August 5, 2025 • 8 mins
Scott Springer of Cincinnati.com joined us to discuss the UC Bearcats as they go through fall camp.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Three weeks from Thursday, U see opening up the season
with a home game in Kansas City against Nebraska. Season
will be here before you know. At the Bearcats practice
last week at Higher Ground and stayed for just a week.
They've now moved back to campus at Knippert Stadium. Obviously
they have their own indoor facility now, and so I
(00:21):
guess on some level it makes sense. Scott Springer covers
UC sports on the football beat for The Inquirer and
Cincinnati dot Com. Was that all those workouts at Higher Ground?
Was that practice this morning and kind enough to spend
some time with us this afternoon?
Speaker 2 (00:35):
How's it going?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Oh? Pretty good?
Speaker 4 (00:38):
All sorts of stuff going on, a lot of football.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Though, a lot of football, A lot of football. What
over the first week or so fall campus stood out?
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Well, they just look better, I've said all along, and
they expect to be better.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
This is year three.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
They made it pretty clear big twelve media Days, even
John Cunningham this is like making the turn in the
golf tournament and you're in the round three and you're
expected to do well. Scott Shatterfield has said they've pointed
toward this year. So I like a lot of the
transfers that they have. I think on the offensive line,
maybe they don't miss a beat. I think on the
(01:14):
defensive line, if you've got Dante Corleone healthy and happy,
that's a good thing.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Plus you get two guys that would have started.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Last year that were injured and they're back. The linebackers
are strong. Tight ends obviously strong. So you know, maybe
one question mark in the defensive back to the secondary,
but that's because you just don't know the guys yet,
and I've talked to some of them, haven't seen them.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I will say it seems, I don't know.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
The throwing game maybe has the upper hand.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
But those receivers are off.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
The good defense has won a practice before up at
higher ground. I think it was last Wednesday. The defense
had the edge, so at the end the offense had
to run the gansers. So you know, Matthew mcdoom's a
guy that can fly twenty three miles an hour on
that catapult device, which, for lack of a better term,
(02:06):
it looks like a sports bar they put on them,
but I'm not going to tell them that. But twenty
three miles an hour, that's like a sub four three forty,
So that's like that's like your steed, very very similar.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah, very very close. Yeah, no question.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Are you getting a sense of some things they'll be
able to do offensively that we didn't see them do
last year.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
I think they're going to be able to stress the field.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I mean, you got Jeff Caldwell, who you know a
six' five was undiscovered at Lenden. Wood but you know
there's a guy that is junior year in high.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
School he's five. Eight you, know that's that's.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
The growing spurt that a lot of us didn't, get you,
know and he did and he can go get the.
Football and Then Caleb goodie stretches it pretty. Good Cyrus,
ALLEN i haven't seen him drop a whole. Bunch and
these are all new. Guys those are three new guys
that very easily could. START i don't, know they don't
put out a death. Chart this is not the sec
WHERE i think they're doing that. Now but they sure look.
(03:05):
Good And Noah jennings another guy looks good geocontosis through.
Freshman Jim kelly was at practice today AND i, said
look at, that you, know six two two ten, freshman
nice looking body and going and getting the. Ball and
there was a day at higher. Ground last week he
had three. Touchdowns so the throwing game has looked all.
Right and you, know Ta Wie. WALKER i like the
(03:26):
way he. LOOKS i think he's faster than people. Think you,
know eight hundred and ninety four yards Of wisconsin last
year ten, touchdowns had more touchdowns Than Corey kiner in less. Games,
now there's a lot of reasons that may or may
not have. Happened you can't really compare the. Tube and
then you have prior back and some other, guys and you,
(03:47):
know the sores of his body looks, excellent so you
figure he's going to. RUN i, mean you're the quarterback
And Scott sadderfield's, offense you're gonna.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Run so a lot of good. Things it's just.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Okay now you got this team that you're playing first
game out of the shoot That's, nebraska.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
And It's Matt.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
Rule and you, know someone came down from a mountain
with a tablet that, SAYS i hereby declare that in year,
Three matt rule will will prevail because that's what he
did At temple And. Baylor, yeah so that's a talking point.
There it's tough game to, start you, KNOW i think
it gives you a great momentum if you can pull.
(04:25):
Away it reminds me a little bit of you were,
there you, know The Rose bowl AGAINST, ucla coming off
With Luke pickles first, year where you didn't really think
much of that staff or that team at the time
because that first year.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Was just but.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Ugly and then suddenly these guys are tough and can,
play and maybe that. HAPPENS i don't. KNOW i THINK
i think the game is going to be better than people.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Expect does it impact?
Speaker 1 (04:53):
Campital you know last, year right you're you're preparing for the,
season but your first game is against AN fcs, opponent
same for two years.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Ago that's typically the.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Case has has it been addressed or have you seen
and obviously we're still weeks, away but but has opening
up against on a neutral field A big ten caliber,
opponent A big ten, opponent has that changed at? All
the urgency of, camp the, tempo how they use, guys
that sort of.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
Thing the last couple of days of, seymore you, know team,
activities you, know offense versus. Defense SO i haven't seen
any you, know specific type, things and obviously those are
things that they don't necessarily want the media to. See
but uh, YEAH i think there's a sense of. Urgency
but the guys seem confident and then you, know not
(05:42):
not necessarily, cocky BUT i think they they think they're
decent and they look the, part and we're just to
have to wait and. See Like, nebraska you, know the
two teams are really similar in a. Way if you
look at In Matt reule's first, year they go to Inten,
Scott saturfield goes three and. Nine you covered The saturfield
three and nine. Season easily could have been six wins
(06:05):
there because there was a very you know what five
games or seven points are. Less then you get to
last year And rule gets to six wins and gets
into a bowl and they win the bowl Against Boston.
College so they come away seven six and feel a
little bit.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Better, well you, see could have easily been in that.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
Position you, know five and two should have been six
and one because of the pit. Debacle but five and,
two you think you're on your way to a bowl
and they didn't make. It had they, been they'd been
in you, know similar situation As. Nebraska so and everyone's
looking For nebraska to go, up and same with uc
(06:44):
SO a lot of. Similarities you, know obviously it's The Big,
ten and everyone knows more About. Nebraska SO i haven't
really heard a lot of the so called pundits saying
a whole bunch About, cincinnati but And i've heard probably
more About. Nebraska maybe that's a good. Thing maybe that's
the way you want to go into this, game you,
know in the weeds a little bit and see what. Happens,
(07:07):
YEAH i think they're. BETTER i think they need seven.
Wins eight wins, though to kind of turn the public.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Around, yeah AND i you, Know i've talked about the
parallels between The nebraska game this year in twenty. Eighteen
you want to make people perk, up want to make
people pay, attention want to make people feel like this
is going in the right. Direction don't wait until The
big twelve. Starts go get that win against Against nebraska AND.
Kc and the dynamic is not dissimilar from twenty. Eighteen
(07:34):
that game Against Chip kelly's FIRST ucla.
Speaker 4 (07:36):
Team, right and then they beat him the following year,
too showing you it was no. Fluke so, yeah that
would be quite the head turner for both. Teams probably
doesn't make or break the season for, either but.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
It's just it is what it. Is it's the first,
game It's.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
Nebraska if you're a casual fan WATCHING espn highlights and
you See cincinnati Beat, nebraska you're going to, go, wow
how about?
Speaker 2 (07:59):
That, yeah no, Question all right, man thank you as,
always so, yeah
Three weeks from Thursday, U see opening up the season
with a home game in Kansas City against Nebraska. Season
will be here before you know. At the Bearcats practice
last week at Higher Ground and stayed for just a week.
They've now moved back to campus at Knippert Stadium. Obviously
they have their own indoor facility now, and so I
(00:21):
guess on some level it makes sense. Scott Springer covers
UC sports on the football beat for The Inquirer and
Cincinnati dot Com. Was that all those workouts at Higher Ground?
Was that practice this morning and kind enough to spend
some time with us this afternoon?
Speaker 2 (00:35):
How's it going?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Oh? Pretty good?
Speaker 4 (00:38):
All sorts of stuff going on, a lot of football.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Though, a lot of football, A lot of football. What
over the first week or so fall campus stood out?
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Well, they just look better, I've said all along, and
they expect to be better.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
This is year three.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
They made it pretty clear big twelve media Days, even
John Cunningham this is like making the turn in the
golf tournament and you're in the round three and you're
expected to do well. Scott Shatterfield has said they've pointed
toward this year. So I like a lot of the
transfers that they have. I think on the offensive line,
maybe they don't miss a beat. I think on the
(01:14):
defensive line, if you've got Dante Corleone healthy and happy,
that's a good thing.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Plus you get two guys that would have started.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Last year that were injured and they're back. The linebackers
are strong. Tight ends obviously strong. So you know, maybe
one question mark in the defensive back to the secondary,
but that's because you just don't know the guys yet,
and I've talked to some of them, haven't seen them.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I will say it seems, I don't know.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
The throwing game maybe has the upper hand.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
But those receivers are off.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
The good defense has won a practice before up at
higher ground. I think it was last Wednesday. The defense
had the edge, so at the end the offense had
to run the gansers. So you know, Matthew mcdoom's a
guy that can fly twenty three miles an hour on
that catapult device, which, for lack of a better term,
(02:06):
it looks like a sports bar they put on them,
but I'm not going to tell them that. But twenty
three miles an hour, that's like a sub four three forty,
So that's like that's like your steed, very very similar.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah, very very close. Yeah, no question.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Are you getting a sense of some things they'll be
able to do offensively that we didn't see them do
last year.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
I think they're going to be able to stress the field.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I mean, you got Jeff Caldwell, who you know a
six' five was undiscovered at Lenden. Wood but you know
there's a guy that is junior year in high.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
School he's five. Eight you, know that's that's.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
The growing spurt that a lot of us didn't, get you,
know and he did and he can go get the.
Football and Then Caleb goodie stretches it pretty. Good Cyrus,
ALLEN i haven't seen him drop a whole. Bunch and
these are all new. Guys those are three new guys
that very easily could. START i don't, know they don't
put out a death. Chart this is not the sec
WHERE i think they're doing that. Now but they sure look.
(03:05):
Good And Noah jennings another guy looks good geocontosis through.
Freshman Jim kelly was at practice today AND i, said
look at, that you, know six two two ten, freshman
nice looking body and going and getting the. Ball and
there was a day at higher. Ground last week he
had three. Touchdowns so the throwing game has looked all.
Right and you, know Ta Wie. WALKER i like the
(03:26):
way he. LOOKS i think he's faster than people. Think you,
know eight hundred and ninety four yards Of wisconsin last
year ten, touchdowns had more touchdowns Than Corey kiner in less. Games,
now there's a lot of reasons that may or may
not have. Happened you can't really compare the. Tube and
then you have prior back and some other, guys and you,
(03:47):
know the sores of his body looks, excellent so you
figure he's going to. RUN i, mean you're the quarterback
And Scott sadderfield's, offense you're gonna.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Run so a lot of good. Things it's just.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Okay now you got this team that you're playing first
game out of the shoot That's, nebraska.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
And It's Matt.
Speaker 4 (04:04):
Rule and you, know someone came down from a mountain
with a tablet that, SAYS i hereby declare that in year,
Three matt rule will will prevail because that's what he
did At temple And. Baylor, yeah so that's a talking point.
There it's tough game to, start you, KNOW i think
it gives you a great momentum if you can pull.
(04:25):
Away it reminds me a little bit of you were,
there you, know The Rose bowl AGAINST, ucla coming off
With Luke pickles first, year where you didn't really think
much of that staff or that team at the time
because that first year.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Was just but.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Ugly and then suddenly these guys are tough and can,
play and maybe that. HAPPENS i don't. KNOW i THINK
i think the game is going to be better than people.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Expect does it impact?
Speaker 1 (04:53):
Campital you know last, year right you're you're preparing for the,
season but your first game is against AN fcs, opponent
same for two years.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Ago that's typically the.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Case has has it been addressed or have you seen
and obviously we're still weeks, away but but has opening
up against on a neutral field A big ten caliber,
opponent A big ten, opponent has that changed at? All
the urgency of, camp the, tempo how they use, guys
that sort of.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
Thing the last couple of days of, seymore you, know team,
activities you, know offense versus. Defense SO i haven't seen
any you, know specific type, things and obviously those are
things that they don't necessarily want the media to. See
but uh, YEAH i think there's a sense of. Urgency
but the guys seem confident and then you, know not
(05:42):
not necessarily, cocky BUT i think they they think they're
decent and they look the, part and we're just to
have to wait and. See Like, nebraska you, know the
two teams are really similar in a. Way if you
look at In Matt reule's first, year they go to Inten,
Scott saturfield goes three and. Nine you covered The saturfield
three and nine. Season easily could have been six wins
(06:05):
there because there was a very you know what five
games or seven points are. Less then you get to
last year And rule gets to six wins and gets
into a bowl and they win the bowl Against Boston.
College so they come away seven six and feel a
little bit.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Better, well you, see could have easily been in that.
Speaker 4 (06:24):
Position you, know five and two should have been six
and one because of the pit. Debacle but five and,
two you think you're on your way to a bowl
and they didn't make. It had they, been they'd been
in you, know similar situation As. Nebraska so and everyone's
looking For nebraska to go, up and same with uc
(06:44):
SO a lot of. Similarities you, know obviously it's The Big,
ten and everyone knows more About. Nebraska SO i haven't
really heard a lot of the so called pundits saying
a whole bunch About, cincinnati but And i've heard probably
more About. Nebraska maybe that's a good. Thing maybe that's
the way you want to go into this, game you,
know in the weeds a little bit and see what. Happens,
(07:07):
YEAH i think they're. BETTER i think they need seven.
Wins eight wins, though to kind of turn the public.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Around, yeah AND i you, Know i've talked about the
parallels between The nebraska game this year in twenty. Eighteen
you want to make people perk, up want to make
people pay, attention want to make people feel like this
is going in the right. Direction don't wait until The
big twelve. Starts go get that win against Against nebraska AND.
Kc and the dynamic is not dissimilar from twenty. Eighteen
(07:34):
that game Against Chip kelly's FIRST ucla.
Speaker 4 (07:36):
Team, right and then they beat him the following year,
too showing you it was no. Fluke so, yeah that
would be quite the head turner for both. Teams probably
doesn't make or break the season for, either but.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
It's just it is what it. Is it's the first,
game It's.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
Nebraska if you're a casual fan WATCHING espn highlights and
you See cincinnati Beat, nebraska you're going to, go, wow
how about?
Speaker 2 (07:59):
That, yeah no, Question all right, man thank you as,
always so, yeah
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