UK Offensive Coordinator Bush Hamdan is impressed with incoming QB Brock Vandagriff’s leadership capabilities; NBC was impressively prepared for Katie Ledecky’s smashing win in the 1500M freestyle; (11:00) actor Matt Damon is all in on Tom Brady as an NFL analyst; (21:00) UK Hall of Fame baseball coach Keith Madison on highly-rated SS Tyler Bell’s decision to skip pro ball for now and become a Wildcat; (39:00) WLKY-TV Sports Director Kent Taylor on expectations for and the evolution of UK football; (1:00:00) Jeremy Jarmon of the UK Sports Network believes UK football will find another upswing; (1:11:00) Nate Sestina is not surprised by the way BBN has supported La Familia; two of the new UK women’s hoopers are excited to get started and never question a scientist when he’s trying to Bust a Ghost…

Mark Stoops wants more tempo on offense; (10:00) Spitting image of an apology from a “The Ville” player; great stories from the Paris Olympics including an incredible last-second, medal-winning finish for the USA women’s rugby sevens team; Simone Biles not having criticism from a former teammate; (19:00) Unforgettable guard Sean Woods on his way to assist La Familia head coach Tyler Ulis in the TBT Final Four in Philly; (39;000 we meet more of the basketball Cats (men’s and women’s) (1:00:00) and the return of West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore plus… don’t ever tell Jack Nicholson, “No substitutions…”

La Familia wins its TBT rivalry game and holds off The Ville in the post-game ‘brawl” that wasn’t really a brawl; (12:00) Simone Biles and company get it done in Olympic gymnastics; (19:00)UK radio voice Tom Leach and (39:00) BBN anchor Maggie Davis with UK pre-season football hype; (58:00) UK basketball players, both men (1:02:00) AND women on how their teams are coming together and sometimes, it’s just too hard to give up bad habits…

Mark Stoops on the challenges he’s facing as a coach/fund-raiser; (19:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on the football Wildcats; (39:00) Aaron Gershon of The Cats’ Pause on football and UK hoops; (59:00) La Familia members looking ahead to Monday night’s game at Louisville; (1:09:00) UK D and O coordinators on the upcoming season and Captain Clarence Oveur has some personal questions for Joey…

072624 FRIDAY BEST OF On this edition of Best of… We go back to the coverage of the hiring of Mark Pope, with the new UK coach and AD Mitch Barnhart, as well as former Wildcats blessing the hire; (19:00) ex-Cat and former Pope roommate Cameron Mills’ visit to the garage to discuss the coronation of (the) Pope; (57:00) highlights from UK baseball’s trip to the College World Series (1:04:00) and West End Bureau Chief Gary Moore on his interactions with the late Jerry West, who died in June.

072524 THURSDAY BEST OF UK track/field coach Lonnie Greene on preparing UK athletes for the Paris Olympics; (19:00) author Doug Brunk, who co-wrote Jack Givens’ memoir, “They Call Me Goose;” (39:00) UK basketball Wildcats Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor; (1:00:00) ex-UK football staffer Tony Franklin - his conversation prior to the Super Bowl on one of his former prized pupils, Lions QB Jared Goff…

On this edition of Best of… new UK women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks; (19:00) volleyball coach Craig Skinner; (39:00) freelance journalist Tim Sullivan and (1:00:00) WKYT Sports Director Brian Milam on UK’s trip to the College World Series…

On this edition of Best of… The Go Big Blues Brothers were front and center for the Mark Pope hiring; (19:00 minor league baseball exec Alan Stein on robot umpires; (39:00) author Keith O’Brien on his new biography on Pete Rose, “Charlie Hustle;” (1:00:00) recruiting ace Josh Edwards of 247 Sports…

On the Best of the Big Blue Insider: Verne Lundquist retires; ex-Cats approve of the hiring of Mark Pope and (19:00) Rex Chapman pays a visit to the garage to talk about his best-selling book…

From Dallas: Coverage of UK’s appearance at SEC Football Media Days with Head Coach Mark Stoops, defensive lineman Deone Walker, offensive lineman Marques Cox and linebacker D’Eryk Jackson PLUS (19:00) my conversation with UK true freshman (!) Trent Noah, who nearly became a South Carolina Gamecock…