Porter Hayes hosts The Hawg Talk Podcast. He joined Vinny and Aaron talk about Arkansas hiring Cal, preview the Kentucky-Arkansas baseball series and give us a feel what the vibe is like in Fayetteville and more.

Pope's Pieces

11 days ago 1h 8m

Amari Williams, Mark Fox, Alvin Brooks III . . . Mark Pope is putting in work and constructing his staff and roster. Vinny and Aaron discussed all of that plus UK football portal news and some NBA Playoffs. #BBN #WeAreUK

Mark Pope Comes Home, Spring Game is in the Books

19 days ago 1h 9m

Were you around for the bus rolling into Rupp Arena in '96? Was Mark Pope's introductory press conference was your first time seeing something like that? Either way you walked away impressed? Now he goes about the business of building a roster

Mitch Barnhart Hires Mark Pope

25 days ago 37m 2s

What a week. In a surprise move Kentucky filled its coaching vacancy by hiring former Cat Mark Pope. He's not as established as the top candidates or even the second tier ones. But here we are. There are varying degrees of reactions, but we all

John Calipari Is In Arkansas, Mitch Barnhart's Search Is In Progress

26 days ago 1h

Everybody is feeling how they're feeling and working to move on. Cal is in Arkansas wearing red now. We're shifting our focus to seeing who Mitch Barnhart will bring in as Kentucky's next coach. It all happened fast but it is what it is.Earn r

Cal Is Heading to Arkansas

29 days ago 32m 4s

John Calipari is moving on to Arkansas. Many Kentucky fans are getting their wish. Some hoped he would be able to get things turned around here. That's not going to happen. Vinny and Aaron hop on and do and emergency episode as everyone is tryi

Change/No change, Weather Saves Louisville Again

Apr 4th, 2024 1h 3m

As of now there hasn't been much change with Kentucky basketball. The change that did take place was Adou Thiero entering the transfer portal. Big loss if he doesn't decide to return. Ultimately it's all up to Cal. Sounds like the Cats have ste

Cal's Back, Kenny Brooks Is Hired

Mar 28th, 2024 1h 8m

Cal talked about the meeting with Mitch Barnhart. The two met and Cal is going to be back for another attempt at fixing Kentucky basketball. Kenny Brooks is the new women's basketball coach. He guided Virginia Tech to the Final Four last year.

Now What?

Mar 24th, 2024 38m 44s

Vinny and Aaron process the shock of having to do a Kentucky got bounced in the first round again episode. What now? What an unbelievable waiting game this is.Earn rewards for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app and use refer

Talkin' March Madness With Tony Delk

Mar 21st, 2024 1h 8m

Kentucky legend Tony Delk joined Vinny, Aaaron and Jalen to talk about the Cats NCAA Tournament chances. Can they string together enough consistent defense at critical times? Will they have to try to outscore every single opponent? Plus Virgini

It All Comes Down To This

Mar 14th, 2024 37m 1s

The Cats had some bumps along the way but now find themselves playing their best ball of the year at the right time. The buzzer beater at LSU is the only blip they've had in a while now. Fair or not, all of the fun of the season will fade from

Kentucky Football Head Strength Coach Mark Hill

Mar 14th, 2024 41m 1s

Mark Hill joined Vinny, Aaron and Jalen to talk about prepping the team for spring practice. He talked about the transformations Josh Allen, Jamin Davis and other made while at UK. What was it like being Terrell Owens' teammate at UT-Chattanoog

Senior Day Snuck Up On Us

Mar 6th, 2024 42m 38s

Vinny and Aaron talk about the season flying by. Antonio Reeves consistency is insane. The way he always to manages to quietly go about his business may be even more insane. This team is what they are defensively, the ability to get timely stop

Showing Growth

Feb 29th, 2024 27m 1s

The fight and grit were on display in Starkville. Reed Sheppard took over. March is here, Vinny and Jalen talk about the Cats showing signs of clicking at the right time.Earn rewards for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app an

Talkin' Baseball With Trevor Fitts

Feb 29th, 2024 46m 16s

We talk all things baseball with UK baseball Director of Player Development Trevor Fitts. Trevor and Jalen are both from Alabama so they got caught up on the home state talk. We talk about Trevor's playing days at Mississippi State and all the

Mini Mardi Gras Miracle In Reverse

Feb 22nd, 2024 25m 23s

Cats let LSU off the hook, squander a 15-point second half lead. Cal is barely visible for the post game presser after being in full swag mode at Auburn.Earn rewards for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app and use referral co

Let One Become Two

Feb 22nd, 2024 19m 56s

Kentucky is allowing 61 points per game over the last two games. That's a nice contrast to what we saw the first 23 games of the season. Now the trick is to navigate this trap game. Come down off of the Auburn win, handle business at LSU, then

Cats Play D, Stoops OC, Justin Rowland

Feb 15th, 2024 1h 1m

When you defend better your margin for error is larger. Kentucky showed that by holding Ole Miss to 63 points. Their 15 turnovers didn't hurt them because they didn't have to score 90 to win. We talk about the Bush Hamdan hire and the impact it

Cats Got Right, Gotta Stay Right

Feb 8th, 2024 1h

Kentucky had been struggling. The trip to Nashville to beat up on Vandy was much needed. Now the challenge is to maintain that level of play, especially defensively, when the schedule toughens up again for the remainder of the season. Liam Coen

Rachel Lawson - Ready For the Season

Feb 1st, 2024 1h 3m

Game 1 is Feb 9 vs UC Santa Barbara. Rachel Lawson stopped by to talk with Vinny and Jalen about prepping for the season. How does she maintain consistency within the program year after year? The challenge of prepping for two opponents in one d

Hawgs Handled, Wolford Back, Gators Rd 2

Jan 31st, 2024 42m 52s

Kentucky needed to win a grind it out kind of game and they did that at Arkansas. Eric Wolford rejoins the Kentucky football coaching staff. The abrupt way that he departed is clearly a thing of the past now. Cats beat Florida by two in Gainesv

South Carolina Again

Jan 25th, 2024 1h 6m

South Carolina just has Kentucky's number right now in a lot of sports. Zack Geoghegan of KSR joined Vinny, Aaron and Jalen to talk about that. How will the Cats respond in another hostile environment in Fayetteville this weekend? Liam Coen app

Get Right v Bulldogs Week

Jan 17th, 2024 57m 35s

Kentucky got 97 hung on them at College Station last weekend. Now they look to bounce back this week against Mississippi State and Georgia. How tightening up even a little bit defensively would go a long way in helping this team reach its enorm

Nick Saban Hangs It Up

Jan 11th, 2024 1h 18m

The day would eventually come but it was still surprising when it happened. Nick Saban retired after 17 seasons and 6 national championships at Alabama. Former UK O-lineman Max Godby joined Vinny and Jalen to talk about that. Reflected on his t

Gave the Gator Bowl Away

Jan 4th, 2024 1h 5m

Cats gave Clemson CPR and then gave them the Gator Bowl. After a long layoff the Cats start SEC play against Florida in Gainesville. Aaron give some insight on Kentucky's chances of landing AJ Harris. Jalen has high praise for Michael Penix Jr.