1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: Welcome back. Since he three to sixty ESBN fifteen thirty 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Sports Station. We should have Scott Sadderfield in just 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: a few moments. I know he's wrapping up a previous 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: engagement and then he will join us here on ESBN 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty, Cincinnati's Sports station. Updated odds by the way, 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: we talked a little bit about this early, and we'll 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: talk about this with Keegan nickoson Bearcats plus one thirty 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: five right now to make the NCAA tournament, So those 9 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: odds continue to go up. Off season is in full 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: swing for the University of Cincinnati football program, and we 11 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: are lucky enough to get the head football coach of 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bearcats to join us right now, Coach Scott Saderfield, Coach, 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: what's going on? 14 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 2: Hey, how are we going? Tony? Just Scott sinus a 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: little press conference and walking back over to the building 16 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: right now. We're getting ready to go. We got a 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: little workout here coming up pretty soon. So yeah, spen 18 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: a good off season for our guys and looking forward 19 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: to spring practice. 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: I can guarantee you get this to ask this question 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: in your press conference earlier. But we were curious, we 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: were talking music in the first segment today, when you 23 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: got stuff going on in the office, you're watching some 24 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: tape and you got some music going on in the background. 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: What's your go to right now? You go back to 26 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: the roots and little country where you at. 27 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, we certainly got a little country, but we liked 28 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: we liked that, we liked to mix it in, so 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: we got I let our young guys sit on the 30 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: computer there and he gets to book a type of 31 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: music home and we all but we also have requests. 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: Uh so if any coach wants to request a song, 33 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: he can put it out there and we'll. 34 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 1: Put it on you guys. Speaking of coaching, you've brought 35 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: in multiple new coaches this offseason, including a new defensive 36 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: coordinator who you were obviously very familiar with from your 37 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: time Go back to I know he had experience at 38 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: Watford College, go back to Apps State. Talk about your 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: guys at the defensive level now and what what will 40 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: look different about the Bearcats as as you get ready 41 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: to go to spring ball. 42 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the big thing probably for us, you know, 43 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: as our fans watch this is you know you're gonna 44 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: have more pressure on the quarterback. You're gonna have more 45 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: guys that are coming to the into the backfield. You know, 46 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 2: we're gonna be a base and have a three four, 47 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: but we're gonna bring that extra rusher about every time 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: and sometimes more than that. So I think we've got 49 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: to create more havoc, get in the backfield more, uh, 50 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: try to get more tackles for all sacks, those type things. 51 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 2: I think that'll be that'll be a big difference. I 52 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: think the other thing is Crane Turnle was we have 53 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 2: not done a good job. Cranton. Turner's gotta do better there. 54 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: Defensively, you lose a plug in the middle in Dante Corleone, 55 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: and you lose one of the players that is being 56 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: talked about most out of the combine and Jake Golday. 57 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 1: I know you can't replace those two with just another player, 58 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: But how do you go about collectively replacing what was 59 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: lost in the middle of that defense? 60 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean we're certainly gonna have to, you know, 61 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: find some guys to be able to replace, you know, 62 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 2: guys like Dante and Goldey and you know, guys that 63 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: have made big time plays for us, and we'll be 64 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: able to do that. I think we're certainly, you know, 65 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 2: went in there this year into the portal. Find some 66 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: guys they can do that cam up for the guys's 67 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: been on our team. I think he'll be an asset 68 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: up front. Josh Hass a big guy that used to 69 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: play running back. Now he's three hundred and forty pound 70 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: d lineman, So he'll certainly give us a good punch 71 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: right there. But then we have to utilise our linebackers, 72 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: you know, just several linebackers have to make play. 73 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: For us offensively. You know, it's one thing to have changed, 74 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: as you guys did last year, but you had your 75 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: quarterback situation kind of figured out in a second year 76 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: in a system. How much of that is different when 77 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: you're bringing in a brand new quarterback that you've got 78 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: to try to get up to speed quickly with everything 79 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: else going on around you. 80 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know Brandon J. C. French bought in Liam 81 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: two guys that have played football, you know JC down 82 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: at Donordia Southern, who I thought had a couple of 83 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: really good years. I think the big thing is just 84 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: getting them caught off on terminology. You know, if you've 85 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 2: played football, you've know you've phoned vertical routes, You've phoned curls, 86 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: you know, you phone corners and those type of things. 87 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: So we're just getting them up on terminology, how we 88 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: do things, how we read it out. You know. I 89 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: think that's that's what spring ball is gonna be all about. 90 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 2: Those guys have been throwing, you know, this winter is 91 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: you know, his first winner. We've had this nice facility 92 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: here to be able to, you know, when it's been 93 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: cold outside, to go in this indoor and throw and 94 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: let those guys you know, learn each other and you 95 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 2: know what makes them kick and that type of thing. 96 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 2: So I think they've been working well with each other. 97 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: It's it's gonna be fun to watch them and spring 98 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: practice to see how, you know, how much they jailed 99 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: and how much they they're able to mess with each 100 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: other offensively. 101 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: You also lose a couple of guys up front on 102 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line, But I think as you sit here today, 103 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: probably got to be confident in what you have coming 104 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: back on the offensive line. How much of a luxury 105 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: is that to retain those guys and get guys returning 106 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: on what was a strength last year and now can 107 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: look to be a strength this year. 108 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Up front, Yeah, it was. It was a big time strength. 109 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: For US last year. And you know, the leadership those 110 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: guys brought for our football team was tremendous. And you know, 111 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: some really good guys and I think, you know, being 112 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 2: able to get you know, Evan Tanners are all back, 113 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: Joe Cotton, Taran Tayo. I mean, those are big time leaders. 114 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: They were part of that offensive line last year that 115 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: was one of the best in the country, and you know, 116 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: and and they got rewarded. I mean, there's some all 117 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: Americans in that those three names that I've just been 118 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 2: in some ball, big twelve performers. So to get those 119 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 2: guys back, they're leaders of our offense right now, kind 120 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: of setting the tone, you know. And then there's there'll 121 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: be some more guys that's been on our team and 122 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: Xaviel Loos Whisky, Who's who's the guy who played for 123 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: US a lot last year. He'll he'll be in the 124 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,799 Speaker 2: mix now. Judea Malone will be in the mix now, Nolan, 125 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: So several guys up front that will be in the mix. Man, 126 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: these guys have been developing and I'm excited about seeing 127 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: them play This spring is gonna be huge for them 128 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: to see. All right, who's our seven or eight linemen 129 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 2: that they're gonna be able to try out there and 130 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: help us win next year. And we got some really 131 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 2: good candidates there, and I'm just, you know, pleased with 132 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: that bunch right there. Carlos something really good job with that. 133 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: Crew, replacing a guy in Joe Royer and then replacing 134 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: guys in Caudwell and Allen Cyrus. Allen just ties and 135 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: gets to the school record and touchdown catches. Jeff Cadwell 136 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: absolutely shined at the Combine. Todd McShay said it was 137 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: the most impressive wide receiver workout he's seen in quite 138 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: some time. You lose those guys, you lose another Combine 139 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: guy and Joe Royer, who's going to play in the 140 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: National Football League, how do you go about trying to 141 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: replace the production that you have at wide receiver. 142 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, we got some new guys coming in here. 143 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: You know, it's a new bunch. These guys have been 144 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 2: here since January and it's been fun to watch them. 145 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 2: They've been developing in the late room. But also, as 146 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 2: I mentioned earlier, just you know, they've been out throwing 147 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 2: and catching with their quarterbacks, and so you're able to 148 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 2: get to get those guys get out there and see 149 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 2: what they can do. I do. I do think we've 150 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: got some really good ones that have come in. You 151 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: know that I'll be able to make plays for us. 152 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: Lorenzo Center, I think it's gonna be a really good player. 153 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: You know, probably play a little bit outside and inside. 154 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: Jav Gibson is transferring in from Oklahoma who's as a 155 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: big guy on the outside as well. That will give us, uh, 156 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 2: you know, a couple of good outside type receivers. And 157 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: you know Isaiah Johnson's back. I mean, you know, he's 158 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 2: kind of backed up Cyrus last year, but he made 159 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 2: some big plays for us. Now he's had a really 160 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 2: good winner. I think he's got potential to be outstanding. 161 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: Malachi Henry is the guy that we brought in from 162 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 2: a small school Central Arkansas. And but he's a good player. Man. 163 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 2: He had sixty nine catches almost nine on the yards 164 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: last year. He's a lot faster than I thought he 165 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: would be, so but he can play inside and outside. 166 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: And then Kate Woolford, you know, a third team All 167 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: Mac player from Kent State who averaged about twenty seven 168 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: yards per catch. I didn't realize he can roll. Now 169 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,679 Speaker 2: he can go and and he's another guy. He plays 170 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 2: hard every every time he's out on the field. So 171 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: you know, we got certainly got some good targets out there. 172 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: As we go through spring, we're gonna figure out what 173 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 2: they can can't do, and you know, obviously ask them 174 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 2: to do the things they can do as we get 175 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 2: to the fall. I think that that's the fun part 176 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: of when you got a new team. Now, say in 177 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: the spring, man, what can these guys do? What? What 178 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 2: are we going to be excited about when they head 179 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: to the ball And those are the things we got 180 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: to work out over the next fifteen practices. 181 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: That was gonna be my next question. Springball today, I'm 182 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: guessing looks very different than when I played, and how 183 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: you've approached it as a coach in years past. How 184 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: different is it to go from what springball used to 185 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: look like to now here you got all these new 186 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: guys kind of melting together. You got to see what 187 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: works with who and how much of an offense you 188 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: can install in things like that. How different is just 189 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: the process of springball now than it used to be? 190 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 2: I mean it's completely different, I mean literally completely different. 191 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: You know back when I played, you played, you know, 192 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 2: all you had in the spring was the guys that 193 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: were coming back off the team from the fall, you know, 194 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: so you just kind of pick up where you left 195 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 2: off in the fall. There a lot of those guys 196 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: were on the scout team, you know, and you you know, 197 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 2: and and that's your team you have. But now we 198 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 2: got twenty two brand new transfers from other colleges. You 199 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 2: got fourteen brand new high school play I miss, thirty 200 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: six brand new players, and a lot of these guys 201 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 2: are gonna play, I mean, they're gonna be your guys 202 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: for the fall. So from the time they've gotten on 203 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 2: campus in January, like we've been obviously meeting with them, 204 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 2: putting in the offense, putting in the defense, and the 205 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 2: special teams, just to give us a chance when we 206 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: start springing practice, which is next Monday. So at this point, 207 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: these guys they know terminology for you know, a couple 208 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: of days of installs. So now you're going out there 209 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 2: and really just trying to find out what they can do, 210 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 2: Like defensively, like we've got players that can play multiple positions. 211 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 2: We don't know what's gonna be their best position as 212 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: we sit here today, but as we go through spring practice, 213 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 2: we'll we'll tweak, we'll let them play this position, We'll 214 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: let them put another position, find the best position. You know, 215 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 2: it's almost like, you know, it's almost like a sprint, 216 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 2: like we're trying to sprint right now. They don't. You 217 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: don't have as much time like we got to get 218 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: these guys coached up, figure out what they can do 219 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 2: over the next six months as fast as we can 220 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 2: before we you know, open up our season against Boston College. 221 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 2: So it's way different than the way it used to 222 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 2: be in the past. And you know, but at the 223 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 2: same time, it's exciting too, Like I mean, as coaches, 224 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 2: like we're we're really anxious about getting on the field 225 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 2: to see what these guys can do and start competing 226 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 2: against each other. 227 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: You don't get the opportunity to really talk about special 228 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,599 Speaker 1: teams unless things go wrong. That's just kind of the 229 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: nature of how things are. Your guys. Special teams unit 230 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 1: became a legitimate weapon last year, and you bring the 231 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: core of that back. How unique is that and how 232 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: much of a weapon does that become when you're trying 233 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: to implement different things on offense and defense. To know 234 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: what you got on the special team side of things. 235 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it's an awesome be able to bring 236 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 2: coach Pascal back. You know, we hired him last summer 237 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 2: and was a great addition to our staff to really, 238 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 2: you know, really hone in on special teams and do 239 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: some great things. But being able to have those guys back, 240 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: you know, when you think about our punter, Max Fletcher 241 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 2: was one of the best punters out there in the 242 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 2: country last year, was an All Big twelve performer. And 243 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 2: Stephen russ Ningk was a guy who man up into 244 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 2: BYU game. He didn't hardly miss any field goals for 245 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 2: two years, and so he's coming back a confident player. 246 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 2: You got you long snapper back, you know. So, and 247 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 2: then we're adding a lot of these pieces that will 248 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 2: be on special teams too, you know, with these defensive 249 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: guys and some of the offensive guys that we brought in. 250 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 2: That's a huge part of our team. It helped us 251 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 2: win a lot of games last year, and it's gonna 252 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 2: help us and win games this year. You know, as 253 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 2: we talked about so much in the past, it's just, man, 254 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 2: the margins are so tight. Now you got to find 255 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 2: some little small ways to be better than your opponent 256 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: and for us. We spend a lot of time on 257 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 2: our special teams of trying to find ways to get 258 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: yards flip the field. Max does a great job of 259 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 2: penning opponents, you know, down inside the ten yard line. 260 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 2: He takes great pride in that, you know, these guys 261 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 2: are hard workers and you know this off season as well, 262 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 2: just like the rest of the skill guys. So they're 263 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 2: integral part of our team. And it's exciting to have 264 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 2: these guys back. They because we know what they can 265 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 2: do and they can be some of the best in 266 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: the country, and we expect them to play that way 267 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 2: in order for us to compete for a Big twelve championship. 268 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: Coach, before we let you go last year, you mentioned 269 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: the margins being so small. Last year, you guys climb 270 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: from your previous win total all the way up to seven. 271 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: You get to a bowl game, you kind of cross 272 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: that off the list. As you guys get into these 273 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: meetings now in the early spring and you start to 274 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: look to fall, what are the biggest jumps you can 275 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: take to compete now for a Big twelve championship Because 276 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 1: we've seen that with teams now in this league that 277 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: you can turn it over in a year and be 278 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: right there at the top. So what are those few 279 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: things you're looking to improve on to cut down that 280 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: margin and be competing for championships this year. 281 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, I think you know, obviously started out grade 282 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 2: seven to one. We're top twenty team for over a 283 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,839 Speaker 2: month there and that was exciting. Just did not finish well, 284 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 2: and that's the thing we got to do. We got 285 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 2: to finish and the things that we're going to emphasize 286 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 2: and look for, I think number one is a turnover margin. 287 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 2: We offensively we did a great job of taking care 288 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 2: of the football, we did not create enough turnovers and 289 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 2: so you know, defensively, we've got to create turnovers this year. 290 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,839 Speaker 2: That's gonna be a huge emphasis for us. And I'm 291 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 2: gonna talk about it every day in spring Bright us 292 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 2: turnover margin every single day. We're gonna we're gonna talk 293 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 2: about it in the in the team meeting and and 294 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,599 Speaker 2: you know, how can we do that? Take care of 295 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 2: the ball, but then on the other side, you know, 296 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 2: take the ball away. And then the other thing I 297 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 2: think is explosives. We go back and look at it. 298 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 2: When we win the explosives and we were in turnover margin, 299 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 2: we don't lose. I mean, we're one hundred percent winners, 300 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 2: and we got to be able to do that each 301 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 2: and every week and that and what that is is 302 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 2: you know of yards in the run game, twelve or 303 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 2: more yards, that's an explosive. In the passing game, you know, 304 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 2: sixteen or more yards is what we're looking for. And 305 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 2: if we if we beat the other team in that, 306 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 2: then we get a great chance to win him. And 307 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 2: so defensively not giving up those big plays and offense 308 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 2: are trying to get them. So you know, we're gonna 309 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 2: focus on those things and doing the little things right, 310 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 2: play together as a team, and then learn how to finish. 311 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 2: We gotta be able to finish these games and and 312 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 2: you know come out on top. 313 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: That is the head football coach for the University of Cincinnati, 314 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: Scott Sadderfield. Football Spring practices start on March ninth. They 315 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: wrap up with the Spring Showcase on April eighteenth at noon. 316 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 1: Also a very big pro day March twenty fourth with 317 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: a lot of NFL talent on display. Coach, It's fun 318 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: to see what you guys are building. Look forward to 319 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: catching up at springball and getting into the fall. Thanks 320 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 1: so much for your time today. 321 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 2: We appreciate it, Yes, sir, appreciate you do take care. Yes, sir. 322 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:22,239 Speaker 1: That is Scott Saderfield, the football coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats, 323 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: nice enough to join us today Austin. It feels like 324 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: we've done a lot already and we still got a 325 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: lot to go. Keegan Nicholson, Bob Man, Jean Travis Steele. Yeah, 326 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: will join us at one o'clock this afternoon. Let's talk 327 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: a little bit about what happened with the Cincinnati Reds yesterday. 328 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: We talked about Graham Ashcraft in the first segment. Let's 329 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: talk about the rest of what happened on the field 330 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: and maybe dive into a little more than Hunter Green conversation. 331 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: Next on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati Sports Station. 332 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 2: Hey, it's Moeger here to set the records.