Kansas coach Lance Leipold watches the team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
A lot has changed in the Big 12 Conference since our last KU Sports Hour podcast. Well, sort of.
While no schedules have been altered or seasons modified, the conference does officially have four new teams.
In this week’s episode of The KU Sports Hour, we’ll examine what BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF bring to the conference and what it means for KU.
After that, we’ll take a deeper look at KU football’s Big 12 opener against Baylor, which is set for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff this Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
What will KU have to do to stay competitive?
Could the Jayhawks entertain the idea of pulling the upset?
Where do Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks sit 2 weeks into the season?
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.
