The John Clay Podcast

The Kentucky Wildcats opened the 2022 college football season with a 37-13 victory over the Miami of Ohio RedHawks on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Kroger Field. Now the 20th-ranked Cats travel to Florida on Saturday to face the Gators in the SEC opener for both teams. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the highs and lows from UK's win over Miami and peek ahead to th...

The Kentucky Wildcats open the 2022 college football season on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 against the Miami RedHawks at Kroger Field. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus and ESPN Plus. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Kentucky.com UK beat writer Jon Hale about the Wildcats. He also talked with Steve Baker, radio voice of Miami football, about the RedHawks, who...

The Louisville Cardinals begin their 2022 football season on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at the Syracuse Orange in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Jody Demling, publisher of Cardinal Authority and color analyst on the U of L sports radio network, abut Louisville's outlook for the season. Jody discussed star quarterback Malik Cunningham,...

The 2022 college football season kicks off on Saturday, August 27. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with the sports information football contacts for Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Murray State and Morehead State to get the outlooks for their respective teams. Rixon Lane of EKU previewed the Colonels. Tyler Roper of WKU previewed the Hilltoppers. Parker Griffith of Mu...

The Kentucky Wildcats volleyball team opens its 2022 season on Friday, August 26, 2022 against Marquette at Memorial Coliseum. UK held its annual volleyball Media Day on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Hear from UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner as well as players Emma Grome, Reagan Rutherford and Azhani Tealer. Winners of the 2020 national title, Kentucky is ranked 11th in the pre-season for 2022. For...

The Kentucky Wildcats football team opens the 2022 season on Sept. 3 against Miami of Ohio at Kroger Field. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay and Kentucky.com UK football beat writer Jon Hale talk about how Mark Stoops' fall camp has gone so far. The two discuss Will Levis, Chris Rodriguez's status, freshmen who have earned praise from the coaches and question marks heading into g...

The Kentucky high school football season opens Friday, August 19, 2022. Lexington Herald-Leader preps writer Jared Peck joins Kentucky.com sports columnist John Clay to talk about the state’s top players for 2022, including University of Kentucky commits: Fredrick Douglass star Ty Bryant; Boyle County defensive lineman Tommy Ziesmer; Madison Central offensive lineman Malachi Wood; Franklin County...

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team travels to the Bahamas to play four exhibition games from Aug. 10-14, 2022. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay and Kentucky.com UK basketball beat writer Ben Roberts preview what to look for from the Wildcats on the trip. Ben discusses players to watch, team-bonding, the competition and what's new with UK basketball recruiting. For more Univers...

Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky football beat writer Josh Moore is leaving Kentucky.com and the Herald-Leader after June 17, 2022. Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked to Moore about his time at the Herald-Leader and his time covering high school sports and University of Kentucky football. The two also talk about the future of the football Wildcats and what to look for in the 2022 seas...

The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League held an event in Louisville over Memorial Day weekend that included several University of Kentucky recruiting targets. Lexington Herald-Leader UK basketball recruiting writer Ben Roberts talked with Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay about Class of 2023 standouts DJ Wagner, Robert Dillingham, Aaron Bradshaw, Matas Buzelis, Ron Holland, Justin Edwards, K...

The University of Kentucky football team will hold its annual Blue-White game on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Kroger Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked to Kentucky.com UK football beat writer Josh Moore about spring drills as a whole. The two discussed the Wildcats' offense and defense, new assistant coaches and question marks at position...

Lexington Herald-Leader sportswriters John Clay, Ben Roberts, Mark Story and Jerry Tipton discuss Kentucky's 2021-22 basketball season and look ahead to 2022-23. The four look back at the Wildcats' stunning loss to No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They talk about the job John Calipari is doing, which players may leave the program and how the first-round loss might affect recruiting. For more UK...

The No. 2 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Kentucky Wildcats play the No. 15 seed Saint Peter's Peacocks in the first round on Thursday night in Indianapolis. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked to WMTW's James Corrigan for a scouting report on the Peacocks. John also talked with fellow Kentucky.com sports columnist Mark Story about UK's dr...

The Kentucky State Boys High School Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. The tournament runs through Saturday night's championship. Clark County and Louisville Male are among the favorites. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Kentucky.com Jared Peck about the first-round matchups and how the tournament may play out. Fore more...

The Kentucky Girl' State High School Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday, March 9, 2022 and runs through Saturday March 12 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Herald-Leader high school reporter Jared Peck about the matchups, players to watch and favorites in this year's Sweet 16. For more Kentucky high school sports coverage check out www.k...

The Kentucky Wildcats play the Florida Gators in an SEC college basketball game in Gainesville on Saturday, March 5, 2022. It's the regular season finale for both teams. UK defeated Florida 78-57 at Rupp Arena on Feb. 12. Kentucky is 13-4 in the SEC. Florida is 9-8. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Pat Dooley of the "Another Dooley Noted Podcast" about the Gators. He...

The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the Ole Miss Rebels in an SEC college basketball game at Rupp Arena on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. It's the regular season home finale for the Wildcats, who are 17-0 at Rupp Arena. UK is 23-6 overall and 12-4 in the SEC. Ole Miss is 13-16 overall and 4-12 in the SEC. ESPN will provide television coverage at 7 p.m. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay ta...

Two teams just behind Auburn in the SEC race, the Kentucky Wildcats play the Arkansas Razorbacks in a key conference game on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. CBS has the 2 p.m. tipoff from Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Kentucky is 23-5 overall and 12-3 in the SEC. Arkansas is 22-6 and 11-4. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about E...

Back on Jan. 4, 2022, the LSU Tigers defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 65-60 in an SEC college basketball game in Baton Rouge. The two teams meet again Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Lexington Herald-Leader Sports columnist John Clay talked with Sheldon Mickles of The Advocate in Baton Rouge about Will Wade's Tigers. He talked with fellow Herald-Leader sports columnist Mark Stor...

The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. CBS has the 1 p.m. telecast. UK defeated the Tide 66-55 in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 5. UK is 10-3 in the conference after losing 76-63 at Tennessee on Tuesday. Alabama is 7-6 after an 80-75 win over Mississippi State. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John C...

The Kentucky Wildcats romped to a 107-79 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC basketball game at Rupp Arena on Jan. 15, 2022. Now the Wildcats travel to Knoxville to face the revenge-minded Vols on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at Thompson-Boling Arena. ESPN has the 9 p.m. telecast. To preview the game, Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Mike Wilson of the Knoxville News-...

Now 20-4 overall and 9-2 in the SEC, the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Florida Gators at Rupp Arena in an SEC basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. ESPN has the 4 p.m. telecast. Florida is 16-8 overall and 6-5 in the SEC. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Chris Harry of floridagators.com about the Gators. He also talked with Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader abou...

Now 19-4 overall and 8-2 in the SEC, John Calipari's Kentucky Wildcats visit the Colonial Center in Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 to face Frank Martin's South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina is 13-9 overall and 4-6 in SEC play. ESPN has the 7 p.m. telecast. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Michael Lananna of The State newspaper in Columbia about the Gamecocks....

Now 7-2 in the SEC, the fifth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats travel to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC college basketball game scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. ESPN has the 8 p.m. telecast. UK is 18-4 overall. Alabama is 14-8 overall and 4-5 in the SEC. To preview the game, Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Michael Casagrande of AL.com. To talk...

After besting Vanderbilt 78-66 in Nashville on Jan. 11, the Kentucky Wildcats welcome the Commodores to Rupp Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The SEC Network has the 7 p.m. telecast. The Wildcats are fresh off a 80-68 win over then No. 5 Kansas in Lawrence last Saturday. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Chad Bishop of Vanderbilt Athletics to get an update on the Commodores...