Ep 129: Shaka Smart on winning, Spring football primer, Texas baseball

The Morton girls take another state basketball title, the field is set for the Class 1A/2A state basketball tournament, and the Class 3A/4A sectionals and supersectionals are full steam ahead. Beat writers Adam Duvall, John Komosa and sports editor Wes Huett chat about all things high school hoops in another episode of The Journal Star Sportswriters podcast.

On this week's episode, Travis is joined over the phone by the Statesboro Herald's Mike Anthony to dissect the strong stretch of play by the Georgia Southern basketball squad as they head into postseason play — what is next for the team?. Also, notes on football including the spring game this Saturday and what to make of the 2019 schedule.

The first day of spring practice

Ray Perkins was the first Alabama coach to succeed the legendary Paul W. "Bear" Bryant. Taylor Watson, curator of the Bryant Museum, joins Ben Jones and Cecil Hurt to discuss the Perkins era. They talk about the highs and the lows, what worked for Perkins and what Alabama learned in the aftermath of the Bryant era. They also discuss the best players of the era and other coaches considered for the job.

Pat Dooley looks at the struggles of the UF men's basketball team, the football program, including the Miami game and "spring" practice, and Gators in the NFL Combine

Reviewing the NFL Combine, talking spring practice preview

Ryan Thorburn and Austin Meek discuss Andy Avalos, Oregon women's basketball headed to the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas and spring football.

Recapping a forgettable 26 hours

Cecil Hurt and Ben Jones sit down to discuss the final two games of the regular season for Alabama basketball and what it will take in the next two weeks for the Crimson Tide to make the NCAA tournament. Alabama sits at 17-12 after 29 games for the fifth straight season, including all four under Avery Johnson, and will finish between 10-8 and 8-10 in conference play for the fifth straight season as well.