An Ohio native, Gurd is joining another former Ohio State tight end, Joe Royer, down at Cincinnati. Gurd stayed with the program through its national championship victory, but after a weekend of celebration, made his intentions clear on Monday that he will play the 2025 college football season with the Bearcats.

Patrick Gurd, who just helped the Ohio State Buckeyes win a national championship, will play his final season for Scott Satterfield and the Bearcats. Gurd is 6-foot-4 and 249 pounds and prepped at New Albany High School. Gurd made his announcement Monday night.

Cincinnati has added some depth to its tight end room. Ohio State tight end Patrick Gurd is transferring to the school after visiting Cincinnati this past Thursday. Joe Royer's former teammate has appeared in 22 games across his Buckeye career with two catches for 15 yards.

The University of Cincinnati will begin directly paying its athletes later this year. Why won't player salaries be publicly released?