Following the conclusion of the Kentucky Derby, it's officially Talking Season on 11 Personnel. Nick Roush picks apart Adam Luckett's Post-Spring Top 25 as KSR's resident Football Guys begin forecasting the 2023 college football season. Highlights: NCAA drug its feet on NIL, leading to a big stink. UK football is much quieter than normal on the recruiting front. Why? This year's college football Tiers. We need Stephen A vs. Dabo on First Take Surprise team in the Big Ten west. It's time for Lane...
May 11, 2022•47 min•Ep. 148
The dust has settled on the NFL Draft and Nick Roush and Adam Luckett are happy to talk about it all on 11 Personnel. Did the Kentucky guys find a soft landing spots? Why did Darian Kinnard fall so far? Who is the biggest idiot in the NFL? All of those questions are answered and more, including... Broadcasting hits and misses Lessons learned from trades Potential blessing in disguise for Kinnard. How Aidan Hutchinson can actually help Josh Paschal . The Will Levis hype is going to be fun. Kentuc...
May 02, 2022•55 min•Ep. 147
Up to seven Kentucky Wildcats could hear their name called this week in the NFL Draft. 11 Personnel is ready to prepare you for the big event, but first, Nick Roush and Adam Luckett share a few significant moves for the Kentucky football program in the transfer portal. Highlights: Keidron Smith's best fit on the Kentucky defense. Another potential portal addition on defense from the Power Five. There are now more KY kids on UK's roster than Ohio. The first Wildcat picked might be a surprise. Who...
Apr 25, 2022•42 min•Ep. 146
Freddie Maggard joined Nick Roush and Adam Luckett to break down everything that happened during the wild weather 2022 edition of the Kentucky Blue-White Spring Game. The scrimmage served as confirmation after a few weeks of practices. There's plenty of reasons to be excited for Kentucky football this fall. Highlights: The Big Blue Wall is still pretty darn good. How Scangarello can create conflicts with playmakers at different positions. UK's pass-catchers bring have different skill-sets to the...
Apr 11, 2022•40 min•Ep. 145
It's almost Football Time in the Bluegrass. Adam Luckett and Nick Roush are here to get you ready for Saturday's Blue-White Game on 11 Personnel. Even though expectations from the spring game should be tempered, there are still a few things you should keep your eye on that could be significant for the future of the Kentucky football program. Highlights: "An excuse to tailgate and watch football." It's our first time spotting fullback and TEs in Coach Rich Scangarello's offense. Why Dane Key or C...
Apr 05, 2022•37 min•Ep. 142
Nick Roush and Adam Luckett were on site to watch Mark Stoops' football team at Kentucky Spring Practice. On 11 Personnel they share observations and analysis from a day the defense won. Highlights: Talented 2-Deep at multiple position groups. New RB2 Kentucky has an NFL style defense too. The strength of the UK defense. The importance of pass rush.
Mar 29, 2022•49 min•Ep. 141
After taking a spring break, 11 Personnel is back to discuss some of the good news and bad news from the first five Kentucky spring football practices. Vito Tisdale is out, but some former blue chip recruits are making waves on the practice fields. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett discuss it all, and much more. Highlights: Depth evaporates. Phillips and Williams might be the two most important defensive players. Potential transfer portal additions at DB. Scangarello's sophisticated run scheme. C-Rod ...
Mar 24, 2022•59 min•Ep. 140
Kentucky Sports Radio's resident Football Guys have put their heads together to get you ready for five weeks of Kentucky football spring practice. Freddie Maggard, Nick Roush and Adam Luckett share their thoughts on UK's offseason additions, break down the question marks at various position groups and much more. Highlights from an entertaining hour-long conversation: Different ways to rebuild the Big Blue Wall. The two-deep at WR may look much different now than it does in Sept. Vito Tisdale is ...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 141
11 Personnel's NFL Combine adventure continues with the big uglies. Today Nick Roush and Adam Luckett saw the future first overall pick, a couple of Wildcats and some questionable fashion choices by members of the media. Highlights from an eventful day two in Indy: Fortner's versatility and Kinnard's kick inside to guard Shrimp cocktail: gone in an instant Kenny "Tiny Hands" Pickett Why Josh Paschal could slide Vito Tisdale: "It's very enticing, but also scary as hell."...
Mar 03, 2022•41 min•Ep. 139
Kentucky has three new assistant coaches. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett heard from Rich Scangarello, Zach Yenser, Mike Stoops and Mark Stoops before the dynamic duo took its talents to Indianapolis. 11 Personnel breaks down the most important takeaways from the introductions before sharing initial thoughts from the NFL Combine. Highlights: The head coach is a happy man Stoops' 2-year coordinator plan Speaking the same language on offense How Levis and Yenser sold Scangarello on Kentucky Why the bi...
Mar 03, 2022•52 min•Ep. 139
Mark Stoops is looking for Kentucky's third offensive coordinator in three seasons. Adam Luckett and Nick Roush break down how Liam Coen got pulled away by the Rams, who could replace him and what Stoops is looking for during this untimely offensive coordinator search. Highlights from 11 Personnel: Mass attrition on the UK staff is the cost of doing business. Timetable for the new hire Pros and Cons of promoting Scott Woodward Different timing could have brought Joe Moorhead to UK. Dan Mullen is...
Feb 22, 2022•46 min•Ep. 137
To get ready for the NFL Draft, Luke Fortner spent a week at the Senior Bowl, then got grilled by Nick Roush and Adam Luckett on 11 Personnel. He shares how a couple of former Cats, Drake Jackson and Logan Stenberg, helped him ahead of the trip to Mobile and what the next few months looks like before his name is called in the 2022 NFL Draft. Highlights for an enlightening and entertaining conversation: How much Liam Coen's offense helped him learn the Lions' offense at the Senior Bowl. What Luke...
Feb 09, 2022•58 min•Ep. 136
National Signing Day was once again over-shadowed by the Early Signing Period. 11 Personnel shares how many problems can be fixed by getting rid of the December date. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett are also joined by Zack Geoghegan for some recruiting chatter as the coaching carousel fires back up. Highlights: Coaches are talking about of both sides of their mouths. The job meant something different for John Schlarman than Eric Wolford Recruiting prowess vs. Scheme fit in potential offensive line c...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 136
Culture is a word that gets thrown around a lot, but what exactly does it mean? Kentucky's four midyear transfer illustrate exactly what Mark Stoops' has built, and Nick Roush and Adam Luckett are here to explain it all on 11 Personnel during a quiet week of the offseason. Highlights: The right kind of players for Kentucky. It's been a wild, fulfilling playoff run for Bengals' fans. Will Levis can play his way into a first round draft pick. Dorian Javon Baker, Touchdown Maker Who's the Chris Mac...
Jan 27, 2022•52 min•Ep. 135
11 Personnel is bringing out the big guns this offseason. Liam Coen joined Nick Roush and Adam Luckett to discuss what went right for UK during his first season, before looking ahead to the 2022 campaign. You've never heard a candid conversation with Kentucky's offensive coordinator like this before. Highlights: Will NFL fourth down aggressiveness trickle down to college football? Citrus Bowl satisfaction from the final 2-minute drive. Will Levis' development and Coen's confidence in the QB on t...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 134
11 Personnel is starting the offseason ON FIRE. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett break down Georgia's National Championship victory before turning their attention to terrible takes in Way-Too-Early Top 25s. In between all the fun they dish on an eventful week for Mark Stoops' Kentucky football program. Highlights: What will Georgia look like at Kroger Field next fall? If Chris Rodriguez isn't a preseason All-American, we riot. Tons of returners set a high floor for UK. Kentucky is getting old, in a g...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 133
You're getting a double dose of 11 Personnel this week. Adam Luckett and I recorded a special edition on Twitter Spaces . It takes a little while to get it to the podcast feed, but we have it now LIVE and ready to go along with an extra 25 minutes following a newsy week after the Citrus Bowl. Highlights from our 90 minutes on air this week: Wan'Dale's draft decision. How Tyler Baron situation unfolded. Barion Brown is THAT Dude. Bad coaching decisions ended the right way for UK. Potential return...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 132
Football is all about Xs and Os, the Jimmies and the Joes. 11 Personnel discusses all of them between Kentucky and Iowa ahead of Saturday's matchup at Camping World Stadium. Recording live in Orlando, here's a taste of what you'll hear from Roush and Luckett: Wildcats that could potentially miss the Citrus Bowl. Kentucky is playing with emotional energy and a lot of momentum. How Coen might attack the Iowa defense. Who will have a big bowl moment for Kentucky. Chris Rodriguez is under-valued. Be...
Dec 30, 2021•43 min•Ep. 131
Nick Roush and Adam Luckett are feeling festive on 11 Personnel. The two dish on the latest from Citrus Bowl prep as the Cats take a brief break for the holidays before descending upon Orlando to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Highlights: The understated significance of keeping Brad White at Kentucky. Who UK could add on February's signing day. Kentucky ranks in the Top 20 in a ton of different offensive statstics. The impact of Ali and Epps' absence. Early Iowa preview....
Dec 23, 2021•38 min•Ep. 130
Wow. What a day. Nick Roush, Freddie Maggard and Adam Luckett recap an historic National Signing Day for the Kentucky football program that has put the Wildcats on a collision course with Atlanta. Highlights: Length, speed and improving in the trenches. The value in beating Clinkscale. A lot on Goodwin's plate. Big time additions to the secondary. Impact true freshmen. There's something about the Wades that you know they will succeed. Everyone in the UK football program is holding that rope and ...
Dec 16, 2021•54 min•Ep. 129
We are less than 48 hours away from the start of the Early Signing Period. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett let you know all of the moving parts as the Kentucky football coaching staff ties up loose ends to what could be an historic recruiting class. Highlights from a special edition of 11 Personnel: In Vince we trust. UK vs. Michigan State. Will this be the most eventful signing day ever? A fluid situation at cornerback. Eric Wolford shows off his recruiting chops....
Dec 13, 2021•45 min•Ep. 128
College football bowl season is here. 11 Personnel was prepared to give you a handful of games to watch. That turned into almost 20. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett can't help it. They've caught the fever. The best part of bowl mania is in Orlando when Kentucky takes on Iowa. Highlights from an exciting podcast... The rotating bowl sponsors can be difficult to keep up with. Iowa has elite defense and special teams, with a putrid offense. Extra motivational juice for UK entering this game. Young defe...
Dec 07, 2021•59 min•Ep. 127
The offseason has been kind to Kentucky football fans. It started with another embarrassing blowout of Louisville, Mark Stoops signed a contract extension and is now recruiting some of the best players in the country. 11 Personnel is here to talk about it all, including a wild coaching carousel, to get your offseason started off on the right foot. Highlights: Credit to Mitch Barnhart. Best case scenario for UK w/Notre Dame hire. No respect for Kentucky throughout the SEC. Bryan Harsin fires his ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 126
Kentucky vs. Louisville. The SEC vs. ACC. In a game of Jimmies and Joes, can the Wildcats exert force to dominate the Cardinals and win a third straight Governor's Cup? Nick Roush and Adam Luckett break down all of the matchups that will define Saturday's season finale at Cardinal Stadium. Highlights: UofL lives and dies on big plays, but in a different way than Tennessee. The Cards surprisingly have one of the best O-lines UK has played. How Florida prepared Kentucky to defend Louisville. Letti...
Nov 23, 2021•54 min•Ep. 125
The penultimate game of the 2021 season is here, which means we are only a month away from the Early Signing Period. In addition to talking about the Vanderbilt and NMSU games, Nick Roush and Adam Luckett dive into the Kentucky football recruiting landscape as the Wildcats enter the homestretch. Highlights: UK lost a recruiting insurance policy on the OL with Aamil Wagner. Kentucky has to get Goodwin on campus in December. Could Will Levis have a Kenny Pickett trajectory? The second half of the ...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 124
It was a rough weekend in the Commonwealth. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett take extra time to discuss the loss to Tennessee on 11 Personnel. The difficult gut-check certainly dashes a big opportunity, but does not completely trash an exceptional season. Highlights: Officiating incompetence. "Leverage the damn ball." Why the UT loss was like playing a basketball team hot from three. Middle Eight woes. UK played the three top QBs on its schedule three weeks in a row. What we need to see in the final ...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 123
Jamie Lannister's title has been taken by the Kentucky head coach, even after the Wildcats' loss at Mississippi State. On the latest 11 Personnel, Nick Roush and Adam Luckett break down the loss, Dan Mullen's tone-deaf comments and look ahead to what UK must do to defeat Tennessee. Highlights: Turnover impact at State is even worse than you think What are the replay officials doing? Dissecting UK's running problems How Tennessee challenges cornerbacks in a run-first spread offense. "Joe Milton i...
Nov 02, 2021•55 min•Ep. 122
Kentucky is entering a house of horrors in Starkville. To prepare the BBN for cowbell hell, 11 Personnel called on former UK cornerback Van Hiles ( @VStyles17 ) to break down the upcoming matchup and share his thoughts on the Wildcats' season. It's a conversation every Kentucky football fan can't afford to miss. Highlights: The game that will get Satterfield fired. Difference makers on offense. Why the 2021 team is better than 2018. The biggest concerns against Miss. State. UK needs to get stops...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 121
11 Personnel went between the hedges and lived to talk about it all. Nick Roush and Adam Luckett share everything from their venture to Athens to watch Kentucky fall 30-13 to top-ranked Georgia. Despite the loss, there are some things for the Wildcats to build on. Highlights: The Liam Coen difference in big games. There is a significant gap between top 25 and top 5. You need to see more takeaways from the UK defense. The could have been a big game for Upshaw. Recruiting dudes at wide receiver. K...
Oct 19, 2021•55 min•Ep. 120
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 119
