The C.L. Brown Show

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville football offensive lineman Lance Robinson and edge rusher Clev Lubin.

Lubin saw the teams that made the College Football Playoff last season and believes the Cardinals were as good as any of them. Their wins against the two playoff teams they faced — at Miami and over James Madison — provided all the proof he needed. Lubin says UofL just has to avoid the ...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features a pair of ACC starting quarterbacks in Louisville's Lincoln Kienholzand Syracuse's Steve Angeli.

Kienholz wants to get the word out now, there's nothing sneaky about his athleticism. He's not a stereotypical pocket passer and explains how he's trying to make sure there's a balance between pulling the ball down to run and holding onto the ball to throw at the last moment. Lamar ...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Michael Strickland, the ACC's senior vice president for football, who joined to discuss the upcoming season.

Strickland explains how the new nine-game schedule was the impetus for changing the league's old tiebreaker rules to determine who makes the ACC championship game. (It could be dubiously termed the "Duke rule" after a five-way tie for second place last season ended with ...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Alexis Cubit, The Courier Journal's Louisville football beat writer, discussing ACC football as the league begins its annual Kickoff event on Wednesday.

If the adage "defense wins championships" still applies in this day and age in football, then Cubit believes the Cardinals are in a good spot to contend with Miami for the ACC crown. She points to head coach Jeff Brohm promotin...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville basketball guard Adrian Wooley.

As the Cardinals' lone returning player from last year's rotation, Wooley says he's ready to take on more responsibility this season.

First up is getting the 12 newcomers — nine transfers, three freshmen — acclimated to coach Pat Kelsey and his many acronyms. He says that starts with no "BCD," which stands for "blame, compl...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm.

Brohm is a member of the fraternity of former UofL quarterbacks. So is new Kentucky coach Will Stein.

But Brohm says no one should expect to see a lot of brotherly love between the two. The rivalry with UK is so strong that Brohm says there has to be some separation from Stein.

The two are already competing over recruits in the state, and B...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Gary Washburn, NBA columnist for The Boston Globe.

Did this year's NBA Finals redefine the futures of two former Kentucky Wildcats? Washburn makes the case that Karl-Anthony Towns has altered his career narrative for the better by helping the New York Knicks win their first NBA title since 1973 — and that it happened because he no longer was being asked to carry the team.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville Kings head coach Chris Redman ahead of their United Bowl appearance on Saturday against the D.C. Defenders to crown the United Football League champion.

The former University of Louisville quarterback talks about the significant changes he made that helped the expansion team turn its inaugural season around to reach the title game despite an 0-3 start.

Redman says he...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show is hosted by college sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus and features two prominent members of the Muhammad Ali Center: chief operating officer Erin Herbert and director of education Garret McCorkle.

Herbert and McCorkle remember Muhammad Ali and reflect on his relationship with Louisville 10 years after his death. They explain their perspective on teaching younger generations, who ...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features CBS and Turner Sports college basketball analyst and Hoops HQ editor-in-chief Seth Davis.

Davis speaks on why he believes no one else has done better in the transfer portal than Louisville coach Pat Kelsey and why Kentucky coach Mark Pope cannot rely on tradition to get players. Davis expands on why the NCAA has been the Washington Generals of litigation, but may actually win o...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features new Kentucky football coach Will Stein, making his second appearance on the podcast but first since taking over at UK.

Stein speaks on the demands of the job, including how he used the time between a set change at a Morgan Wallen concert to FaceTime a recruit. He details what he views as the biggest difference between coaching today's players and how he was coached as a player....

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features former Courier Journal columnist Jerry Brewer, who is currently a senior columnist with The Athletic.

Brewer explains why the Preakness Stakes has to move in order to keep the Triple Crown relevant. He also tells why Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby continues to be the crown jewel of horse racing.

Politics and sports often intersect on the playing field, but Brewer lays o...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Courier Journal sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus to discuss the aftermath of the Kentucky Derby and what's upcoming in the offseason of college athletics.

Titus recaps the historic Kentucky Derby weekend that ended with Golden Tempo making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win it. Titus explains how Kentucky may end up with two hires to replace retiring athletic ...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show, recorded in the paddock at Churchill Downs, features Courier Journal reporter Jason Frakes and Horse Racing Nation and CJ handicapper Ed DeRosa to break down Kentucky Derby 152.

Frakes explains why So Happy and trainer Mark Glatt are the sentimental favorites for the race. He also tells why the race is more wide open than a year ago. DeRosa breaks down why he expects Further Ado to become t...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features college basketball reporter Andy Katz, who works for Turner Sports, Big Ten Network, NCAA.com and HoopsHQ and was inducted into the 2026 U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame class.

Katz tells why Louisville coach Pat Kelsey has gotten off to a fast start with the Cardinals' early portal commitments. But he also explains why all isn't doom and gloom as Kentucky coach...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Courier Journal beat writers Alexis Cubit (Louisville football) and Ryan Black (Kentucky) to talk about this weekend's spring football games.

Cubit breaks down why Ohio State transfer Lincoln Kienholz will be unlike any quarterback coach Jeff Brohm has had in his previous three seasons at UofL. Black summarizes just how different the Wildcats program will be under new head coac...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show, taped on location in Indianapolis at the Final Four, features newly inducted U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Famer Luke DeCock.

DeCock, whose work can now be read at HoopsHQ, explains why "work-study" should replace the framing of players as "employees" to help bring some structure to college sports through collective bargaining. He discusses why Louisville shouldn't expect...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas breaking down the NCAA Tournament's Final Four and more.

Bilas explains why rumors that Michigan's Dusty May and Arizona's Tommy Lloyd are potential candidates for the North Carolina job opening won't be a distraction. He tells how general managers make a difference for coaches at programs like Kentucky and Louisville. And Bilas discuss...

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features former N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts, who currently works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN, to discuss the NCAA Tournament.

Keatts served as an assistant coach under Rick Pitino on his Louisville staff that made the 2012 Final Four and won the 2013 national championship. He tells why he's not surprised Pitino has St. John's back in the Sweet 16. Keatts explains why...