A new era of Kentucky athletics begins with the hiring of J Batt. The former Georgia Tech and Michigan State department head is the first athletic

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J Batt is 'humbled and honored' to replace Mitch Barnhart at Kentucky

The nature of recruiting is fluid, particularly for football programs in June. Players are arriving for visits, canceling plans elsewhere, while

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KSR Football Recruiting

Take this 4-Star Off Your Kentucky Football Recruiting Big Board

In episode 69 of The Memorial Memo, KSR's Phoenix Stevens breaks down Jemma Amoore's commitment to Kentucky women's basketball and talks about the

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KSR Women's Basketball

The Memorial Memo (EP. 69): Jemma Amoore is a Cat and what J Batt means for WBB

Kentucky has its new athletic director (and CEO of Champions Blue), J Batt, and one of the first media members to speak to him was our founding

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Matt Jones goes 1-on-1 with J Batt, Kentucky's new AD

The Kentucky Basketball team tipped off summer practice today, and who better to give us a practice report than one of its brightest new stars?

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KSR Basketball

Alex Wilkins dishes on Kentucky’s first summer practice, including an early standout

J Batt will serve as the next UK athletics director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC. When we first learned that Kentucky was targeting Batt, there was

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J Batt Leaves Michigan State Amid Administrative Upheaval

The 2026 College World Series is off and running in Omaha, but roster-building for 2027 is already off and running. This offseason’s only transfer

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Saint Joseph's center fielder Alex Kelsey commits to Kentucky

If revenge is a dish best served cold, then Mark Pope and his Kentucky basketball team better get ready to share some of that Rupp Arena ice cream in

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Kentucky Basketball Schedules Schools That Nearly Destroyed the Program

Big Blue Nation has been locked in for every move Will Stein has made during the Kentucky football offseason. But what about the rest of the SEC?

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KSR Around the SEC

SEC Summer School: Missouri Tigers

Mark Pope isn't completely finished with his 2026-27 Kentucky roster just yet. With 14 roster spots filled -- and all of those players currently on

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Bio Blast: Serbian wing Nikola Kusturica

Kentucky men's basketball's schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season is slowly coming together.   On Monday morning, UK announced seven

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Kentucky MBB announces seven non-conference matchups for 2026-27 season

The 2026 NBA Draft is a little over a week away, and updated mocks are flying off the shelf.  We have a handful of fresh draft projections to start

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KSR Cats in the NBA

Rounding up the latest mocks ahead of next week's NBA Draft

Kentucky has a new leader for the athletic department. Michigan State athletic director J Batt officially became the athletics director and CEO of

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J Batt believes football success is critical for any major athletic department

Matt Jones and the KSR radio crew are off this week, but don't you worry; there is plenty of entertainment on the way. Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman

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KSR Show, 6/15: Field of 68 tips off Guest Host Week

Kentucky has its new athletic director. Jason "J" Batt has been named Chief Executive Officer of Champions Blue LLC and UK Athletics Director. Batt

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LIVE: KSR reacts to J Batt being named Kentucky's new Athletic Director

It's officially, official. Kentucky has found its replacement for Mitch Barnhart, with just about two weeks to spare.   The University of Kentucky

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Kentucky Announces Addition of J Batt, CEO of Champions Blue, Director of UK Athletics

Kentucky set to hire Michigan State's J Batt as its next athletic director, sources tell On3. He will replace Mitch Barnhart, who is retiring after

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Kentucky set to hire Michigan State AD J Batt

Good morning, friends, and welcome to a new week. It's a big one for the Kentucky Basketball program, which tips off summer practice today. Combine

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KSR Today: Kentucky Basketball Summer Practice begins, AD hire in sight

Former Kentucky star Karl-Anthony Towns is a world champion, helping lead the New York Knicks to the franchise's first title in 53 years. Holding the

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Karl-Anthony Towns honors late mother, Jackie Cruz, following championship win for Knicks

There are a lot of questions about this year's Kentucky basketball roster's ceiling, but the one thing Big Blue Nation can be confident about: this

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Kentucky basketball could put up some points this season

Arguably the most clutch player to ever come through the Kentucky basketball program put a ring on it, matching the pair of Final Four rings he

Congrats! Aaron Harrison got married over the weekend!

Oh, this should be good. Jeff Goodman and KSR meetups are never boring, that's for sure -- remember when we almost got in a car wreck with The Field

Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster will host KSR tomorrow in a Field of 68 takeover

Mark Pope and the Kentucky coaching staff better be well-rested following their post-portal vacations, because the grind is gonna be non-stop over

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Kentucky coaches spent the week on the recruiting trail

What a ride it was for the Louisville Kings in their inaugural season in the UFL, starting 0-3 with hope going down the drain, only to respond with

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KSR celebrates the Louisville Kings' first UFL Championship in debut season

Editor's note: This post was originally published on Saturday by KSR's Adam Luckett    Kentucky's long search for Mitch Barnhart's replacement is

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