Rock Chalk Podcast

The Kansas Jayhawks are once again playing the biggest game of the season, as they host the 4-0 TCU Horned Frogs with College Gameday in town. To help preview the matchup, Andy brings Melissa Triebwasser of Frogs Today back to the show. They look at the fast start to the season for TCU, including the emergence of Max Duggan and an offensive line that has played well without being majorly tested. P...

Another week, another Kansas Jayhawk win, this time over the Iowa State Cyclones. Andy is joined by Jordan Guskey of the Topeka Capitol-Journal to break down the latest win. This game was anything but what you expected, and they break down the big step forward from the defense, whether the offensive performance should be worrying, and how this game has changed the conversation around this team. Fo...

The 4-0 Kansas Jayhawks host the 3-1 Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday for Homecoming, and thanks to the resurgence of the offense, there is excitement in the air for the game. To help preview the matchup, Andy brings Levi Stevenson of Wide Right & Natty Lite back to the show. They look at what we've learned about the Cyclones since the start of the year before diving into the frustrations with the...

The Kansas Jayhawks were victorious yet again, this time over the Duke Blue Devils. Andy and Kyle break down the latest win, identify candidates for player of the game and discuss how being unranked may motivate the team. Plus, a look at some potential concerns and a brief look ahead to the Iowa State Cyclones. Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyMitts12 Follow Kyle on Twitter: @kyledavis21 Follow Blue W...

It's a battle of the unbeatens as the 3-0 Kansas Jayhawks host the 3-0 Duke Blue Devils in Lawrence on Saturday! To help preview the action, Andy is joined by Josh Cox of the Section 17 Podcast to cover the game from every angle. They start by looking at how surprising these starts are before diving into the reasons why Duke has been so effective this year. Then they look to how Duke might handle...

The Kansas Jayhawks are 3-0! After getting down 14-0 early again, the defense buckled down and sparked a 42-7 run en route to a 48-30 victory on the road and we recap it all!. Andy is joined by Ari Temkin of Big 12 This Morning on SiriusXM to talk about how engaging of a story this team is across the college landscape. We look at HOW Kansas has been able to be this successful, making sure to focus...

The Kansas Jayhawks are 2-0 and heading into what was expected to be their toughest non-conference test. This week, they travel down to Texas to take on the Houston Cougars, and Andy is joined by Sam and Dustin of the Scott & Holman Pawdcast. They look at the disappointing start for the Cougars and how likely it is to continue. The episode includes a look at where Houston's offense has stalled, ho...

The Kansas Jayhawks continued their hot start to the year, and Andy Mitts and Kyle Davis break down the latest win. They talk about how these wins feel, some exciting possibilities that might be on the horizon, and then break down everything we have seen from this prolific offense. From there, they look over at the huge defensive plays before looking at the individual recognition that Kansas playe...

Week 2 is upon us for the Kansas Jayhawks, and Andy is joined by Brandon Phoenix of the Raspy Voice Kids to preview their opponent: The West Virginia Mountaineers.  They dive into what they learned from a week 1 loss to Pittsburgh and whether they are worried about a hangover from that game. Then they run through both the offense and defense to figure out how these teams match up and what you migh...

The Kansas Jayhawks started the season off about as well as you could hope for, and Andy Mitts and Kyle Davis are here to recap it all. They look at why this dominant win is something to celebrate, how Jalon Daniels impressed and a running back room so deep they are still looking for the bottom. The offensive line gets some love before looking at the defense, which had too many standouts to name t...

Today's episode was supposed to just be a celebration of the beginning of the football season and some quick hits on what to expect, but the NCAA and ESPN/FOX had other ideas. Today, Andy is joined by Brendan Dzwierzynski of 580 Sports Talk to recap all the news before looking ahead to the excitement of the season opener. They start with the news that ESPN and FOX have agreed to start discussions...

Game week is officially here, which means it is time to get a final preview of the season for the Kansas Jayhawks before we start taking a look at individual games. To help with that, Andy welcomes Derek Johnson, host of both Rock Chalk Sports Talk on KLWN in Lawrence and the Locked on Jayhawks podcast.  They start by looking at the most impactful changes for the Jayhawks in the offseason, before...

The Opponent Preview series concludes with a sneak peek at the season finale against the Kansas State Wildcats. Today, Andy is joined by Scott of the Boscoe's Boys Podcast. They start by looking at what happened in the offseason to change the opinions on this team so drastically, including the addition of a brand new quarterback in Adrian Martinez. The reviews are mixed on Martinez, so Andy and Sc...

We are back to two episodes a week as we ramp up for the start of the college football season. Andy starts off this episode solo, doing a quick recap of fall camp action before hitting up several stories from around the athletic department. Then, Parker Fleming of CFB Graphs and the BetUS CFB show joins the podcast to talk about both his metric system and the use of advanced stats in general. It's...

The Opponent Preview series rolls on as we look at the Week 12 matchup against the Texas Longhorns. Today, Andy is joined by Gerald Goodridge of the Longhorn Republic Podcast. They look at some recent injuries and how that changes the outlook for this team, along with the other big impacts from an offseason of transformation. Plus a look around the offense and how the dynamics of Quinn Ewers being...

The Opponent Preview series rolls on as we look at the Week 11 matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Today, Andy is joined by Albie Shore of the Tortillas and Takes Podcast.  They start by looking at the feeling around Lubbock after last year's firing of Matt Wells and the hiring of Joey McGuire. How do you set expectations for this team?  We fly around the offense, looking at the QB battle,...

We continue our Opponent Preview series with the Week 10 matchup against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Today, Andy is joined by Phillip Slavin of the Ten12 Network. They start by looking at the best part of last season, whether Spencer Sanders is actually the best quarterback in the conference, and what the Cowboys are looking to do on the offense. Then they look to the defense, which is replacing b...

We continue our Opponent Preview series with the Week 8 matchup against the Baylor Bears. Today, Andy is joined by Matt Wilson of Our Daily Bears and the Between Two Bears podcast. They dive into the differences coming off of a Big 12 Championship season, including a brand new quarterback and some pretty big changes across the offense. They talk depth in the defensive secondary, difficult spots in...

We continue our Opponent Preview series with the Week 7 matchup against the Oklahoma Sooners. Today, Andy is joined by Joe Erwin-Buettner of Eyes On Oklahoma. They dive into the surprising showing last season, the big changes seen for the Sooners after Lincoln Riley left for USC and Brent Venables was hired, and what new faces you should expect to see perform well for Oklahoma. Then we look at the...

We continue our Opponent Preview series with the Week 6 matchup against the TCU Horned Frogs. Today, Andy is joined by Melissa Triebwasser of Frogs Today, right after the end of Big 12 Media Days. They start by talking about surprises from the event, how weird it is to have someone other than Gary Patterson leading the team, and then dive into what to expect from this offense. Plus, how different...

We continue our Opponent Preview series with the Week 5 matchup against the Iowa State Cyclones. Today, Andy is joined by Levi Stevenson, Managing Editor of Wide Right & Natty Lite. They start with some realignment talk before diving into the Cyclones with a TON of other stuff. There is chat about how to understand player comps, how to evaluate a running back room, trying to get used to a left-han...

We jump back into our Opponent Preview series with the Week 4 matchup against the Duke Blue Devils. Today, Andy is joined by David Shumate, the play-by-play voice for the Duke Blue Devils. They talk about what is different for Duke in the first season under new coach Mike Elko, which players are going to be standouts on both sides of the ball, and what sort of expectations are in place for Duke th...

Today we are taking a break from the Opponent Preview series to do one of those things we do during our summer episodes: talk about cool things that Andy found! Today, Andy welcomes Nicholas Allen of CFB Winning Edge onto the show to talk about his player rating system. It's another way to analyze players and teams, and the best part is it gives us an estimate for what video game ratings that indi...

The Kansas Football Opponent Preview series continues with the Week 3 opponent for the Kansas Jayhawks: The Houston Cougars. Andy welcomes Sam and Dustin of the Scott & Holman Pawdcast onto the show to get an early look at the Cougars. How did the announcement of joining the Big 12 affect last season? What kind of schemes will Houston likely run this year? How good of a team is this going to be? F...

It's time for the new season of the podcast, and Andy kicks it off with the beginning of our Kansas Football opponent preview series! First up is the West Virginia Mountaineers, as Brandon Phoenix of the Raspy Voice Kids joins the show! They talk about how the team has changed from last season, compare how much they have improved to the rest of the conference, identify where the holes are, and the...