2025-09-24- KSR - Hour 2

Summary

Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) – Hour 2: September 24, 2025

Podcast: KSR
Hosts: Matt Jones (broadcasting from South Africa, limited in this hour), Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, Shannon the Dude
Guest: JoJo Kemp (former UK running back, "the 'JoJo Kemp Game" hero)
Original Air Date: September 24, 2025

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Episode Overview

This lively episode centers on Kentucky football—past and present—through the lens of one of its pivotal figures: former running back JoJo Kemp. With UK facing a crucial game against South Carolina and turning to a new quarterback, the crew reminisces about “the JoJo Kemp game” (2014 victory against South Carolina), explores the evolution of the program under Mark Stoops, NIL transitions, team culture, current roster breakdowns, and how to rev up game-day fan energy. The episode is filled with storytelling, laughs, memorable quotes, and a spirited call to “change the game.”

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Impact of the 2014 South Carolina Game (The "JoJo Kemp Game")

• JoJo Kemp recalls the night that changed Kentucky football, when he dominated in the Wildcat formation and inspired a program-shifting win.

• The game is often cited as a turning point for coach Mark Stoops and UK football culture.

  "Every time [the South Carolina game] comes up... it's always the JoJo Kemp game, the game that kind of changed the course... I always felt like for Mark Stoops."
  —Ryan Lemond (04:22)

• Kemp describes the electric atmosphere and his mindset during that game:

  "The stadium was just electric, man. And I just didn’t want to let, you know, the team and the fans down. It was something I had to get done."
  —JoJo Kemp (05:38)

• He admits he was exhausted, asking out but being rejuvenated by the crowd chanting his name (06:12).

• One iconic postgame quote cemented his UK legacy:

  "Why not Kentucky? Why not us?"
  —JoJo Kemp, postgame 2014 sound bite (22:28)

2. Building the Program and Culture Change

• The significance of beating Steve Spurrier and the domino effect on UK football:

  • JoJo claims that beating Spurrier twice in a row, including in South Carolina, led to Spurrier's retirement.

• UK’s rise from "downtime" to routine bowl games and higher aspirations (09:13, 09:46).

  • "When you committed, there wasn't any of that [expectation for big things]... It wasn't even a filled stadium."
    —Drew Franklin/JoJo Kemp (10:07–10:13)

• Recruiting stories:

  • Kemp, a Florida native, came thanks to relationships with other "Florida boys" and the new staff's recruiting efforts; camaraderie brought a core group that changed the trajectory of UK football (10:31–11:06).

3. Memories and On-going Connections

• JoJo still keeps close ties with former teammates; many are married now and have children (11:14).
• When friends return for UK games, his house is the crash pad:

  "We didn’t get a chance to get NIL... you gotta come and save some money. Come. Why not come to my house?" (11:48–12:00)

4. Gameday Culture: Grove Street Party & Traditions

• Discussion around the origin and importance of “Grove Street Party” as a UK football anthem.

• Fans and players alike were distressed when it wasn’t played at the start of this season (08:08).

  "At the start of the season this year, it was no Grove Street... people, including myself, was gonna have a panic attack... Where’s our theme song?"
  —JoJo Kemp (08:08)

• Uniform talk: Bringing out the chrome helmets and all-black uniforms brought “juice” to the team (24:24).

  "Putting on those chrome helmets... feels like it’s adding more juice. Like you’re almost feeling immortal."
  —JoJo Kemp (24:24)

5. NIL Reflections and UK’s Progress

• Kemp and teammates reflect on having paved the way for the NIL era but missing out themselves (09:13). No bitterness—just pride in having “crawled so these guys can walk.”

6. Looking at This Year's Team & Running Back Room (32:06)

• Excitement over the younger quarterback Cutter Bowley getting the start at South Carolina:

  "If the players are close, you always go with the younger guy... He’s gonna gain a ton of experience, and you know, going in an atmosphere like South Carolina..."
  —JoJo Kemp (26:02)

• Praises the depth and style of the current UK running backs, especially Seth McGowan ("runs like he’s mad at the earth") and Dante Dowdell, and how the number 3 jersey has carried on Kemp's legacy (32:46).

7. Stoops' Coaching Philosophy & Team Identity

• Stoops is “tough, defensive-minded, likes to run the ball,” but lets his coordinators do their job (34:20–35:28).
• The importance of trust in the offensive line—the roots of the “Big Blue Wall”—and how it empowers the running backs (36:23–37:00).

8. Fan Engagement & Energy at Kroger Field

• Direct advice to UK fans on game day:

  "Get loud. I mean, especially for those defensive players, when it’s third down, scream and get loud like your life is dependent on it... That energy... that's what we're gonna need.”
  —JoJo Kemp (37:19)

• Comments on music at games: While opinions vary, what matters most is that it energizes the players (38:04–38:46).

9. JoJo’s Call for a New Role: "Fourth Quarter JoJo"

• Inspired by fan feedback, the crew pushes for JoJo to lead a hype moment at Kroger Field between the 3rd and 4th quarters:

  "Let me get out there on the field. Blue, white. Let’s get the fans, you know, activated."
  —JoJo Kemp (46:40)

• “Why not us?” becomes the recurring rally cry for both the team and fan base.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

The Power of a Sound Bite

• “Why not Kentucky? Why not us?” (22:28, 22:55, echoing throughout the episode)
  • This catchphrase became a motto for changing the UK football culture.

Candid Locker Room and Sideline Stories

• "Man, I remember looking at the sideline tapping my helmet, just let me off one play... and then I break that long run... I was on the sideline, I laid out, look, gas. And next thing you know, I start hearing the chants like, 'JoJo, JoJo, JoJo.'"
  —JoJo Kemp (06:12)

• On his passing ability:

  "I threw one pass in my career. All right. And it was an interception. So right now in my career, JoJo Kemp, I am O for one and one interception."
  —JoJo Kemp, laughing (20:09)

Uniform Juice

• "Putting on those chrome helmets... feels like it’s adding more juice. Like you’re almost feeling immortal... you almost feel like a superhero."
  —JoJo Kemp (24:24)

Current Attitude, Enduring Energy

• "24/7. I mean, you see me in, in the OR room, you’re gonna get this. Why not?"
  —JoJo Kemp on being always this fired up (49:07)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [04:22] – The “JoJo Kemp Game” and its impact
• [05:38] – Playing through exhaustion, energized by the crowd
• [08:08] – Panic over Grove Street Party not being played
• [09:13] – On missing out on NIL, pride in paving the way
• [11:14] – Staying in touch with old teammates
• [12:41] – Discovering pickleball on game days
• [13:55] – Relationship with Coach Stoops and alumni access to the program
• [22:28] – Iconic postgame quote: "Why not Kentucky? Why not us?"
• [24:24] – "Juice" from uniforms and shifting the team energy
• [26:02] – On Cutter Bowley's first SEC start & the importance of road wins
• [32:06] – Current running back evaluations and 'number three' legacy
• [34:20] – Stoops’ coaching and playcalling philosophy
• [37:19] – Gameday advice to fans: bring the noise
• [46:40] – Proposal for "Fourth Quarter JoJo" to hype the crowd

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Final Thoughts & Sign-Off

• JoJo closes by urging fans and the team to stay excited, support new QB Cutter Bowley, and embody Kentucky pride:

  "It's not over until it's over. Go Cats." (51:59)

• The crew and fans agree JoJo's energy is infectious—sparking calls for him to help energize Kroger Field in an official role.

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Episode Tone & Language

• Upbeat, passionate, affectionate toward the UK community
• Nostalgic but forward-thinking (“change the game,” “why not us?”)
• Conversational camaraderie: light teasing, storytelling, mutual admiration

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For Those Who Missed It:

If you want an entertaining, hopeful, and energetic look at Kentucky football’s past, present, and future—through the eyes of one of its true culture changers—this episode is a home run. JoJo Kemp delivers nostalgia, humor, practical game-day takes, and serves as the living bridge connecting eras of UK football. Whether reminiscing about breaking old barriers or brainstorming how to hype Kroger Field now, the "why not Kentucky, why not us?" spirit runs throughout.

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Listen for: The untold sideline moments, the origin of the chrome helmet mystique, NIL reflections, and JoJo's unapologetic, infectious UK pride.

Transcript

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Welcome to our two of Kentucky sports radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Now here's Matt Jones.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, welcome back, our number two Kentucky Sports Radio, Matt Jones still over in South Africa, if you heard Drew's update, they're going to be recording a couple podcasts today. Like you got two of them back to back as soon as the show's.

[Drew Franklin]

Over, literally as soon as the show's over at a different location. But I'm gonna get there.

[Ryan Lemond]

And of course he's, I'm sure I'll talk about what the Reds have done and can't be able to do. So we're gonna talk a lot of UK football this hour because we got along. Our special guest, Mr. JoJo Kemp joins us now. How are you, Jojo?

[JoJo Kemp]

How you guys doing? I'm doing good, buddy.

[Ryan Lemond]

You've been up early this morning. Said you had to be in Winchester at 7 o' clock this morning and still made it on time here today.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yes, man. Thanks to, you know, the Ortho legend, Dr. Hamilton. He was able, you know, to do his cases and allowed me to leave on time just so I can make the show with you guys.

[Ryan Lemond]

And you know the South Carolina game, every time it comes up, every year, it's always the JoJo Kemp game, the game that kind of changed the course. I always felt like for Mark Stoops, that game night game at the old Commonwealth Stadium and they, you're in the wildcat with JoJo Kemp and they couldn't stop it and they kept calling it and they kept calling it and they kept calling it. Next thing I know you've got like 600 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns and Kentucky wins the game.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. Change the game.

[Ryan Lemond]

Do you feel like that game, though, did kind of change the course or Stoops career at that point.

[JoJo Kemp]

Oh, yeah, of course. Especially being Steve Spurrier. But I think the nail in the coffin was the very next year when we beat Steve Spurrow at South Carolina. I think that was the game he said, all right, I had enough of this, I'm going to retire. I can't beat Kentucky. I think it's time to hang it up. So that's my claim to fame in.

[Drew Franklin]

That famous 2014 game, though. I mean, there were so many magical things that happened, but you were obviously a big part of it in the Wildcat, just doing whatever you wanted to behind that offensive line. How did it feel? Even though you're obviously gassed, how did it feel to kind of be locked in like that? And, you know, it's kind of the cliche, the old Madden quote, but put the team on your back like that because you literally did that.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. It was just one of those things where, man, the. The stadium was just, you know, electric, man. And I just didn't want to let, you know, the team and the fans down. It was something that I had to get done. I had to get done. And the fact that they was running the Wildcat the whole entire game and everybody in the country knew that I wasn't throwing the ball. So it's like one of those things. Well, you know, you got to figure it out, you got to get it done.

[Drew Franklin]

And you were so gassed, you get carried off the field at one point. Was it the strength coach?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, it was a strength coach, man. Man, I remember looking at the sideline tapping my helmet, like, just let me off one plate. And then Neil Brown is like this. Get a drink afterwards. Exactly. And then I break that long run. And then I don't know if you guys remember, I mean, I was on the sideline, I laid out, look, gas. And next thing you know, I start hearing the chance like, jojo, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe. And I'm just like, all right, all right, now you got your rest. Get up. Let's do it again.

[Drew Franklin]

We were a few of those. Jojo.

[JoJo Kemp]

I appreciate it, guys.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, like I said, that game was so important for Mark Stoops, his coaching career in UK football as a dad and one of my favorite games because I got to storm the field after the game with my two boys. First time, you know, we're jumping over the sideline and going out on the field as a dad, you had that experience, man. It was. It was. I get goosebumps right now. Chili bumps. I got chili bumps thinking about it, man.

[JoJo Kemp]

I'm glad you are, man. When you just brought up your two boys, you just made me feel old, because I know one of your boys just entered his first year at uk. That's right. And, you know, I've been gone for some time now. I feel like an old man. Why you got to do that to me?

[Ryan Lemond]

When you sat down here, I said, what are you, mid-30s? Like, no, dude, I'm just 30 years old.

[JoJo Kemp]

What's up with Ryan trying to kind of age us, man?

[Drew Franklin]

I know, I know. He didn't believe you when you corrected. That night also was famous for the creation of the Grove street party.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

It was getting into it. I said that. So the grocery party fans, before the kickoff, the special teams unit, they were kind of just bobbing out of the ordinary, but for whatever reason, Kroger Field latched onto that, and it has not gone away.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly.

[Drew Franklin]

I don't know. You weren't in at that moment. You're on the bench, you know, kickoff. But what was that like? Did you know that that might set, you know, decades later? We're still going.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, And I was actually going to talk about that because, you know, the start of the season this year, it was no Grove Street.

[Ryan Lemond]

Correct.

[JoJo Kemp]

And I promise you guys, it was like people, including myself, was gonna have a panic attack because it was like, what's going on? Where's our. Where's our theme song? What's changing? What's changing? So I'm glad they're able to bring that back, and then we can get some things going, because I feel like, let's have that old culture here. Let's come out with a little swagger about ourselves, and let's go out and get a victory over this South Carolina team.

[Ryan Lemond]

Has the program been missing some of that swagger that you guys had back in the day? In the last couple years, as you see it as a fan now, has some of that swagger been missing a little bit.

[JoJo Kemp]

So, man, our swagger was like, internal, man. I think these guys got a little bit more swagger, man. I think with this nil money, I see all these big old chains and stuff like that. I want that type of swagger than the swagger that we had. What you guys think you did just.

[Drew Franklin]

Miss out on that. We've had this conversation with a few of the guys from your era who really help put UK on the map. You know, we were joking before this, but anything the guys have now is in part because you guys got the ball rolling with Stoops. But you did miss out on Some nice financial return for what you gave just by a few years. That's got to sting a little bit.

[JoJo Kemp]

Just a little bit. But, you know, we had to cross so these guys can walk, so I don't mind it at all. And then, you know, of course, the work we put in outside of football, you know, we still trying to get a little bit of that nil money back, right?

[Drew Franklin]

Oh, yeah, video games, maybe to throw you a little bit back.

[Ryan Lemond]

We know Bud Dupree had the big touchdown in that game also. There's so many momentous occasions. But, you know, you and Bud kind of did help set the stage for what we saw several years later. Ten win seasons, eight win seasons. Things that a lot of Kentucky fans wouldn't just dream of at one point.

[JoJo Kemp]

Tax their bowl of. I know you guys are familiar with the Music City bowl, but we got the Citrus bowl, you know. You know, we definitely got over that Humphrey. And then now I think we're a little bit, you know, further than that. Now we want to get to a bowl game, but, you know, let's start competing for some SEC championships. Let's. Let's start competing for some playoffs, you know, but when you.

[Drew Franklin]

You committed, there wasn't any of that.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, I know it was quite, quite.

[Drew Franklin]

A downtime around here.

[JoJo Kemp]

I mean, it wasn't even a field stadium when I committed. So we was definitely changing the program around, changing the culture around Kentucky football for sure.

[Drew Franklin]

But how did they convince you, you're a Florida guy, you know, you come up here to Kentucky, how did they convince you that, you know, stick with us and you can be a part of this and help us build it? Because the coaching staff was new also and just getting their legs.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. I know. I mean, it's a lot of stuff I can't say, but, man, how they treated us on our recruiting visits, and, I mean, we got a chance to see it in the community ourselves. I came up here with a group of Florida guys that I was on all star teams with in high school as far as, like, Blake McClain, Jeff Burdette, Garrett Johnson, those guys I knew in high school. So it was one of those things. Once they got all of us here, we kind of made that commitment together. And then from that, we kind of snowballed to, you know, all the other guys that came from Florida here today.

[Drew Franklin]

Do you guys stay in touch? I know our listeners know all those names. And Garrett Johnson, one of the most underrated receivers. If you go to the record books, his name's all in it.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly.

[Drew Franklin]

And doesn't get talked about enough. But you all stay in touch.

[JoJo Kemp]

Oh, yeah, for sure. You know, those my guys, I went to Garrick's wedding, Blake McLean's wedding. You know, all those guys married and got kids. Now. Jeff Bedette and Gary Johnson also has a podcast called the Juice Boys. I don't know if you guys tuned in to it. So, you know, they doing their own things outside. I'm really the only one that's still here that live in Lake City, you know, got a career and, you know, making a difference. I'm still changing the game.

[Drew Franklin]

So when they visit to come to games, they're on your couch and they're hitting you up for places to stay.

[JoJo Kemp]

Of course, of course. Like I said earlier, we didn't get a chance to get nil. You know, however, you know, you got to come and save some money. Come. Why not come to my house? You don't have to, you know, spend money on hotel fees.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[JoJo Kemp]

Get rental cars and Ubers, all that. You just let me come in, be your host, and let me take care of you.

[Ryan Lemond]

So what does JoJo camp do on game days? Do you go to the games? Do you tailgate? Do you get a bunch of friends and hang out before or after the game? What do you do?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, man. You know, now I'm a little older now, so I've been doing a little. Little tailgating. I get a chance to see what the other side of the field looks like. So you can always find me at a tailgate, you know, just hanging out, playing a little cornhole, things like that. But, I mean, if it's a later game, I'm not gonna lie to you guys. I'm not gonna lie. I do go over to Kirk Levitton, get a couple games in, pickleball in, and then go to the game. So I'm a little older now.

[Ryan Lemond]

You're a pickleball guy?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, I'm a pickleballer.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon, the dude. Who's your next contestant?

[Matt Jones]

Me and Jojo. We'll go over to PKL Lex and do it.

[JoJo Kemp]

Come on, let's do it, buddy. Let's do it. I'm over at Kirk Leviton, or you can find me at Pickleball Paddock.

[Drew Franklin]

All right, you can have your shout outs, but it was very clear that you go to the games to pay attention when you noticed that Grove street wasn't played. We don't have to, you know, they fixed it. We don't have to get into that. But that you told on yourself that you're at all the games when you even noticed that it was. That it was missing one time.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly, Exactly. Man. That was just one of those things where it was part of, you know, the culture that we created. And it was one of those things where it just happened, you know, naturally and organically. And that was just one of those songs where we made a memorable game that made a mark, you know, in our history.

[Drew Franklin]

Being from Kentucky, growing up here, a lifelong fan of uk, if you told me that the organic song we would have would be by Walker Faucus, it was a good surprise there. You mentioned staying in touch with players. But you, you and Stoops, you still hit him up occasionally being in Lexington.

[JoJo Kemp]

Oh, so close, for sure. And, you know, actually that's what we was talking about earlier. Drew, I feel like I'm being a little biased because not only is coach Stoops a great coach, but he's a great players coach and it's something that, you know, I'm doing now. I'm still involved with the program. If I have any friends, family members, you know, counterparts that, you know, maybe want to go toward a facility or, you know, check out a practice, it's an open door. And I feel like, you know, if we get a new coach, head coach, and I try to walk in, they'll be like, hey, who's that guy? You know, who is that guy? So I have to kind of remind them, like, hey, man, you know, change the game. Why not us? You get it.

[Drew Franklin]

You can be selfish in that way. That's your coach. I'm sure that's natural anywhere. And if anyone gives you trouble for going to the building, just point to the South Carolina highlights and say, that's me, number three.

[Ryan Lemond]

So we, we've got that sound bite, one of the most famous sound bites in UK football history. We're going to play it the next segment of what you just said right there because it kind of resonated for years to come what you did after the South Carolina game. I got to tell you, the market may shift, JoJo, but Stockton Mortgage guidance stays steady. Their team can help you make informed decisions based on your goals, not guesswork. So start today, and if you're buying a home that maybe needs a little love, Stockton's renovation loan options can help cover both the purchase and the improvements. So start [e-mail] NMLS8259/al housing lender NMLSConsumeraccess.org Ryan, Drew and Shannon. We're here with Jojo Kemp going to play one of the most famous sound bites in UK football history that JoJo did after that South Carolina game in 2014. When we come back, this is Kentucky Sports Radio.

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[Ryan Lemond]

There it is. That happened that night. South Carolina game, 2014. We were talking during the break. Somebody texted us in on the aviation glass text machine. They should play that clip of the kickoff team guys dancing. The moment they played that song and that's where the whole movement kind of started. They need to just play that video clip again.

[JoJo Kemp]

Those guys all in sync, too. It was like. It was just like they practiced it and like they was gonna come out. Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Arms going.

[Ryan Lemond]

But it just happened spontaneously. There was no rehearsal practice. It just happened.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah. Everything was organic. That's why that night was so special.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[JoJo Kemp]

That's why that night was.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's why we have to keep it. That's one of the few things we've got. I could take it, but we need to keep that grocery party and play it.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly.

[Drew Franklin]

We didn't even really mention, like, the bud tip. Right. That's about as loud as it was gotten.

[Ryan Lemond]

It kind of was shaking a little bit.

[JoJo Kemp]

Oh, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

So asking you during the break, who was the quarterback when you were doing the wildcat formation run all that time.

[JoJo Kemp]

It was packed your toes, literally. They would line him up at receiver. They would not put a cornerback on Patrick toes. He was wide open. All I had to do was get the ball and throw a screen out there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Why did they throw your pass call for you then, Man?

[JoJo Kemp]

I didn't. I didn't. I didn't know how to throw. I didn't know how to throw, Ryan. I threw one pass in my career. All right. And it was an interception. So right now in my career, JoJo Kemp, I am O for one and one and one interception.

[Ryan Lemond]

Wow.

[JoJo Kemp]

So only if I could have been, you know, Lynn Bolden. Because actually they took all the plays that we practiced and all the passing plays that they had in the Wildcat and then that I couldn't throw the ball. That very next year they let Lynn Bolden do that same package. But now he can throw because he was a quarterback.

[Ryan Lemond]

Quarterback.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. So he just fit right in perfectly. So he had like the Wildcats top two.

[Drew Franklin]

I will have to correct you on one thing because I, if I'm not mistaken, it was the South Carolina game where you ran the trick play where you pitched it to Tolls.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Threw a 50 yard touchdown.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly, exactly.

[Drew Franklin]

So you did get throw a little out of the Wildcat, even if your arm, I think, I think you all ran a little something where he threw a bomb, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, yeah.

[JoJo Kemp]

Because everybody was biting down, like I said, Ryan Timmons. Exactly. And, and that's why I said like when literally throughout the year.

[Drew Franklin]

Right.

[JoJo Kemp]

That game and so forth. I will be in at Wildcat. You should see the defense, it go from like, oh, everybody spread out. So now everybody's chopping at the lips like, oh, yeah, oh yeah, you know what he's doing. Exactly. So it was literally that, that, that will and that toughness, you know, that I had to bring out myself so I can get the positive yardage and do what I needed to do so our team can come out victorious.

[Drew Franklin]

131 yards on 17 carries for three touchdowns, averaging 7.7 a carry. When everyone in the building, everyone outside the building, people not even paying attention, knew you were going to run.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly, exactly. But I mean, if that doesn't build character, I don't know what does.

[Ryan Lemond]

So after the game, a reporter interviewed you live on the field. Fans storm the field. The fans are running around behind you. Me and my two boys were running around out there somewhere behind you and you had this awesome sound bite that kind of rallied the team for the next several years. So Shannon's gonna play it for us. We can relive that moment.

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[JoJo Kemp]

It felt good. But I couldn't do it without my team. My old lineman, man, I came here to change the program around and that's what we doing, we changing the game. Why not Kentucky? Why not us?

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[JoJo Kemp]

Man, we Fought hard. We stayed out there. We fought through adversity. And like I said before, I came here to change the game, and that's what our team is doing. Why not Kentucky? We are new uk. We are the new uk.

[Ryan Lemond]

We are the new uk. Why not Kentucky? Why not us? We are the new uk. That changed a lot of stuff right then, that moment.

[Drew Franklin]

And you're laughing so hard at young you as you're playing that back.

[JoJo Kemp]

Change the game. Man, oh, man, you guys are bringing back so many memories. I just got the chills. Listen to that, man. Listen. We was so passionate about, you know, getting over that hump coming here because a lot of guys on our team could have went, you know, anywhere in the country, but all decided to come to Kentucky. And in that locker room, we all had one mission and only one mission, and that was getting over their hump, you know, doing something special and changing the culture around Kentucky football. And I'll never forget the feeling, you know, of winning that game and feeling like we took a step in that direction, you know?

[Drew Franklin]

Well, I got one more question from that game before we get on to the big picture. We don't want to do that. Do you remember?

[Ryan Lemond]

Remember that?

[JoJo Kemp]

Do you remember?

[Drew Franklin]

I have one more thing I've asked you players.

[Ryan Lemond]

21St night of September, but if that.

[Drew Franklin]

Wasn'T the first time they did the chrome helmets in the black, it was like the second. That was brand new. Is it really just a different feeling when you bring out a new trick like that? Whether it's the black or the chrome or whatever, does that really add more juicers? There's just already so much juice, you can't possibly have more.

[JoJo Kemp]

Listen, listen.

[Drew Franklin]

We need to know the uniform, how much it really matters.

[JoJo Kemp]

Listen, Drew, putting on those chrome helmets and looking at yourself in them chrome helmets, you can hit your buddy on a helmet and look at yourself, it feels like it's adding more juice. Like, you. You're almost feeling like immortal. You almost feeling like a superhero. It's something about that all black and them chrome helmets that makes you, you know, just play a little bit harder, a little bit faster. And it's funny because I was just talking to my buddies, and I think LCA actually just played a game, and they had on the all black with the chrome helmets, and they won that game. And I was just talking to them, and I was like, I can only imagine how those kids felt when the coaches pulled out those chrome helmets. I can only imagine because it's something about them chrome helmets and that all black under the lights. Nighttime game. Come on. You can't ask for anything better than that, right? Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

People love the blue and the traditions, but every once in a while, as you're. You're proving it helps to bring out a little extra and try something new. Yeah. Bring a little fire.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah. Get a little bit of juice up under you. Under your belt, man. Let's do it. Let's go. Play ball. But now, now, if you go out there and you don't perform, throw them away. You don't need. You don't need to wear those again.

[Drew Franklin]

Delete those pictures.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, delete those pictures.

[Ryan Lemond]

So what about. What about this year's team? Oh, so Cutter Bowley, this is going to be his first SEC start, and it is first SEC road start, and it's at a tough place to play in South Carolina. What are your thoughts about turning the keys over to him?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, man, I'm excited. I'm excited. And I was actually talking to The Ortho legend, Dr. Hamilton about it, and he said, hey, man, you know, my coach told me. I said was that he was like, if the players are close, you always go with the younger guy. And I 100% agree. I think we made a good decision going with Cutter. Younger guy, he's gonna have a ton of experience. He's gonna gain a ton of experience. And, you know, going in an atmosphere like South Carolina, I'm pretty sure we're gonna be showing him old film. I think he's gonna be ready. I think he's gonna be ready to play. And I mean, who doesn't like going to South Carolina and quiet and 95,000 fans, like, that's the best feeling ever. They going to be loud. They probably going to be storm riding.

[Ryan Lemond]

In their white towels.

[JoJo Kemp]

Come on now. We going to. We going to. We going to. We going to.

[Ryan Lemond]

Darius Rucker's probably going to be on the sideline.

[JoJo Kemp]

We're going to acquire that real quick. We're going to acquire that real quick. I definitely have faith in Cutter. I think it. It was a good decision to go with him. Hometown kid. Let's do it. Why not?

[Drew Franklin]

I know you like to win them at home for your fans that are here and supporting you, but how is it to steal one celebrating that crappy locker room they put you in? You got the flight home. You know how just what makes it different when you do go into that rival territory where it's kind of just you all versus everybody and go and.

[JoJo Kemp]

Get one, man, I love that feeling. And that's what I was talking To Ryan earlier, I really love, you know, that 2014 South Carolina game. But what was even better, right? Just because everything was just so perfect. You can't write a perfect script than what they did that 2014 South Carolina game at home. Right. Chrome helmets, Grove street, all that. It was perfect. But when you go to that next year, 2015 at South Carolina, that was our first road SEC win. Everybody in the country thought the year before it was a fluke game, the football gods was on our side. But being able to go to their home the very next year and beat them at their home and make Steve Spurr retire, that was even better. That was absolutely better. Because we heard those 95,000 fans waving the white flag and carrying on and then silencing them and walking out with a victory. It doesn't get any better than that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, it validates, like you said, it kind of validates what you guys did the year before. When you go on the road and knock that same team off again, you're not supposed to. Validates everything.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. And then not only that, that builds the confidence for the underclassmen like the freshmen sophomores that's in that room because after that game we go on like a five game winning streak against South Carolina.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's right. Now the last think about it, they've had our number the last couple years.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, they got it back.

[Ryan Lemond]

I don't know what has happened but South Carolina kind of flipped the switch on us a little bit.

[JoJo Kemp]

You're right.

[Ryan Lemond]

How do you feel about going down there then just on Saturday?

[JoJo Kemp]

Well, I'm actually a, a start of something new. It's going to be Cutters first game as a starter. Let's go down there, let's play hard, let's get this victory and come on back and, and get the rolling.

[Ryan Lemond]

He is Jojo Kemp. We got Drew Franklin, Sharon the Dude. We'll be right back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio. T.J. smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J. he'll make him pay.

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[Ryan Lemond]

Welcome back Techie Sports Radio. Ryan Lemon, Drew Franklin, Shannon the Dude and Jojo Kemp. Who's this segment sponsored by Drew, our.

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[Ryan Lemond]

Joe J and JoJo, the things we.

[Drew Franklin]

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[JoJo Kemp]

Nice.

[Ryan Lemond]

Joe J, during the break told an awesome story. You asked me how it was in Nebraska. You know, I just went to Nebraska to watch Dame play in Nebraska.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

And then what did you say?

[JoJo Kemp]

So that was one of my very first official visits that I ever took in college.

[Ryan Lemond]

And who was the recruiting coordinator that recruited you to Nebraska?

[JoJo Kemp]

Vince Merrow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Vince Merrow was recruiting you to go to Nebraska?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I guess when he came to Kentucky here, you already knew him. Calls the phone, hey, how about Kentucky?

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. And then I knew some of the guys like Courtney Love, Marcus Mc Wilson. Those guys was on my visit, my official visit over at Nebraska. So when those guys got here as well, that was against someone I knew. And I was able to connect, you know, kind of the first Florida boys with, you know, some of the Ohio guys and, you know, now we want big happy family.

[Ryan Lemond]

So wait a minute, so you guys were all on a recruiting visit together.

[JoJo Kemp]

To Nebraska with Vince, Marcus McWilson, Courtney Love. Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

And you.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

And he ends up flipping all you guys to come to Kentucky?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yes. Kind of, sort of. Yeah. See, that's how it went. It's a small world. And then now you going over there supporting Dan Key, you know.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, we both said it's just, it's an awesome environment.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly.

[Ryan Lemond]

There's never a dull moment when the play stops, boom, there, music going, or they got T shirts coming in the stand or that just non stop the whole time you're there.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah. But it's nothing like, you know, big blue now.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

It's nothing like, well, let's stay with the Nebraska connection. Kentucky went and got one of their running backs this year, Dante Dowdell.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

Hadn't played as much earlier, got a little bit of injury, but he and Seth McGowan look like a good one, two punch. What do you, what do you think? And Patterson behind him and Wilcox. We can get going. What do you think of the running back room now?

[JoJo Kemp]

The running back room looks awesome, man. I think this. This is probably the better running back room. And I think. I think in the last, you know, two. Two years, two, three years, I believe these guys are. Are getting after. I really love this, the way Seth runs. He runs with, like, that determination behind his pads. I feel like that'd be a great guy. Come on, Coach. Throw that wildcat package in there and let Seth get back there and do a little bit. I know we got some film up there now. Let's do it.

[Drew Franklin]

People keep saying he's a hard runner, and I saw a part of it in a drill where it just looked like he was going full speed in an early part of practice, Zach Calzada said he runs like he's mad at the earth.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yes.

[Drew Franklin]

What does it mean to just, like, really get your foot in there and run with the power and as hard as they do?

[JoJo Kemp]

It means a lot because, man, it's not all. It's not. It doesn't happen the way you draw it up in the sand. Right. Every hole is not gonna be there. So running with that kind of determination, you know, means a lot because the holes not gonna get there. And we still need, you know, three, four yards, you know, every time, so. And then those guys kind of get timid and scary to come down to tackle you, you know, and then they may whiff on a tackle or they may not come as hard as they once did.

[Drew Franklin]

Lean in the back a little bit.

[JoJo Kemp]

They'll be leaning back or try to arm tackle you. And then those three, four hard, tough earned yards turn into 30, 40 home runners, you know, so I love his. His style of run. And plus he got on that number three, man, I think since I left, I think he's making the three look, you know, bringing three back. Yeah, he bringing three back.

[Ryan Lemond]

So, you know, since you played for Stoops, you know, the kind of. The underlying rumors about him is that he wants to just run the ball, ground and pound it, move the change, eat up the clock. And then they go down to South Carolina, a team that has trouble stopping the run, at least they did last week against Missouri. Is that a fair assessment of Coach Stoops? Do you think he's just a guy that just field control, time possession, milk the clock as much you can and run the ball as much as that what he. Was that what he wants to do?

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah. I mean, Coach Stoops. Coach Stoops definitely likes to run, but he also, I think he's one of the better coaches, especially from, you know, the stories I hear from other programs amongst players, you know, that I know of. He's one of the better head coaches that actually lets the offensive coordinator call the play. So I feel like he doesn't really interfere, step in with what the offensive coordinator wants to do. But I mean if he had to pick either run or pass, I, I'm almost 100% sure he's going to lean more towards the run game. You know, Coach Stubbs is just a hard nosed football coach, man. He's a defensive coach. He just, he just loves tough football players and he love playing tough football. So, you know, why not?

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, you mentioned something people have accused him of over the years too, that he was meddling with the play calling and trying to tell the play caller what to call.

[JoJo Kemp]

Come on, Ryan, what are you trying to do here, man? I just told you, I love going to the football facility, you know, my doctors and my family. Come on now, Ryan, why are you trying to do me like this?

[Drew Franklin]

Trying to get you in trouble.

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. But no, Coach Stubbs is a great coach and I mean if he feels like, you know, something to work well or something to fit, you know, he's gonna step in. But for the most part he lets the. Everybody got the job to do from, you know, the, the lifting coaches, the offense coordinator, defensive coordinator, the GA's the ball boy, everybody got a job and everybody plays their part. And he's definitely one of those coaches that's going to, you know, let you do your job.

[Drew Franklin]

Everybody knows the importance of an offensive line, but Stoops especially this year made it, made it a top priority to go out and rebuild. It hadn't been what it had been last couple seasons, so that's the focal point of the offense. When you had your big games, that's back when the offensive line was kind of the beginnings of the big blue wall. Just how important, other than just you got to be able to block, having that identity in that rock, knowing those guys are there for you and how big a part of this culture has been, how important is it that they stick to that and keep that going?

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. It's very important because you know, when you out there, especially as a running back, you, you have to have faith in your line and you got you, you have to know that these guys are going to get to their spots. Everybody has a job to do. You don't want to. As a running back, you don't to want, not want to trust, you know, the guys in front of you. Because then what does that happen? You start playing a little unorthodox. You start freestyling, you start going places where the block is not going to be there. You're going to be back there trying to, you know, create something that you don't need to do. You need to just trust the process, you know, go where the play is designed and believe that eventually you're going to hit one, you know.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is from the Avid and glass text machine. Listening to JoJo gets me pumped up for the game. UK needs to use him at home to pump the crowd somehow. Also asking, what do the players like from the crowd to get them going while playing the game? It's been a big topic this year about the atmosphere at Kroger Field. As a former player, what. What can the fans do?

[JoJo Kemp]

I think the biggest part is get loud. Get loud. I mean, especially for those defensive players, when it's third down, scream and get loud like your life is dependent on it. I think that's. As a player, you can feel that energy. And that goes back to last, not last year, but the years that I was there, especially that South Carolina game. What made the atmosphere so special is because the fans was involved with the game. That, that what prompted, you know, you see the special teams dancing, waving. It's because the whole atmosphere of the stadium, it's. Everybody plays a part, you know, everybody plays a part. And that's what we're gonna need to feed off that energy to get, you know, the victory.

[Drew Franklin]

Well, we all talk about the music. There's been a few complaints from fans, and it's impossible to please, you know, someone in their 70s and someone that's freshman just turned 18. But what matters is that the players are engaged. Who really cares about someone? We need the players to be at their best. How in tune to what's actually being played. Are you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Are.

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, are you pretty aware of the songs that are going through? Are you so dialed in on your assignment, it's kind of secondary and you'll hear it from time to time. Or is there moments where a song comes on? You're like, I need a little more than what we're doing.

[JoJo Kemp]

I mean, every. I think everything matters. I mean, me personally, yeah, you're gonna be in a zone and you're gonna, you know, be in your head. But those times where you know, you're not in the game and you're on that sideline, you still have to be in the game. You still have to have that energy and you still have to be ready to go. You can't be on the sideline, you know, worried about other things that's not involved with this game, you know, and it's real easy to get sidetracked some, you know, sometimes you have side conversations going on, guys wondering when I'm getting the game. But it's always important to stay in tune because you never know when your number is going to call and then when your number is going to call. You have to be ready to go do something, you know, if you, if you worried about anything else and then your numbers get called and then you go out there and make a mistake and put us back and you, you know what I'm saying? Everything plays a part, in my opinion. In my opinion, he is Jojo Kemp.

[Ryan Lemond]

Former Kentucky Wildcat Good. Perfect time to have him in on South Carolina week because he played the, he was the hero of the game. They beat South Carolina kind of changed the course of UK football a little bit. So it's perfect week to bring JoJo in. We got one more segment if you want to call and ask him a question. We'll try to squeeze you in real quick. 859-280-2287. We're right back. One more segment to wrap it up here in Kentucky Sports Radio. Ryan, Drew and Shannon. We'll be right back.

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[Ryan Lemond]

That's Kentucky Joe's song where you got dropped, you got name dropped in a famous Kentucky Joe song. Jojo Jojo with the dance.

[JoJo Kemp]

Hey, I'm over here doing my little dance right now. Yeah, my little one too.

[Ryan Lemond]

See you didn't know you were Famous from a Kentucky Joe song.

[JoJo Kemp]

Yeah, I didn't know that. It's crazy because last time I was on, Billy told me it was a fan that had a cat name after me as well. So I really appreciate all the love that the fans are giving me. It feels amazing. And that was one of the reasons why I chose to come to Kentucky. Just because I didn't want to go to a program just to be another number. I wanted to go somewhere where I'll forever be remembered. Yes. You know, change the culture. That's all part of changing the culture and being a difference maker.

[Ryan Lemond]

We are live at KS Bar and Grill. We got a nice lunch crowd here for Wings day. Dollar wings all day today. So Anita's here before one more trip, before she. One more show, before she goes back to Florida. So Anita, thank you for coming in and joining us.

[JoJo Kemp]

Thank you.

[Ryan Lemond]

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[Ryan Lemond]

Back to you, Ryan 859-280-2287. That's a Clark's Puppet Shop phone number. That's your doctor. He's listening. Yeah, he let you come to the.

[JoJo Kemp]

Show Today, ortho legend had to make sure.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. The legendary Dr. Hamilton.

[Drew Franklin]

Hey, Shannon. Ryan keeps talking about the Reds, but who's the hottest team in baseball right now?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, the Atlanta braves. We won 10 STR.

[Ryan Lemond]

Come on.

[Matt Jones]

As soon as the Braves got eliminated from the playoffs, they decided to get hot. That's right. So they could finish 14.

[Ryan Lemond]

I want to read you just a couple things from the Avision glass text machine. JoJo would be great on the football pregame show. I'm loving this hour with JoJo. Loving this JoJo Kemp interview. Dude is getting me fired up. JoJo has helped coach my son and flag football for a few seasons. His energy and excitement with them is awesome. So I think the fan base needs this energy you're bringing today, because I think, you know, we've been down a little bit. We got a couple, got a big, winnable game coming up on Saturday. We needed to hear this from you.

[JoJo Kemp]

I think today, man, why not change the game? Why not us? Like I said, Drew Ryan, I think we should start a hashtag. Let's do fourth quarter Joe.

[Drew Franklin]

Fourth quarter JoJo.

[Ryan Lemond]

Fourth quarter JoJo.

[JoJo Kemp]

You know, why not let me get out there on the field? Blue, white. Let's get the fans, you know, activated.

[Drew Franklin]

You know, it's no secret they need a little help over there. I'll say it so you don't have to. You can't be critical. They need help. And you have someone right here. He's one call away. Let's not overthink this. What you do is you take the microphone. There's a little button on the bottom that says on. In between the third and the fourth quarters. You hit that on, you hand it to JoJo Kemp, and you say, jojo, you got about a minute. Go fire him up.

[JoJo Kemp]

Go.

[Drew Franklin]

All the blue whites, all the why.

[JoJo Kemp]

Nots, and then as soon as the ats.

[Ryan Lemond]

As soon as he's done.

[JoJo Kemp]

Come on, guys, let's go.

[Ryan Lemond]

As soon as you're done, you fire up Grove Street. Just as soon as you're done, go right into it.

[Drew Franklin]

Marcus McClinton used to do it. He did a good job. Nothing against him. JoJo's a little more recent, a little more name recognition with the youth.

[JoJo Kemp]

I mean that.

[Drew Franklin]

All due respect to him, but we need some. We need some new juice in there. And as everyone can hear on this Wednesday morning radio show where we're just looking at pouring rain outside, we already hear how much energy he's bringing. So why not give JoJo the money?

[JoJo Kemp]

Why not us? Susan Slats, Ms. Barnhart, come on. Have your people call my people. Let's. Let's make it happen. Why not?

[Drew Franklin]

It's right there.

[JoJo Kemp]

Too easy.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm sure Mitch is listening.

[JoJo Kemp]

Come on. Well, where you at?

[Ryan Lemond]

They're trying to find ways to improve the atmosphere. We're giving you an idea right here. Here's one day, give JoJo a spot to get everybody fired up going into the fourth quarter. Going at halftime or whatever it is. Let you do your thing.

[JoJo Kemp]

Picture this shot, right? Yeah, we just asking for a shot.

[Drew Franklin]

South Carolina's away this week. I doubt South Carolina will give JoJo the mic. That would be really cool. But imagine we're playing South Carolina home at night, and it's. It's a hard fought game like it always is. It's sloppy. We're going to the fourth quarter. It's a field goal game. And JoJo runs out in his black jersey with his chrome helmet. Throws his chrome helmet off and he yells whatever he wants to yell. That's kid friendly. And then we play Grove street and win by 30.

[Ryan Lemond]

Let's go.

[Drew Franklin]

What would happen?

[JoJo Kemp]

Let's go.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, every stadium in the country, when they've got a former big star there, they always show them and the guy does the, you know, let's go, let's go, let's go. It works. It works. Why not use you then?

[JoJo Kemp]

Exactly. Why not? Let's change the game. It's not too late. We're still in the middle of the season. Let's. Let's do it. I think, I think we can get it done, though, so. I think we can get it done.

[Drew Franklin]

I think I know the answer to this, but are you like this all the time? I mean, we're doing a radio show, so you kind of got to bring energy. But if I were to just see you out on the, on the street, I feel like this is the same version of JoJo. We would get 24 7.

[JoJo Kemp]

24 7. I mean, you see me in, in the OR room, you're gonna get this. Why not?

[Drew Franklin]

I mean, why not your left leg?

[JoJo Kemp]

Why not? Let's fix it. Why not? The thing is, I get all the time, especially early in the morning. It's like, especially like, you know, the nurses and, you know, stuff like that. You need any coffee? You good? I'm like, oh, no, no, no, no. You don't want, you don't want to see JoJo with caffeine. You don't want to see me.

[Ryan Lemond]

JoJo wakes up this way.

[JoJo Kemp]

I woke up like this.

[Drew Franklin]

I thought that was the Case, let.

[Ryan Lemond]

Me get one more plug in. And we gotta get ready to wrap it up. We're at Ham days in Lebanon tomorrow. As our third or fourth year in a row, we've gone down here to Ham days. Always love going down there. They feed us those country ham biscuits, Drew, and they're awesome. Let's see what the weather does. And we moved inside last year. We were down there. Not gonna have the hay bale tossing contest. Looks like we're gonna have a hog calling contest that we're gonna just designate Billy the winner.

[JoJo Kemp]

Just get.

[Ryan Lemond]

Just handy. Handy. The trophy. Let him do it.

[JoJo Kemp]

Billy had promised me that he was gonna teach me the hay bale throwing, so I'm still holding him to it. Billy, where you at? Call my phone. I've been looking for you, buddy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, he's all high and mighty because he won the hay bale.

[Drew Franklin]

I'm looking. It's on the top shelf up here. But there's a photo of him winning it up there at the top.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Drew Franklin]

So he's quite big time.

[Ryan Lemond]

So come and see us out at the Ham Days in Lebanon tomorrow. And then we're at Bywater Farm in Georgetown on Friday. Always a big show out there. So back to back, live shows. And I'm looking forward to it, Drew.

[Drew Franklin]

Two fun ones with two of my favorite places to eat at a show. We have the. The country ham biscuits tomorrow that I've already been thinking about all week. And then at the Boutwater Farms, we get those. What are they?

[Ryan Lemond]

Apple cider, Cinnamon. Apple cider donuts.

[Drew Franklin]

Yeah, cider. So definitely come see us. And the. The Bywater one, especially. Just.

[JoJo Kemp]

It's.

[Drew Franklin]

It. It almost feels like the turn of fall, but you get out there, it's probably because we're at a pumpkin patch. But it does feel like a big part of football season when we do that show, because we've done it for so many years out there.

[Ryan Lemond]

So, Jojo, we got one minute. You get your chance. Talk to the fan base, talk to the coaches. We got one minute. Gets ready for South Carolina on Saturday.

[JoJo Kemp]

All right. Hey. Hey, guys. Fake, by the way. Let me. I would like to give a shout out to you, Ryan, and you, Drew, for allowing me to take over from that. I really appreciate you guys having me on the show. You know, while Matt down in Africa, you know, I'm able to step in. We kind of look alike, too.

[Ryan Lemond]

You do?

[JoJo Kemp]

Can't catch eyes, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

You guys look like twins.

[JoJo Kemp]

Come on, now. So we're not even missing them, right? No. All right, cool. No, man. Fans, get ready. It's going to be a great game. Cutter, I'm rooting for you, buddy. You know, go out there, you know, play it like he's your last. Take play, play by play, each and every down. The game's not going to be perfect. Go out there and have fun. And fans, man, remember, stay excited, get ready. It's not over until it's over. And go cats.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's JoJo Kip. We'll be back at Ham Days in Lebanon tomorrow.

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