Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) delivers a dunk after a steal during the first half on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.
In this week’s episode, Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” host Nick Schwerdt discuss why the Jayhawks figure to keep rolling with the same starting five from here on out and how the next 2 weeks could shape KU’s season, plus a little talk about romantic comedies and wall-mounted trophy fish.
In this week’s episode:
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• Nick’s burning desire to mount a fish on his wall
• After tinkering with the starting lineup, Bill Self is back to his regular five
• What can the next two weeks tell us about the rest of KU’s season?
• It seems like the stakes have been raised for this team
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
