KSR Football Podcast

The KSR Football Podcast is kicking off its EIGHTH season on the airwaves by previewing the 2022 Kentucky football season. Nick Roush, Drew Franklin, Freddie Maggard and Adam Luckett take a closer look at what's to come, starting with a preview of the Wildcats' home-opener against Miami. Highlights: Notable Depth Chart Movement Kavosiey Smoke's surprise appearance as RB1. The crew loves the new blood on the Big Blue Wall Freddie is fed up with talking season. Bold predictions for Miami-Kentucky Week 1 games the KSR Football Podcast crew can't wait to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shortly after concluding his five-year career as a Kentucky Wildcat, Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald was invited to tryout for the WWE. The Nigerian-born defensive lineman spoke with Nick Roush about the surprise invitation, how Vince McMahon trains his wrestlers and what it means for the kid who grew up idolizing WWE superstars halfway across the world. Highlights: His initial reaction to the invite. How football conditioning prepared him for wrasslin'. What his wrestling character could become. Abule praises God for delivering at the right time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kentucky wrapped up the fourth ten-win season in school history in storybook fashion. The KSR Football Podcast crew relives all of the great moments from the 20-17 win over Iowa, shares stories from the Citrus Bowl celebration on the field, and much more. Highlights: Plays that personified UK's 'For the Team' mantra. The stress Iowa put on UK's inexperienced linebackers. Bully was laser focused on beating Linderbaum. The case for Wan'Dale Robinson to return. Drew's most un-athletic moments at KSBar. Kentucky's gonna need a bigger trophy case. More offseason momentum.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Orlando, it's the KSR Football Podcast. The Citrus Bowl is finally here and the crew has everything you need to know before the Wildcats take on the Hawkeyes at Camping World Stadium. Highlights: Old Citrus Bowl memories Thanks, Freddie. It apparently does not just mean more this bowl season. The latest on Josh Paschal. Who steps up in Josh Ali's absence. The surprising important matchups. What's the best citrus fruit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wow. What a day. Nick Roush, Freddie Maggard and Adam Luckett recap an historic National Signing Day for the Kentucky football program that has put the Wildcats on a collision course with Atlanta. Highlights: Length, speed and improving in the trenches. The value in beating Clinkscale. A lot on Goodwin's plate. Big time additions to the secondary. Impact true freshmen. There's something about the Wades that you know they will succeed. Everyone in the UK football program is holding that rope and pulling in the same direction. Freddie's hidden gem that's not a hidden gem.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The KSR Football Podcast can not wait to get back to Orlando. The Kentucky Wildcats will return to the Citrus Bowl to take on the Big Ten West champs, Iowa. The crew shares their initial reactions to the bowl selection, discusses the latest on the coaching carousel and Freddie Maggard tells stories from the Kentucky high school state championship games at Kroger Field. Highlights: Uniform problems. Underclassmen that impressed Freddie. A game that means more to Stoops. Will Stoops go soft against his old team? Jon Sumrall is on the move. One recruit you don't need to worry about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The KSR Football Podcast is throwing its Ls Down to celebrate a 9-3 finish with another dominant performance over Louisville. The crew discusses their favorite moments from the 52-21 win and looks ahead to a busy offseason for the Wildcats. Highlights: Freddie's Governor's Cup confession. Who did Ls Down better, Vito Tisdale or Will Levis? UK's offense vs. UofL's defense was a Ph. D vs. a 6th grader. Bully McCall's impact on UK's ppg. allowed. Do whatever you gotta do to keep Mark Stoops. Drew is cheating on us with another podcast. Bring on Iowa! KHSAA Football State Championship Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Folks, it's finally here. The Cats will put the Governor's Cup on the line this Saturday night against the Cards at Papa Murphy's Cardinal Stadium. Enjoy a heavy helping of Louisville hate the only way KSR knows how. Highlights: Levis vs. Cunningham Why the second teamers encouraged Freddie. Instructions on how to learn to hate UofL. Why UofL fans drink trash bag beer. Louisville can't blow a big lead if they never have one. How is UK 8-3 with that many turnovers (and injuries)? Add Dan Mullen to Mark Stoops' body count. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some folks let lingering anger from the Tennessee loss bleed on over to a subpar second half in the Vanderbilt victory. Not the KSR Football Podcast. The crew discusses some of the bad and all of the good from the win, looks ahead to Saturday's Senior Day and gets a little silly. Highlights: Pretty chunk plays. JuTahn McClain and Izayah Cummings' development. Vito Tisdale's not so subtle QB shove on the sideline. Walk a mile in Freddie's shoes. Ryan Lemond's kegerator is worse than advertised. Drew is buying Super Bowl tickets. NMSU is the ideal UK opponent before the UofL game. That time an SEC coach castrated a bull to motivate his team. Silk Sonic and T-Swift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kentucky football fans are resilient. No matter how many times the BBN watches a loss to Tennessee, UK fans are back, ready to support the Wildcats. It's not easy, but somebody has to do it. Today the KSR Football Podcast discusses the latest loss in the rivalry and looks ahead to Vanderbilt. Highlights: Some PBUs, but not enough INTs The four final plays might have been the only bad offensive calls. The ugliest stats in the box score. Red flags at Vanderbilt Injuries add up. Starting the New Year with Blomin' Onions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another trip to Starkville, another disappointing loss. The KSR Football Podcast reminds the BBN that no matter how agonizing it may be, it's never as bad as it seems and it's never as good as it seems. They also look ahead to a season-defining matchup against Tennessee. Highlights: Kentucky got out-rushed by an Air Raid, huh?!?! Will Rogers was disturbingly good How a Monday meeting goes down after a bad loss. How old is Adrian Peterson? Cold weather could ruin a running Hooker. Drew's Dane Key announcement problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend Kentucky is traveling to the worst place in the world, Starkville, Mississippi. The Wildcats have not won at Mississippi State since 2008 and one special guest, Max Duffy, believes that is changing this week. Highlights from a spectacular edition of the KSR Football Podcast: Drew's Extra Point Shot Miss. State is like scheming against a Military academy. Max eats paper towels for Halloween in Australia. Is silence more deafening than cowbells? Angry C-Rod incoming. Max's Miss. State safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bye Week comes at the right time for the Kentucky football program. It's an evergreen statement the KSR Football Podcast will share once again after the Wildcats fell to No. Georgia 30-13 in Athens. The crew laments mistakes made by the defense and shares what they liked from the game between the hedges. Highlights: Will Levis earns Freddie's respect. The fumble recovery that changed the game. A beautiful counterpunch by Coen and Levis. There's a giant "Help Wanted" poster at Kroger Field for WRs. Coach O to College GameDay? Incredible erasers on the Georgia defense. BBN was outstanding on the road.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kentucky will face its most difficult test of the 2021 season at Georgia. The Wildcats will be the Bulldogs' fiercest foe to date. Can Kentucky escape with a win? The KSR Football Podcast shares how after discussing all of the amazing moments from Kentucky's 42-21 win over LSU. Highlights: Setting the tone in the first quarter. Bad, very no good injury news. Georgia has QB hurries on half of its opponents' pass attempts. Kentucky, Stoops have been building to beat Georgia. How Kirby Smart might game plan vs. UK. The Wildcats's locker room has the right amount of confidence. Who will be the College GameDay guest picker? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former LSU running back Jacob Hester previews the matchup between the Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats with Nick Roush. He shares his keys to the game and relives his last trip to Lexington, a loss as the No. 1 ranked team in the country. Highlights: Things aren't as bad as they seem in Baton Rouge. One Wildcat LSU must stop. Kentucky fans stormed the field in the nicest way possible. Jacob Tamme and Wesley Woodyard never let him forget the loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before I let you know everything that happened in an incredible KSR Football Podcast, I must warn you that it does not sound incredible. Due to some major technological difficulties, the kind that are so bad they haven't happened in years, you may have trouble hearing Freddie and Charles. I'm sorry, but we're playing the hand we're dealt at this point. If you have to wait to listen until next week, we understand and apologize for dropping the ball after such a significant win. The BBN willed Kentucky to a 20-13 win over No. 10 Florida. The KSR Podcast crew breaks down all of the big moments, commends the defense and looks ahead to another enormous game against LSU. Highlights: Chris Rodriguez's wardrobe change. Bembry scraping paint Josh Pachal made money. Mitch Barnhart's field-storming pursuit. Stoops is an A+ whiffle ball player. Drew's good mojo from 2007 Diagnosing offensive woes Freddie refuses to let Roush dream of a Sugar Bowl.... yet. Listen to the tournament action unfold by subscribing to “KSR Football Podcast” on iTunes. You can also stream the show online or on your Android phone through Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The KSR Football Podcast is rocking and rolling after UK hit the road and beat up Shane Beamer's South Carolina Gamecocks. Freddie Maggard, Charles Walker, Drew Franklin and Nick Roush share a few belly laughs at the Gamecocks' expense before turning their attention to the pompous Dan Mullen's Florida Gators. Highlights: The ESPN broadcast could have been coming from a church. Beamer teaches the class, "Getting Out-Coached 101." Freddie shares significant Brad White Scoop from around the SEC. Vince Marrow flexes on South Carolina. Loving Liam Coen opening drives. Dan Mullen is a fart-sniffer. No. 1 is pretty good at football. How much would it cost you to go to UConn-Vandy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobody's Perfect. Like Liam Coen, Freddie Maggard is a big enough man to admit when he's wrong and that's exactly what he did on today's KSR Football Podcast. The crew rehashes the good and bad from the Chattanooga win before looking ahead to South Carolina: Highlights: Special Teams mistakes are becoming a costly trend. There was too much hero ball being played vs. UTC. Tom Brady and Mike Edwards are basically BFFs. Freddie is a certified savage. We need more double names. Can Kentucky silence the Sandstorm? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to enjoy a big win over Missouri. In a strange twist of fate, Kentucky is now leaving points on the field, yet still out-talenting opponents to win SEC games at Kroger Field. It's a great time to be a Kentucky fan. Join Freddie Maggard, Charles Walker, Drew Franklin and Nick Roush as they give out one round of applause after another for the Cats. Highlights:  Chance Poore is up for Play of the Year.  C-Rod goal line anxiety.  Levis isn't afraid to lower his shoulder on Blaze. The dumbest thing Freddie's seen in 52 years on this Earth. Why Drew is heartbroken.  Two things about Chattanooga to tell your friends.  Can fumbling be cured?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The opening week of the college football season could not have gone any better for the Wildcats. Kentucky beat up ULM, while UofL, Tennessee and almost every other UK opponent looked underwhelming at best. Nick Roush, Freddie Maggard, Drew Franklin and Charles Walker talk about it all before turning their attention to Missouri. Highlights: The slow start was like a fart in the wind. Levis' most impressive throw of the day. A Benny Snell/C-Rod comp, but not in a good way. Safety confusion all year long. Clemson is college football's Gonzaga in 2021. Missouri's Blaze is no American Gladiator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready for some football? The KSR Football Podcast is back just in time to get you ready for the 2021 season. Freddie Maggard, Charles Walker, Drew Franklin and Nick Roush have everything you need to know before Louisiana Monroe comes to Kroger Field. Highlights:  How long until we see Levis eating a banana during the ULM broadcast?  ULM Facts! Why are all of the famous people short?  What would YOU call on the first play if you're Liam Coen?  Is Freddie brain-washed?  Bishop Sycamore The KSR Football Podcast's Hammer-Down Three-Play Parlay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kentucky has kicked off practice ahead of the 2021 season. Freddie Maggard, Nick Roush and Adam Luckett spent Friday morning speaking with the team at media day, then watched the Wildcats practice for two hours at UK Fan Day. They share their first impressions of the quarterbacks in Liam Coen's offense, who stood out at practice and much more. Highlights:  -- What the base offense and defense look like. -- One upperclassman that really popped on defense.  -- Kavosiey Smoke may get Wally Pipp'd by JuTahn McClain.  -- Has UK found the next David Bouvier? -- New aspects of the offense Liam Coen shared that we aren't used to seeing in Lexington. -- Similarities between Trevin Wallace and Josh Allen. 

A day after Charles Walker joined other UK Football alumni at the inaugural Schlarman Strong Golf Scramble, he joined Nick Roush, Drew Franklin and Freddie Maggard to curate the ultimate UK Football golf scramble team. Former coaches are popular picks, but there's a few other big guys that can swing the sticks. They also touched on a few other summer football topics in what will hopefully be their final Zoom show for the foreseeable future. Highlights:-- A rising star from the state of Kentucky.-- Visiting recruits and their potential impact on the roster. -- Eye opening players that pass look test.-- Which famous former Cat golfs barefoot. -- Louisiana-Monroe is bad. -- Counting the amount of points Kentucky has beaten UofL by in the last two meetings.  

The crew breaks down the biggest winners and losers after the Wildcats wrapped up another edition of spring practice.

A few little birdies are sharing behind the scenes scoop from Kentucky football practice,

March Madness and Spring Football collide in the KSR Football Podcast's Tournament of Kentucky Football Things.

The two UK football teammates and roommates peel back the curtain in this lengthy conversation with KSR.

The only former Wildcat to catch a touchdown in a Super Bowl talks about his experience ahead of Super Bowl LV.

Hear the defensive linemen tell stories from their time at Kentucky, talk trash and crack plenty of jokes in this spectacular one-hour conversation.

Freddie Maggard isn't holding anything back as he breaks down Kentucky's Gator Bowl victory over NC State.

Get ready for the Gator Bowl with plenty of laughs from the KSR Football Podcast crew.

Adam Luckett joins Freddie Maggard and Nick Roush to break down Liam Coen's offense and the Wildcats new signees.

The KSR Football Podcast wraps up UK's regular season and looks ahead to signing day and the offensive coordinator coaching search.

The KSR Football Podcast answers the question: Would you let someone scream at you the way Mullen screamed at Grantham?  

Before Thanksgiving the KSR Football Podcast is thankful for many things, just not the 60-point loss to Alabama.

After talking football, Freddie Maggard gives us a tour of the wild animal in his backyard.

Now is the perfect time for Kentucky to turn around its offense.

Enjoy a candid conversation about the Kentucky Wildcats after six weeks of football.

Kentucky took the bait in a trap game. The KSR Football Podcast crew breaks down what went wrong in the miserable road trip to Missouri.

You can't steal the KSR Football Podcast's joy after a dominant Kentucky victory over Tennessee at Neyland Stadium.

The KSR Football Podcast is in midseason form after Kentucky's win over Mississippi State.

The KSR Football Podcast crew vents frustrations after a devastating overtime loss to Ole Miss.

The KSR Football Podcast crew pumps the brakes on overreactions from around the BBN after UK felt at #8 Auburn.

It's (finally) football time in the Bluegrass.

Whistles are blowing at UK's Joe Craft Football Training Facility, which means it's time for the return of the KSR Football Podcast.

Catch up with Kentucky's quarterback.

Yes, the KSR Football Podcast is talking about special teams in the middle of May. So what?

The KSR Football Crew takes Zoom for a spin to prepare you for the NFL Draft.

Get ready for Kentucky football spring practice with KSR Football Podcast shenanigans.

Jager Burton, the top-ranked football player in the state of Kentucky, talks to Freddie Maggard and Nick Roush about his recruitment.

Hear the KSR Football Podcast crew break down Kentucky's Belk Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.