KU Sports Hour

Regular weekly podcasts about KU basketball and KU football from the sports staff at The Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com.

Texas beat Kansas in football

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses KU’s 42-27 loss to Texas. Topics include: what went wrong for KU (open-17:25), 4th down and red zone strategy (17:25-25:15) and a massive edition of the KUsports.com ...

20+1 KU basketball questions (Part 2)

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU basketball beat writer Matt Tait, the KUsports.com staff recaps KU basketball's exhibition slate following a 29-point win over Fort Hays State. Topics include: Player impressions from the three exhibitions (1:40-32:20) and the second part of ...

Are you still watching KU football?

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses KU’s 38-9 loss to Baylor. Topics include: the postgame mood (5:50-16:50), takeaways from the game (16:50-28:30), dwindling fan support (28:30-38:40) and the KUsports.com ...

20+1 KU basketball questions (Part 1)

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU basketball beat writer Matt Tait, the KUsports.com staff recaps KU basketball's exhibition home opener against Pittsburg State. Topics include: Key takeaways from the action (open-30:00) and the start of a two-part season preview series, ...

Grading Carter Stanley’s Sunflower Showdown start

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses KU’s 30-20 loss to K-State. Topics include: KU’s special teams issues (open-7:16), Carter Stanley’s big day (11:45-19:45), players of the game (19:45-27:35) and the ...

Border War takeaways and Big 12 Media Day

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU basketball beat writer Matt Tait, the KUsports.com staff recaps the Border War and Big 12 Media Day. Topics include: The KU-MU atmosphere (open-20:30), takeaways from the exhibition (20:30-55:15) and best media day moments (55:15-close).