The Phog: A Kansas basketball and football podcast

Michael Swain and Jack Ritter are live from David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium postgame. They discuss KU's season opener at length. They begin by analyzing Isaiah Marshall's first start before moving on to the rest of the offense. Then, they flip to the defensive side and discuss what they saw on that side of the ball.

(0:00) Introduction

(3:15) Isaiah Marshall’s debut

(10:05) Skill position players who stood out

(14:23) Offensive line thoughts

(19:04) Thoughts on the defensive line

(21:45) Bam Crouch and the linebackers

(24:50) What to make of the DBs

(30:10) Looking ahead on defense

Michael Swain and Jack Ritter discuss the latest with the football program heading into the season opener.

0:00 Intro

4:20 Isaiah Marshall named QB1

8:30 Thoughts on the two deep on offense

17:10 Thoughts on the two deep on defense

25:00 Keys to a successful opener? 

Michael Swain is joined by Henry Greenstein of the LJ World to discuss Kansas football training camp. They talk about the QB battle between Cole Ballard and Isaiah Marshall. They also hit on other key themes heading into the 2026 college football season.

0:00 Introduction

2:50 Thoughts QB battle

12:05 What was the biggest surprise during camp?

22:00 Biggest concern on defense?

24:20 Biggest non-QB concern on offense?

31:30 Biggest area of confidence on offense?

37:20 Thoughts on the specialists

43:15 Overall feeling heading into the season?

Michael Swain and Jack Ritter discuss all things Kansas football with training camp set to begin soon.

0:00 Introduction

2:45 Andy Kotelnicki's return and impact

7:05 The RB room is in a strong position

10:00 Thoughts on the OL as a whole

15:00 Where things stand with the QB competition

24:00 The most intriguing players on offense

31:35 Overall thoughts on the defense

34:10 What's the most improved position on D?

44:50 Concerns with CB and DT?

54:30 Q&A time

March Madness is HERE! Join Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander as they pick the winner for EVERY game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will take you from Dayton all the way to Indianapolis. Who do the guys have winning it all? Tune in to find out!

(0:00) Intro + Norlander is doin’ more stuff with brackets

(1:00) This is the bracket preview … it’s different from yesterday

(7:00) East Region Picks & Predictions

(24:00) South Region Picks & Predictions

(37:45) West Region Picks & Predictions

(53:00) Midwest Region Picks & Predictions

(1:05:30) Who is the 12 seed or worse most likely to make a run?

(1:10:00) Final Four Picks!

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