Eric Behrens - "Champ High"

We are joined by legendary 1992 Omaha Central grad and former basketball coach Eric Behrens to talk about his days as a student at CHS, his historic run as coach, a member of CHS' blue ribbon chain crew, and then moving on to being a college coach and now a principal in OPS. Join us for a great, extended conversation with Eric, and stay tuned for some orginal music from some talented CHS musicians to play us out of the pod! NOTE: Eric was named Central High's next principal for the 2026-27 school year in Feb. 2026. (00:40) growing up a coach's kid in Omaha (4:25) Central Eagle days and playing for his dad (10:50) becoming a teacher in OPS/ head coach at CHS (18:45) the start of "the run": 7 of 8 state titles (44:00) 30-0 season in 2011-2012 (51:10) City of Palms Tournament/ Oak Hill game (1:08:08) moving to college coaching at Peru State (1:14:04) returning to Central and more elite players (1:28:42) having great assistant coaches at CHS (1:34:12) moving into administration (1:42:35) Eric reflects on CHS Host: Scott Wilson Art: Beth Wilson Intro/ Promo Music: Drew Ruchti Outro Music: Tallulah Hoeft- CHS '28 (sax and composition) and Luna Escalera - CHS '28 (piano). Produced by Gabriel Escalera Thanks for listening to the show! "Chatting at the C" is supported by the Omaha Central High School Foundation. Consider supporting the CHSF by joining ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Generation C" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠