KU Sports Hour

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

Comparing post-Mangino KU football teams

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses KU’s 43-0 loss to TCU. Topics include: Ten horrible KU football statistics (open), comparing the teams of the post-Mangino era (starting at 19:25) and the KUsports.com ...

The Border War podcast

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU basketball beat writer Matt Tait, the KUsports.com staff talks about the resurgence of the Border War, dubbed the "Showdown for Relief." Topics include: should this game be happening? (4:30-15:10), how seriously will everyone take it? ...

Was Iowa State David Beaty’s worst loss?

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses KU's 45-0 blowout loss to Iowa State. Topics include: What happened to KU's offense? (2:30-12:15), worst losses of the David Beaty-era (12:15-23:05), how potential staff ...

Joel Embiid is back! (Sort of)

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU basketball beat writer Matt Tait, the KUsports.com staff talks about Joel Embiid, Twitter followers and the U.S. missing out on the World Cup. Topics include: Joel Embiid's return to Lawrence and Kansas City (4:15-22:30), other NBA Jayhawks ...

Is there any hope left for KU football?

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses what may have already become another lost season for KU football. Topics include: KU's lack of progress in 2017 (open-14:40), the quarterback controversy (14:40-28:55), the ...

KU football (2017) — Best case/worst case

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses the state of KU football and what the rest of the season might entail. Topics include: Where do things stand after the bye week? (3:00-22:10), what are the worst-case ...