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UC coach Scott Satterfield, Taran Tyo, Xavier Williams on Bearcats
UC coach Scott Satterfield, Taran Tyo, Xavier Williams on Bearcats football
As thick as Dontay Corleone of the Cincinnati Bearcats is on the defensive line, Ball State transfer Taran Tyo is a slightly taller version of a human brick wall on the offensive line.
As much as the UC secondary has struggled in the Big 12, one of the starting safeties could be a former Division I quarterback. Xavier Williams is one of two players on the team with the same first name as the Jesuit institution on Victory Parkway. Both pronounce it in the manner that makes Musketeers fans cringe: “X-avier”.
Both are part of Coach Scott Satterfield’s new class of 15 transfers and 13 high school signees. Here are their stories.
Better late than never, Tyo is Cincinnati Bearcat
Taran Tyo played at Versailles High School and hails from Greenville, northeast of Dayton. During a previous regime he came to Nippert Stadium for a camp and the offensive line coach said he’d be in touch with an offer.
If you’re familiar with the term “ghosted”, you know what happened. Tyo, now at 6-foot-4 and 326 pounds, made his way to Ball State where he was Third Team All-Mid-American Conference last season. The Cardinals were the No. 2 passing team in the MAC and Tyo was part of their pass protection. The last two seasons he’s started 11 games at right tackle and 12 games at right guard. This spring, he has spelled captain Gavin Gerhardt at times at center.
“I thought I had performed pretty well at the camp,” Tyo said of his past experience. “I come from a smaller high school. Not a lot of guys get recruited out of there.”
Tyo was down on UC, but offensive line coach Nic Cardwell and head coach Satterfield brought him around. Color him happy to be back at Nippert in uniform and he’ll do his talking in the…
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Publish date : 2025-04-11 04:05:00
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