This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm.

Brohm is a member of the fraternity of former UofL quarterbacks. So is new Kentucky coach Will Stein.

But Brohm says no one should expect to see a lot of brotherly love between the two. The rivalry with UK is so strong that Brohm says there has to be some separation from Stein.

The two are already competing over recruits in the state, and Brohm says the Cardinals spend a lot of time in the offseason getting ready for their "extra bowl game" disguised as the regular season finale against the Wildcats.

UK is one of 11 schools in Power Four conferences that the Cards will face, thanks in part to the ACC moving to nine league games, and Brohm explains that he's always embraced playing a tough schedule.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Gary Washburn, NBA columnist for The Boston Globe.

Did this year's NBA Finals redefine the futures of two former Kentucky Wildcats? Washburn makes the case that Karl-Anthony Towns has altered his career narrative for the better by helping the New York Knicks win their first NBA title since 1973 — and that it happened because he no longer was being asked to carry the team.

Conversely, San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox’s disappointing Finals performance, specifically in Games 4 and 5, may hint that he no longer has a secure role with the team going forward, Washburn says.

Washburn also previews Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr.'s presumed selection in the top 10 of the 2026 NBA Draft, while pointing out he still could end up just about anywhere because so many teams are potentially trading picks.

Hear about that and more on this week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville Kings head coach Chris Redman ahead of their United Bowl appearance on Saturday against the D.C. Defenders to crown the United Football League champion.

The former University of Louisville quarterback talks about the significant changes he made that helped the expansion team turn its inaugural season around to reach the title game despite an 0-3 start.

Redman says he took an "old-school" approach to coaching the team, letting a few talented players go because they didn't fit the team-first culture he was trying to create. He even traded away starting quarterback Jason Bean four games into the season, and it ultimately proved to be the right move. The Kings won six of their last seven regular season games to make the UFL playoffs, then avenged their only loss during that streak by beating St. Louis in the semifinals last week.

Hear about that and more on this week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show is hosted by college sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus and features two prominent members of the Muhammad Ali Center: chief operating officer Erin Herbert and director of education Garret McCorkle.

Herbert and McCorkle remember Muhammad Ali and reflect on his relationship with Louisville 10 years after his death. They explain their perspective on teaching younger generations, who don't know a world with Ali in it, about his life and legacy. And they give a rundown of how people can honor Ali this month with various Muhammad Ali Center events, including the inaugural Day of Compassion on June 3.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features CBS and Turner Sports college basketball analyst and Hoops HQ editor-in-chief Seth Davis.

Davis speaks on why he believes no one else has done better in the transfer portal than Louisville coach Pat Kelsey and why Kentucky coach Mark Pope cannot rely on tradition to get players. Davis expands on why the NCAA has been the Washington Generals of litigation, but may actually win on creating 5-for-5 eligibility guidelines.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features new Kentucky football coach Will Stein, making his second appearance on the podcast but first since taking over at UK.

Stein speaks on the demands of the job, including how he used the time between a set change at a Morgan Wallen concert to FaceTime a recruit. He details what he views as the biggest difference between coaching today's players and how he was coached as a player. And he discusses how his playing days at Louisville may have been different had the transfer portal and name, image and likeness (NIL) been around back then.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features former Courier Journal columnist Jerry Brewer, who is currently a senior columnist with The Athletic.

Brewer explains why the Preakness Stakes has to move in order to keep the Triple Crown relevant. He also tells why Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby continues to be the crown jewel of horse racing.

Politics and sports often intersect on the playing field, but Brewer lays out why he doesn't expect Black athletes to start boycotting Southern schools en masse due to gerrymandered districts that have peeled back representation.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Courier Journal sports enterprise reporter Payton Titus to discuss the aftermath of the Kentucky Derby and what's upcoming in the offseason of college athletics.

Titus recaps the historic Kentucky Derby weekend that ended with Golden Tempo making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win it. Titus explains how Kentucky may end up with two hires to replace retiring athletic director Mitch Barnhart. She also tells why many will be looking carefully at the ACC spring meetings for the ripple effects of Duke basketball's streaming rights deal with Amazon Prime.