Locked On Kentucky - Daily Podcast On Kentucky Wildcats Football & Basketball

As predicted, Kentucky vs Missouri basketball was an ugly one for the Wildcats. On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses John Calipairi's first loss in an SEC opener in five years. Oscar Tshiebwe got it done statistically but was hounded on the defensive end. The team couldn't stop Missouri's transition offense, led by Kobe Brown and D'Moi Hodge. The Kentucky Wildcats have a problem. And there are no signs of it being solved anytime soon. Jacob Toppin has lost his starting spot. Odd, considering his replacement Lance Ware doesn't work well at PF. Sahvir Wheeler and Cason Wallace aren't the problem, but they were not heroes vs the Tigers. Why is this team struggling to find an identity? Lance shares his thoughts. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! NHTSA Drive sober or get pulled over. Click HERE to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky basketball and John Calipari need this win, and boy is it going to be tough. Kentucky basketball vs Missouri should be a high paced match. Lance Dawe takes a look at the matchup and gives his thoughts on the Tigers. Dennis Gates has the team well coached - but more importantly, they're confident. Can the Wildcats keep up in CoMo? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! NHTSA Drive sober or get pulled over. Click HERE to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Should Kentucky basketball and John Calipari be afraid of the brutal SEC basketball schedule that lies ahead? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe takes a look at the remaining games for the Kentucky Wildcats. The SEC schedule starts next week with the Missouri Tigers, who just blew out Illinois. We've been talking about the Tigers for three weeks, and now that the opponent is here, the fan base seems nervous about not just Mizzou, but the upcoming schedule. Lance gives his schedule prediction and explains why it may be difficult for UK to get to 20 wins... If Kentucky is going to survive, who are the going to rely on the most? Lance highlights Cason Wallace, Oscar Tshiebwe, and Jacob Toppin as three players that need to step up. Finally, we take a look back at the FAMU game. Lance voices his frustrations with Coach Cal and his call for "toughness" after the loss to UCLA while immediately following it up with a sorry defensive effort against one of the worst teams in the nation. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! NHTSA Drive high, get a DUI. Click HERE to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It should be an easy win for Kentucky basketball tonight. On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe previews the Kentucky Wildcats' matchup with the Florida A&M Rattlers. To put it simply, they are one of the worst teams in the nation, and John Calipari better muster up some offense. Guys like Oscar Tshiebwe, Sahvir Wheeler, Antonio Reeves and Chris Livingston should have solid games. Devin Leary has committed to Mark Stoops and Kentucky football. What does it mean? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! NHTSA Drive high, get a DUI. Click HERE to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folks, meet Devin Leary, the new quarterback for Kentucky football. On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses the Kentucky Wildcats and their new addition in NC State transfer Devin Leary. Pairing Leary up with Barion Brown and Dane Key will be fun to watch under Liam Coen and Mark Stoops. What does Kentucky basketball and John Calipari need to do in order to turn things around? Dawe gives his thoughts that, as well as the player talent - Oscar Tsheiwbe, Sahvir Wheeler, Jacob Toppin, Antonio Reeves and Cason Wallace are solid players. They just need to be used correctly. Finally, Lance goes over your responses on how you would describe the state of Kentucky basketball in just one word. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! NHTSA Drive high, get a DUI. Click HERE to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky basketball scored 53 points in a loss to UCLA last Saturday. That's the second time the Wildcats have scored 53 points or less since 2013. Is John Calipari to blame? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses the Kentucky Wildcats and their issues on offense. John Calipari came into the season speaking of a new modern offense for UK... and it hasn't come. The team looks out of sync, especially in close games against Michigan State, Gonzaga, Michigan, and UCLA. Is it the players fault, or is it the coaching? Or a mix of both? Kentucky vs UCLA was a winnable game, but as predicted, it was a tough matchup. Oscar Tshiebwe was way worse than expected and nobody shot well - in fact, its one of the worst shooting performances Kentucky has had in a while. Where do the Wildcats go from here, now that the SEC slate is about to start? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! NHTSA Drive high, get a DUI. Click HERE to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky basketball guard CJ Fredrick is in a slump. What's going on? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses Fredrick's slump and why it's honestly not the end of the world for him. We've seen guards take worse dips in production in the past... for Antonio Reeves, Sahvir Wheeler and Cason Wallace to be the recognized scoring options in front of him, 9 points a game isn't bad at all. Liam Coen is back for Kentucky football and it's a huge deal. The offensive coordinator may bring back the run game to the offense, something that UK desperately needed this year. Transition offense has been a point of emphasis for John Calipari for a while. Lance explains why it needs to be more of a focal point for the Wildcats. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. NHTSA Drive sober or get pulled over. Click HERE to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Kentucky basketball show up when they need to vs the UCLA Bruins? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe previews Kentucky's game vs UCLA in Madison Square Garden. The Wildcats are going to need to play like the better team if they're going to win - which has not always been the case so far this year. Antonio Reeves and Sahvir Wheeler need to step up against the Bruins' talented backcourt. Plain and simple. If UK hits their tough shots, they'll contend. If not... Lance also talks with Andy Patton of the Locked On College Basketball podcast about the UCLA/UK matchup as well as Alabama's big game vs Gonzaga and Tennessee's matchup with Arizona. It's a great slate of basketball, folks. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. NHTSA Drive sober or get pulled over. Click HERE to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How should Kentucky basketball fans feel about Sahvir Wheeler and Cason Wallace? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe discusses Sahvir Wheeler's decline in his final season for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. Wheeler has taken a dip in almost all major statical categories, and he's falling flat in the few big moments UK has had so far this year. How should UK fans feel about him? Do they need a reminder of what he does well? Cason Wallace has been rotating in at point, and has looked much more efficient as a scorer. Should Coach Cal hand the starting keys over to him? Or should Wheeler keep his spot? Liam Coen is back for Kentucky football as the offensive coordinator. Lance explains why it is HUGE for Kentucky's offensive identity. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. NHTSA Drive sober or get pulled over. Click HERE to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky basketball is winning, but they still need to make some changes. On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe recaps Kentucky basketball's 69-59 win over the Yale Bulldogs. Oscar Tshiebwe went off for 28 points and reasserted himself following what is a supposedly shaky start to the season. He'll be fine. UK needs him to continue to produce in big games - starting with UCLA this weekend. Sahvir Wheeler has taken a dip this year and played poorly against Yale. If things continue to get worse, John Calipari may need to reconsider his guard rotation. Transition offense has been a strong suit of Kentucky's for quite some time. Lance gives his reasons as to why UK needs to lean into that identity a little more. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. NHTSA Drive sober or get pulled over. Click HERE to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are the Kentucky Wildcats a contender, or pretender? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe takes a look around college basketball at some of the biggest names with Andy Patton of the Locked On College Basketball Podcast. Lance and Andy discuss teams like Houston basketball, Tennessee basketball, UConn basketball, Kentucky basketball and Virginia basketball among others. Are these teams legit? The Kentucky Wildcats take on Yale this Saturday. How does Oscar Tshiebwe match up with the Bulldogs' lack of size? Can John Calipari get the offense rolling? How will Yale's pace effect the outcome? Lance previews the matchup. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kentucky basketball is a No. 5 seed in the latest bracketology. It's not that big of a deal. On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe takes a look at the latest ESPN bracketology and talks about what Kentucky Wildcats fans should take serious, what they should disregard, and what they should note. UConn looks legit, the ACC does not, and defense apparently wins championships (so we've heard) - Can John Caliper's defense win a title this year? Kentucky football takes on Iowa in the Music City Bowl. Initially, we said that it could be a fun bowl game... that was before Will Levis opted out. After doing some more research, this could be the worst bowl game we've seen in a long, long time. Lance explains why. Shoutout Brian Ferentz. Finally, Lance goes through three positions of need for Mark Stoops and Kentucky football in the transfer portal. Will Levis is gone, as is Chris Rodriguez. The backfield needs a bit of a boost. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oscar Tshiebwe's production has taken a slight dip through Kentucky basketball's 6-2 start. Are the Wildcats going to be okay? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe takes a look at Tshiebwe's performance early in the season and goes past the surface of his slight statistical dip in production. He's averaging less points, rebounds, and shooting worse from the floor - but we expected this. Lance explains why things are going to be fine with the new supporting cast of guards John Calipari has added around him. How daunting is the SEC this season? Lance takes a look around the conference and points out the good and bad in every contender. Nobody is perfect, and if any team has the horses to make is through the gauntlet of conference play, it's Kentucky. Finally, Dawe gives an answer to a complaint that fans have had this season - what's up with CJ Fredrick? Why is he shooting poorly relative to what he did at Iowa? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a bit of a mixed bag for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats through the first eight games of the season. What's to like, and what's not to like? On today's episode of Locked On Kentucky, Lance Dawe gives two things he's liked and two things he hasn't liked about Kentucky basketball's start to the season. Cason Wallace has definitely been a bright spot for the Wildcats. He's done everything - score, rebound, defend, and facilitate. His shooting efficiency (not just the raw numbers) has been a major positive. Ugonna Onyenso's impact in his limited time on the floor has been impressive - especially for a kid who's supposed to still be in high school. Onyenso has not gotten the chance to really make an impact in Kentucky's three biggest games this year, but what he did in the action he saw against Michigan should not go unnoticed. What should also not go unnoticed are the negatives. The offensive structure needs more direction. John Calipari is what he is offensively at this point in his career, and if UK does not have a ton of fresh ideas for late-game situations now, there's little hope that major adjustments will be made during the season. That's not to say it's all bad - things worked out well against Michigan - but there's some legitimate frustration with how the offense is run... particularly under Sahvir Wheeler. Lance takes a look into the numbers and explains why maybe giving Cason Wallace some more minutes as the point guard could be a good thing for the Wildcats. Finally, Dawe asks a question for the audience: Who is the biggest surprise of the early season thus far? Is it Onyenso? Wallace? Or maybe Antonio Reeves, who currently leads the team in scoring? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a gift from the heart – a gift that will be remembered with every unforgettable bite. Order with complete confidence today knowing you’re ordering the very best. Visit OmahaSteaks.com use promo code LOCKEDON at checkout to get that EXTRA $30 OFF your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices