KU Sports Hour

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

Is KU football better or worse in 2017?

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, hosted by KU football beat writer Benton Smith, the KUsports.com staff discusses KU football's 45-27 loss to Central Michigan. Topics include: Is KU better than last year? (0:55-17:30), are lineup changes coming? (17:30-27:40), the KUsports.com football ...

Recapping SEMO and Peyton Bender’s KU football debut

On this episode of the KU Sports Hour, KU football beat writer Benton Smith is joined by Bobby Nightengale and Scott Chasen to recap KU football's opener, a 38-16 win over Southeast Missouri State. Topics include key takeaways from the game (1:05-15:45), player(s) of the week (15:45-26:15), ...

2017 football preview, predictions and prop bets

On the debut episode of the KU Sports Hour, the sports staff previews the upcoming football season and gives their predictions for 2017. Topics include the new-look KU offense (2:20-21:50), a KU football mailbag (21:50-40:20) and 35 KU football prop bets (40:20-close). Music credit: ...