00:23):
third year as a team captain. Gavin kind enough to
join us. I'm gonna ask you the same question I
asked Joe Royer. How many interviews have you done today?
Speaker 2 (00:33):
I'd say probably ten or so, maybe upwards of fifteen,
But we're only only about halfway done, so it'll be
a long bit, that's for sure.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
I told him it kind of sounds fun, and it
kind of doesn't. What's the dumbest question you've been asked
so far today?
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I don't know if I've been asked. It's pretty much
all the same stuff. You know, how's the team looking
and whatnot. I don't know if there's really been a
dumb one, To be honest with you, A lot of
it's been you know, how the team's going this year,
what our goals and export aspirations are and then.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
You know, you know my journey as well. But other
than that, I wouldn't it there's any dumb ones.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
What is it like getting ready? I mean, your college
football career started in twenty twenty, which is forever ago.
It's forever ago in relation to the UC program, It's
forever ago in relation to college football, it's forever ago
in relation to the world.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I mean, what is it?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
What is it like when you know you're getting ready
for the final season of what's been a really long
but at least so far, really successful journey.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
I'd say it gets it gets a little emotional at
this point in time. You know, I have goals and
aspirations of playing on Sundays, but this, this university and
this team means so much to me, that has done
so much for me in the past five seasons, and
now you know I'm going in by my sixth and
final one. I get to get a little bit emotional,
but I'm just I'm just ready to get the things started.
(01:58):
You know, want something happens like this media day, you know,
the seasons.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Right around the corner.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So we got three more weeks of training and then
we'll get a couple of maybe two or three days
off and then we're all football camp and then the
season will be here before you know it. So really
looking forward to it. Excited for this year, for sure.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
There's obviously college football players in this day and age
who they'll wind up their college career. They'll play for two, three,
I guess in some cases four programs it is, and
that's fine, but is a Is it a source of
pride that you've stayed in one place and done as
well as you have done for such a long period
of time.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Hundred percent?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
You know, I knew this is where I wanted to
be when I committed in high school.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
And no matter the.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Changes, everlasting changes in college football there there was nothing
that brought you know, came to my attention or made
me think otherwise.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
That this is where I needed to be.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
So I take a lot of pride and playing for
the same program, and in regardless of the coaching changes
and changing of conferences and everything, I take a lot
of pride and staying here for my entire college and
we'll see career.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
The offensive line, and we talked about this a year ago,
right it was it was the area of continuity where
you brought back so many guys and and and very
good players. There's been some more turnover this year. It's
natural to compare a position group to what we saw
from the year before. Give us an idea of where
the offensive line is maybe similar, maybe just as good,
(03:22):
and perhaps a little bit different than last year.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Yeah, it's different one hundred percent. I'm used to, you know,
based off last season.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I was used to, you know, having four guys that
I had already played a season with, and now it's
just the one guy.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Besides, you know, that'll be a right to tackle with Dion.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
But it's gonna be different. But I'm taking it on
and I'm ready for the challenge to make sure all
five of us are on the same page. I take
a lot of pride and being a leader and making
sure guys are going in the right direction, so that
that's our number one goal is make sure everybody knows
what they're doing, make sure we're all going in the
right direction.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
And then coopfully opened up some.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Big holes and tech long enough to make some explosive
plays help us win a lot of football games.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
I think back to two years ago, and for the
most part, especially running the football your group was up
to the task, but it was it was gonna be
a jump in just physicality from the American Athletic Conference
to the Big Twelve. And I felt like last year,
just as a team, you guys were a little bit
more ready to meet that level of physicality, I would imagine,
(04:26):
and you can tell me if I'm wrong, that you
feel like for this season, you guys are even more
prepared just for the that level that you get in
the Big Twelve that you guys took a couple of
years to kind of get ready for. Is that a
fair assessment.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Even though there's going to be three new guys out
there with me. I think that having two years under
our belts as a program in this conference and at
this level of play, we'll give us a great advantage
and put us, you know, honestly level with everybody else
in the playing field.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
I think you know, the guys that we that.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Are playing out there, you know, a couple of them
have been on the team for a couple of years,
so they know.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
What it takes, even if they haven't played as much.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
And then you know a guy like Tarren who's coming
up from the MAC, you know, a smaller guy, smaller conference,
it'll be a great challenge for him, but I know
he's ready to.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Play at this level.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
And I think we all are going to have a
very successful season this year.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
What's the buy in been like from the new guys,
especially on the offensive line, Understanding that everybody who was
a part of the team last year has an understandably
so a ship on their shoulder.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
I would say they were all come in eager to
ready to learn.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
You know, guys that knew what are you know the
past two seasons have been like for Cincinnati and knew
that we we owe this to the city, and we
owe this to to the university to have a great
season and honestly play with to be a connected and
disciplined football team. That's what really it dials down to.
If we can be connected, we can be disciplined, we
(05:52):
can play for one another, we'll have a great season. So,
you know, they all came in with open arms, and
you know they all understood what the task at hand.
Knew that we you know, if we played for one another,
we believe in one another.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Well, very successful here.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
I think I've asked you this before, but I'm gonna
ask it again. You're down there in Texas. Dante Corleone
is down there in Texas. You guys have been practicing
one on one against each other for years. By the
end of this season, will you guys basically be an
old married couple.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
One hundred percent. I understand we've and that's I've been asked.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
That a couple of times already here just tonight, throughout
the day so far here in Texas. It's a great,
great challenge every day to go against somebody like that.
You know, if you go against great talent like that
on a daily basis, just in practice, you know, it
makes the games a lot easier, slows them down a
little bit, and makes you, knows, not as worried something
(06:44):
that I need to worry about who I'm going against.
I've already gone against great talent on a weekly basis
and daily basis and practice. I can really just hone
in on making sure everybody's going in the right direction,
make sure I make the right calls to.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Help us, you know, be as successful as we can be.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Well, I appreciate the time. I know you're doing a
lot of these. I hope you get to enjoy the experience.
This is it for you man, so savor every second,
not just today, but through the course of fall camp
in the upcoming season. And I appreciate you doing this man,
thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
I appreciate you having me on. You got it.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Gavin Gerhart is getting set for year number six and
his third season as a team team captain, anchoring the
offensive line, playing center at you see the Bearcats one
of the teams today. It's a two day event, Media Days,
which is why there's an s at the end of it.
Half the League today, Half the League tomorrow. Good stuff
from Gavin Gearhart, good stuff from earlier today. Joe Royer
(07:42):
as well, will have both podcasts on the iHeartRadio app.
Make sure you check that out. And when you go
to the iHeartRadio app, which by the way, you could
use to listen to this show anytime anywhere, do that
and set ESPN fifteen thirty is one of your presets.
Thirteen away from six o'clock. This is ESPN fifteen thirty. No,
you're not being pulled over or pursued by law enforcement.
Let's go to Frisco, Texas one more time. Big twelve
Media Days happening right now. Gavin Gerhart is getting set
for his sixth college football season at the University of Cincinnati,
anchoring the offensive line as the team center, and his
(00:23):
third year as a team captain. Gavin kind enough to
join us. I'm gonna ask you the same question I
asked Joe Royer. How many interviews have you done today?
Speaker 2 (00:33):
I'd say probably ten or so, maybe upwards of fifteen,
But we're only only about halfway done, so it'll be
a long bit, that's for sure.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
I told him it kind of sounds fun, and it
kind of doesn't. What's the dumbest question you've been asked
so far today?
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I don't know if I've been asked. It's pretty much
all the same stuff. You know, how's the team looking
and whatnot. I don't know if there's really been a
dumb one, To be honest with you, A lot of
it's been you know, how the team's going this year,
what our goals and export aspirations are and then.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
You know, you know my journey as well. But other
than that, I wouldn't it there's any dumb ones.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
What is it like getting ready? I mean, your college
football career started in twenty twenty, which is forever ago.
It's forever ago in relation to the UC program, It's
forever ago in relation to college football, it's forever ago
in relation to the world.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I mean, what is it?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
What is it like when you know you're getting ready
for the final season of what's been a really long
but at least so far, really successful journey.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
I'd say it gets it gets a little emotional at
this point in time. You know, I have goals and
aspirations of playing on Sundays, but this, this university and
this team means so much to me, that has done
so much for me in the past five seasons, and
now you know I'm going in by my sixth and
final one. I get to get a little bit emotional,
but I'm just I'm just ready to get the things started.
(01:58):
You know, want something happens like this media day, you know,
the seasons.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Right around the corner.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
So we got three more weeks of training and then
we'll get a couple of maybe two or three days
off and then we're all football camp and then the
season will be here before you know it. So really
looking forward to it. Excited for this year, for sure.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
There's obviously college football players in this day and age
who they'll wind up their college career. They'll play for two, three,
I guess in some cases four programs it is, and
that's fine, but is a Is it a source of
pride that you've stayed in one place and done as
well as you have done for such a long period
of time.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Hundred percent?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
You know, I knew this is where I wanted to
be when I committed in high school.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
And no matter the.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Changes, everlasting changes in college football there there was nothing
that brought you know, came to my attention or made
me think otherwise.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
That this is where I needed to be.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
So I take a lot of pride and playing for
the same program, and in regardless of the coaching changes
and changing of conferences and everything, I take a lot
of pride and staying here for my entire college and
we'll see career.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
The offensive line, and we talked about this a year ago,
right it was it was the area of continuity where
you brought back so many guys and and and very
good players. There's been some more turnover this year. It's
natural to compare a position group to what we saw
from the year before. Give us an idea of where
the offensive line is maybe similar, maybe just as good,
(03:22):
and perhaps a little bit different than last year.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Yeah, it's different one hundred percent. I'm used to, you know,
based off last season.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I was used to, you know, having four guys that
I had already played a season with, and now it's
just the one guy.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
Besides, you know, that'll be a right to tackle with Dion.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
But it's gonna be different. But I'm taking it on
and I'm ready for the challenge to make sure all
five of us are on the same page. I take
a lot of pride and being a leader and making
sure guys are going in the right direction, so that
that's our number one goal is make sure everybody knows
what they're doing, make sure we're all going in the
right direction.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
And then coopfully opened up some.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Big holes and tech long enough to make some explosive
plays help us win a lot of football games.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
I think back to two years ago, and for the
most part, especially running the football your group was up
to the task, but it was it was gonna be
a jump in just physicality from the American Athletic Conference
to the Big Twelve. And I felt like last year,
just as a team, you guys were a little bit
more ready to meet that level of physicality, I would imagine,
(04:26):
and you can tell me if I'm wrong, that you
feel like for this season, you guys are even more
prepared just for the that level that you get in
the Big Twelve that you guys took a couple of
years to kind of get ready for. Is that a
fair assessment.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Even though there's going to be three new guys out
there with me. I think that having two years under
our belts as a program in this conference and at
this level of play, we'll give us a great advantage
and put us, you know, honestly level with everybody else
in the playing field.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
I think you know, the guys that we that.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Are playing out there, you know, a couple of them
have been on the team for a couple of years,
so they know.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
What it takes, even if they haven't played as much.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
And then you know a guy like Tarren who's coming
up from the MAC, you know, a smaller guy, smaller conference,
it'll be a great challenge for him, but I know
he's ready to.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Play at this level.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
And I think we all are going to have a
very successful season this year.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
What's the buy in been like from the new guys,
especially on the offensive line, Understanding that everybody who was
a part of the team last year has an understandably
so a ship on their shoulder.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
I would say they were all come in eager to
ready to learn.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
You know, guys that knew what are you know the
past two seasons have been like for Cincinnati and knew
that we we owe this to the city, and we
owe this to to the university to have a great
season and honestly play with to be a connected and
disciplined football team. That's what really it dials down to.
If we can be connected, we can be disciplined, we
(05:52):
can play for one another, we'll have a great season. So,
you know, they all came in with open arms, and
you know they all understood what the task at hand.
Knew that we you know, if we played for one another,
we believe in one another.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Well, very successful here.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
I think I've asked you this before, but I'm gonna
ask it again. You're down there in Texas. Dante Corleone
is down there in Texas. You guys have been practicing
one on one against each other for years. By the
end of this season, will you guys basically be an
old married couple.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
One hundred percent. I understand we've and that's I've been asked.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
That a couple of times already here just tonight, throughout
the day so far here in Texas. It's a great,
great challenge every day to go against somebody like that.
You know, if you go against great talent like that
on a daily basis, just in practice, you know, it
makes the games a lot easier, slows them down a
little bit, and makes you, knows, not as worried something
(06:44):
that I need to worry about who I'm going against.
I've already gone against great talent on a weekly basis
and daily basis and practice. I can really just hone
in on making sure everybody's going in the right direction,
make sure I make the right calls to.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Help us, you know, be as successful as we can be.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Well, I appreciate the time. I know you're doing a
lot of these. I hope you get to enjoy the experience.
This is it for you man, so savor every second,
not just today, but through the course of fall camp
in the upcoming season. And I appreciate you doing this man,
thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
I appreciate you having me on. You got it.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
Gavin Gerhart is getting set for year number six and
his third season as a team team captain, anchoring the
offensive line, playing center at you see the Bearcats one
of the teams today. It's a two day event, Media Days,
which is why there's an s at the end of it.
Half the League today, Half the League tomorrow. Good stuff
from Gavin Gearhart, good stuff from earlier today. Joe Royer
(07:42):
as well, will have both podcasts on the iHeartRadio app.
Make sure you check that out. And when you go
to the iHeartRadio app, which by the way, you could
use to listen to this show anytime anywhere, do that
and set ESPN fifteen thirty is one of your presets.
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