Kansas' Jalen Wilson (10) controls the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)
The 2021-22 Kansas basketball season officially gets under way Friday night, when the Jayhawks return to an in-person Late Night in the Phog at Allen Fieldhouse, [featuring this year’s team, Rob Riggle and Run-DMC.][1]
Several [key recruiting prospects also will be on hand][2] for Friday’s fun.
In addition to that, the Kansas football team jumps back into Big 12 play with a 6 p.m. game at Iowa State on Saturday night.
The Cyclones are a 33-point favorite in that one, and the Jayhawks are hoping to both get the game to the fourth quarter for a change and stop a 3-game losing skid.
In this week’s episode of The KU Sports Hour, we discuss all of that and more, including:
• What’s gone wrong (and right) with Kansas football
• Players we’re looking forward to watching on the hardwood
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
