JJ & Alex

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JJ and Alex features unique takes on the sports news of the moment. Hosted by KSL TV's Jeremiah Jensen, an Emmy award-winning sports anchor and reporter who has been covering sports in Utah since October 2005, and Alex Kirry, a talk radio veteran who has covered BYU for more than a decade. Anything is up for grabs on the show, from the NFL and NBA (Utah Jazz), to the Utah Utes, BYU Cougars, Utah Stae Aggies and even prep sports. Never taking themselves too seriously, if there is a sports topic they love, they want you to hear about it on KSL Sports Zone.    You can hear JJ & Alex live on 97.5 FM or 1280 AM on weekdays from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.   Catch up with Alex on X here and JJ on X here.

Episode Date
FULL SHOW | Week 0 is here! Who does JJ & Alex have winning the Big 12 Conference ahead of kick off? | ESPN put out their preseason College Football Playoff predictor and showed some love to the local teams | SEC finally adopts a 9 game conference schedule
Aug 23, 2025
HOUR 3 | SEC finally adopts a 9 game conference schedule | NFL Blitz | Best and Worst
Aug 23, 2025
HOUR 2 | Ed Graney on how UNLV Football can build on their success from last season under new head coach Dan Mullen | ESPN put out their preseason College Football Playoff predictor and showed some love to the local teams | The Top 10: Schools with the highest win percentage since 2020
Aug 22, 2025
Mountain West Previews | Ed Graney on how UNLV Football can build on their success from last season under new head coach Dan Mullen
Aug 22, 2025
HOUR 1 | Week 0 is here! Who does JJ & Alex have winning the Big 12 Conference ahead of kick off? | Which CFB teams will go from ranked to unranked in 2025? | Would You Rather?
Aug 22, 2025
FULL SHOW | The SEC conference has announced that they WILL go to 9 conference games after all | Bryan DeArdo talks NFL to preview the 2025 season; is there a team ready to dethrone the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles? | Sly Sylvester breaks down his post fall camp storylines with the Utah Utes and what he's looking for as Week 1 approaches + MORE
Aug 22, 2025
HOUR 3 | Top 100 Players in all of College Football; which local players made the cut? | NFL Blitz: Erik Dickerson says NFL told teams not to draft Shedeur | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 22, 2025
HOUR 2 | Sly Sylvester breaks down his post fall camp storylines with the Utah Utes and what he's looking for as Week 1 approaches | CBS Sports used metrics and math to determine the official overrated list for CFB teams | The Top 10: Winningest Active Head Coaches in CFB
Aug 22, 2025
Sly Sylvester breaks down his post fall camp storylines with the Utah Utes and what he's looking for as Week 1 approaches
Aug 21, 2025
HOUR 1 | The SEC conference has announced that they WILL go to 9 conference games after all | Bryan DeArdo talks NFL to preview the 2025 season; is there a team ready to dethrone the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles? | Would You Rather?
Aug 21, 2025
Bryan DeArdo talks NFL to preview the 2025 season; is there a team ready to dethrone the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles?
Aug 21, 2025
FULL SHOW | Hear from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake following fall camp from BYU Football | Riley Nelson shares insight into challenges faced by a true freshman quarterback starting following BYU's decision to name Bear Bachmeier as QB1 | David Cobb talks on the parity he sees in the Big 12 and on the College Football Playoff committee changing up their evaluations for rankings + MORE
Aug 21, 2025
HOUR 3 | David Cobb talks on the parity he sees in the Big 12 and on the College Football Playoff committee changing up their evaluations for rankings | NFL Blitz: Which NFL teams are most likely to improve? | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 21, 2025
David Cobb talks on the parity he sees in the Big 12 and on the College Football Playoff committee changing up their evaluations for rankings
Aug 20, 2025
HOUR 2 | Riley Nelson shares insight into challenges faced by a true freshman quarterback starting following BYU's decision to name Bear Bachmeier as QB1 | Hear from Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck after Utah Football fall camp | The Top 10: Father-Son Sports Combos
Aug 20, 2025
Riley Nelson shares insight into challenges faced by a true freshman quarterback starting following BYU's decision to name Bear Bachmeier as QB1
Aug 20, 2025
HOUR 1 | Hear from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake following fall camp from BYU Football | CFP Committee announces changes to the way they evaluate teams in the rankings | Would You Rather?
Aug 20, 2025
FULL SHOW | BYU Football names true freshman Bear Bachmeier as their starting quarterback heading into Week 1 | Smith Entertainment Group CEO Ryan Smith press conference to announce a new concert venue in Salt Lake City | Mitch Harper on BYU naming Bear Bachmeier as their starting quarterback and the latest from BYU Football Fall Camp + MORE
Aug 20, 2025
HOUR 3 | Mitch Harper on BYU naming Bear Bachmeier as their starting quarterback and the latest from BYU Football Fall Camp | NFL Blitz: Colts name Daniel Jones starting QB | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 20, 2025
Mitch Harper on BYU naming Bear Bachmeier as their starting quarterback and the latest from BYU Football Fall Camp
Aug 20, 2025
HOUR 2 | Smith Entertainment Group CEO Ryan Smith press conference to announce a new concert venue in Salt Lake City | BYU football linebacker Jack Kelly speaking to the media post practice | The Top 10: True Freshman for BYU
Aug 20, 2025
Live Nation Press Conference | Ryan Smith, Chairman and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group | August 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
HOUR 1 | BYU Football names true freshman Bear Bachmeier as their starting quarterback heading into Week 1 | Hear from Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and select players post practice | Would You Rather?
Aug 19, 2025
FULL SHOW | Big 10 proposes a 24 or 28 team College Football Playoff before we even get to the 16 team playoff | Mark Harlan shared some insight into the University of Utah's plan on revenue sharing | Sean Reider talks new era for the New Mexico Lobos and the feeling in Albuquerque "welcoming" back Bronco Mendenhall + MORE
Aug 19, 2025
HOUR 3 | Sean Reider talks new era for the New Mexico Lobos and the feeling in Albuquerque "welcoming" back Bronco Mendenhall | NFL Blitz: Jaxson Dart leads Giants to a blowout over the Jets | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 19, 2025
Mountain West Previews | Sean Reider talks new era for the New Mexico Lobos and the feeling in Albuquerque "welcoming" back Bronco Mendenhall
Aug 19, 2025
HOUR 2 | Predicting every Power 4 conference schedule; what does the national writers say about BYU and Utah? | Rob Manfred made some comments about realignment and expansion that should have Utah baseball fans interested | Sucks to be YOU!
Aug 19, 2025
HOUR 1 | Big 10 proposes a 24 or 28 team College Football Playoff before we even get to the 16 team playoff | Mark Harlan shared some insight into the University of Utah's plan on revenue sharing | Weekend Warriors
Aug 19, 2025
FULL SHOW | Spencer Linton talks BYU QB battle and fall camp progress | Kelyn Ikegami talks his new film The Streak about the Salt Lake Trappers rise through minor league baseball | When does each Big 12 team get their first loss this season?
Aug 16, 2025
HOUR 2 | Spencer Linton talks BYU QB battle and fall camp progress | Kelyn Ikegami talks his new film The Streak about the Salt Lake Trappers rise through minor league baseball | The Top 10
Aug 16, 2025
HOUR 3 | BYU players give their insight on the upcoming year after practice | NFL Blitz | Best and Worst
Aug 16, 2025
Kelyn Ikegami talks about his new film The Streak chronicling the history of the Salt Lake Trappers from bottom of the minor leagues to record setters
Aug 16, 2025
Spencer Linton talks Bear Bachmeier and the BYU quarterback battle, and where the rest of the BYU team stands during Fall Camp
Aug 15, 2025
HOUR 1 | When are BYU and Utah projected their first loss in Big 12 play? | Where do the other heavy hitters in the Big 12 lose their first games? | Would You Rather?
Aug 15, 2025
FULL SHOW | CBS Sports puts out their first preseason bowl projections and includes all three local FBS teams | Jake Scott breaks down the Utah Jazz offseason and what sticks out from the 2025-26 season schedule | Steve Bartle shares insight into the Utah Football position battles ahead of the weekend scrimmage and what the defense has to do for more turnovers in 2025 + MORE
Aug 15, 2025
HOUR 3 | Steve Bartle shares insight into the Utah Football position battles ahead of the weekend scrimmage and what the defense has to do for more turnovers in 2025 | NFL Blitz: Shedeur Sanders unlikely to play Saturday with oblique injury | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 15, 2025
Steve Bartle shares insight into the Utah Football position battles ahead of the weekend scrimmage and what the defense has to do for more turnovers in 2025
Aug 15, 2025
HOUR 2 | Jake Scott breaks down the Utah Jazz offseason and what sticks out from the 2025-26 season schedule | Oklahoma want to charge fans to attend press conferences. Is this a good idea? | The Top 10: Most Obese States
Aug 15, 2025
Jake Scott breaks down the Utah Jazz offseason and what sticks out from the 2025-26 season schedule
Aug 15, 2025
HOUR 1 | CBS Sports puts out their first preseason bowl projections and includes all three local FBS teams | Comparing the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll; who got it right? | Would You Rather?
Aug 15, 2025
FULL SHOW | Which local players have the best chance at making the All American team at the end of the season? | Matt Baiamonte breaks down why he believes Bear Bachmeier has the edge in the two man quarterback battle at BYU football | Bill Bender talks on the state of the Big 12 conference and provides insight into the major storylines from the college football preseason + MORE
Aug 14, 2025
HOUR 3 | Bill Bender talks on the state of the Big 12 conference and provides insight into the major storylines from the college football preseason | NFL Blitz: Browns QB Shedeur Sanders sits out with oblique injury | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 14, 2025
Bill Bender talks on the state of the Big 12 conference and provides insight into the major storylines from the college football preseason
Aug 13, 2025
HOUR 2 | There's a ton of hype around this BYU Basketball team and Kevin Young is at the center of it all | More from BYU Football Fall Camp: Hear from defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa | The Top 10: Most College Football National Championships
Aug 13, 2025
HOUR 1 | Which local players have the best chance at making the All American team at the end of the season? | Matt Baiamonte breaks down why he believes Bear Bachmeier has the edge in the two man quarterback battle at BYU football | Would You Rather?
Aug 13, 2025
Matt Baiamonte breaks down why he believes Bear Bachmeier has the edge in the two man quarterback battle at BYU football
Aug 13, 2025
FULL SHOW | Which quarterbacks are separating themselves in the BYU quarterback battle? Aaron Roderick drops hints to who's taking first team reps | Jon Wilner reacts to the AP Top 25 and talks why he voted Utah in and BYU out of his AP poll | Mitch Harper talks Bear Bachmeier and McCae Hillstead and how those two names have been able to separate themselves as the two in the race for BYU + MORE
Aug 13, 2025
HOUR 3 | Mitch Harper talks Bear Bachmeier and McCae Hillstead and how those two names have been able to separate themselves as the two in the race for BYU | NFL Blitz: Jordan Love is having a procedure on his thumb, but should be good to go week 1 | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 13, 2025
Mitch Harper talks Bear Bachmeier and McCae Hillstead and how those two names have been able to separate themselves as the two in the race for BYU
Aug 13, 2025
HOUR 2 | Jon Wilner reacts to the AP Top 25 and talks why he voted Utah in and BYU out of his AP poll | Which teams are consistently overrated and underrated when it comes to the AP Poll | The Top 10: Worst FBS win percentages in history
Aug 12, 2025
Jon Wilner reacts to the AP Top 25 and talks why he voted Utah in and BYU out of his AP poll
Aug 12, 2025
HOUR 1 | Which quarterbacks are separating themselves in the BYU quarterback battle? Aaron Roderick drops hints to who's taking first team reps | Utah Football Fall Camp rolls on with defensive players availability | Would You Rather?
Aug 12, 2025
FULL SHOW | The AP Top 25 has BYU and Utah just outside as the preseason poll drops | Checking in on BYU Fall Camp following Saturday's scrimmage: hear from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake and offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick | Checking in on Utah Football's Fall Camp: hear from Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and select players + MORE
Aug 12, 2025
HOUR 3 | Checking in on Utah Football's Fall Camp: hear from Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and select players | NFL Blitz: First weekend of preseason is in the books | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 12, 2025
HOUR 2 | Checking in on BYU Fall Camp following Saturday's scrimmage: hear from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake and offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick | Hear from BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill following scrimmage | Sucks to be YOU!
Aug 12, 2025
HOUR 1 | The AP Top 25 has BYU and Utah just outside as the preseason poll drops | Which non top 25 teams have the best chances at makes the College Football Playoff | Weekend Warriors
Aug 11, 2025
FULL SHOW | Who are the Top 100 transfers in college football and what makes transfers successful in today's college football landscape? | Zach Smith talks Dave Aranda and the new expectations surrounding his Baylor Bears in 2025 | Steve Bartle breaks down how Devon Dampier has been able to take over the Utah program with his leadership and energy + MORE
Aug 09, 2025
HOUR 3 | More from BYU & Utah fall camps: Hear from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake plus Utah linebacker Johnathan Hall and Utah safety Tao Johnson | NFL Blitz: Browns got multiple trade offers for Dillon Gabriel during offseason, per reports | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 09, 2025
HOUR 2 | Steve Bartle breaks down how Devon Dampier has been able to take over the Utah program with his leadership and energy | JJ & Alex take an ultimate college football quiz: Which rivalry is which? | The Top 10: Power 4 Programs with the highest acceptance rates
Aug 09, 2025
Steve Bartle breaks down how Devon Dampier has been able to take over the Utah program with his leadership and energy
Aug 08, 2025
HOUR 1 | Who are the Top 100 transfers in college football and what makes transfers successful in today's college football landscape? | Zach Smith talks Dave Aranda and the new expectations surrounding his Baylor Bears in 2025 | Would You Rather?
Aug 08, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Zach Smith talks Dave Aranda and the new expectations surrounding his Baylor Bears in 2025
Aug 08, 2025
FULL SHOW | Where do the local teams find themselves on a tier list of all 136 FBS teams? | Chris Boyle talks new/old head coach for UCF as Scott Frost returns and hopes to turn them around | Cole Bagley talks Utah Mammoth's projected lines for the 25-26 season and why Clayton Keller says it's playoffs or bust for the Mammoth + MORE
Aug 08, 2025
HOUR 3 | Hear from Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham as fall camp for Utah football rolls on | NFL Blitz: Steelers' Cameron Heyward wants new contract | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 08, 2025
HOUR 2 | Chris Boyle talks new/old head coach for UCF as Scott Frost returns and hopes to turn them around | Cole Bagley talks Utah Mammoth's projected lines for the 25-26 season and why Clayton Keller says it's playoffs or bust for the Mammoth | The Top 10: Utah's all time winning records vs schools
Aug 08, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Chris Boyle talks new/old head coach for UCF as Scott Frost returns and hopes to turn them around
Aug 08, 2025
HOUR 1 | Where do the local teams find themselves on a tier list of all 136 FBS teams? | Would You Rather? + MORE
Aug 07, 2025
Cole Bagley talks Utah Mammoth's projected lines for the 25-26 season and why Clayton Keller says it's playoffs or bust for the Mammoth
Aug 07, 2025
FULL SHOW | Can anyone in the Big 12 conference find some separation and be the top dog or will the entire conference eat itself up? | Pete Fiutak previews the college football season and talks preseason coaches polls and power rankings | JJ & Alex take a swing at some hot takes with their Unpopular Opinions + MORE
Aug 07, 2025
HOUR 3 | JJ & Alex take a swing at some hot takes with their Unpopular Opinions | NFL Blitz: Aaron Donald says he'll come out of retirement for Micah Parsons | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 07, 2025
HOUR 2 | Pete Fiutak previews the college football season and talks preseason coaches polls and power rankings | NBA tier lists are starting to hit the internet; where do the Jazz stand on the ESPN NBA tier list | The Top 10: Most expensive public universities 
Aug 06, 2025
Pete Fiutak previews the college football season and talks preseason coaches polls and power rankings
Aug 06, 2025
HOUR 1 | Can anyone in the Big 12 conference find some separation and be the top dog or will the entire conference eat itself up? | BYU has one of the easiest schedules of 2025, per CBS Sports | Would You Rather?
Aug 06, 2025
FULL SHOW | PFF picked a handful of locals for their All Big 12 Preseason team | Matt Tait talks Jalon Daniels and why he needs to be the game changing factor for Kansas to be successful in 2025 | Mitch Harper talks BYU Fall Camp and what he's seen from the quarterback battle and how close Kalani Sitake will keep the cards to the chest on the QB battle + MORE
Aug 06, 2025
HOUR 3 | Mitch Harper talks BYU Fall Camp and what he's seen from the quarterback battle and how close Kalani Sitake will keep the cards to the chest on the QB battle | NFL Blitz: Trevor Lawrence excited to play and throw to Travis Hunter | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 06, 2025
Mitch Harper talks BYU Fall Camp and what he's seen from the quarterback battle and how close Kalani Sitake will keep the cards to the chest on the QB battle
Aug 05, 2025
HOUR 2 | Matt Tait talks Jalon Daniels and why he needs to be the game changing factor for Kansas to be successful in 2025 | Hear from BYU head coach Kalani Sitake and wide receiver Chase Roberts | The Top 10: CFB Schools by Conference Championships
Aug 05, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Matt Tait talks Jalon Daniels and why he needs to be the game changing factor for Kansas to be successful in 2025
Aug 05, 2025
HOUR 1 | PFF picked a handful of locals for their All Big 12 Preseason team | Hear from USU head coach Bronco Mendenhall after one week of Fall Camp | Would You Rather?
Aug 05, 2025
FULL SHOW | Breaking down which teams have the best odds at making the CFP and which Big 12 teams are included | BYU lands in the 2025 preseason Coaches' poll | John Walters says Matt Campbell is the most successful head coach in Cyclones history and what Iowa State has to do to get over the hump and win the Big 12 + MORE
Aug 05, 2025
HOUR 3 | Utah Football finds itself on some media preseason CFB polls, like Joel Klatt's and Brett McMurphy's | NFL Blitz: Micah Parsons requests trade away from the Dallas Cowboys | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 05, 2025
HOUR 2 | John Walters says Matt Campbell is the most successful head coach in Cyclones history and what Iowa State has to do to get over the hump and win the Big 12 | Clayton Keller talks NHL Playoffs and why it's playoff or bust for the Mammoth | Sucks to be YOU!
Aug 04, 2025
Big 12 Previews | John Walters says Matt Campbell is the most successful head coach in Cyclones history and what Iowa State has to do to get over the hump and win the Big 12
Aug 04, 2025
HOUR 1 | Breaking down which teams have the best odds at making the CFP and which Big 12 teams are included | BYU lands in the 2025 preseason Coaches' poll | Weekend Warriors
Aug 04, 2025
FULL SHOW | Mitch Harper dives into the quarterback battle at BYU Fall Camp and the latest from the defensive side of the ball | Steve Bartle breaks down the development of Smith Snowden and how he + Lander Barton can be two way players | Big 12 Previews continue with Texas Tech and Kansas State + MORE
Aug 02, 2025
HOUR 3 | Tim Fitzgerald talks Avery Johnson development, Kansas State depth, and the expectations surrounding KSU | Can Devon Dampier lead Utah to success behind a stacked offensive line? | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 02, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Tim Fitzgerald talks Avery Johnson development, Kansas State depth, and the expectations surrounding KSU
Aug 02, 2025
HOUR 2 | Steven Johnson talks TCU Horned Frogs depth and how their schedule sets them up to find some success | 32 teams could make the CFB Playoff in 2025, according to ESPN. Does BYU or Utah make the list? | The Top 10: Career Passing Yards in CFB History
Aug 02, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Steven Johnson talks TCU Horned Frogs depth and how their schedule sets them up to find some success
Aug 01, 2025
HOUR 1 | Mitch Harper dives into the quarterback battle at BYU Fall Camp and the latest from the defensive side of the ball | Steve Bartle breaks down the development of Smith Snowden and how he + Lander Barton can be two way players | Would You Rather?
Aug 01, 2025
FULL SHOW | More from Utah Fall Camp; hear from Kyle Whittingham, Devon Dampier, and Wayshawn Parker | Dan Hoard talks Cincinnati football and what the Bearcats need to accomplish to make it a successful season | Riley Nelson talks BYU Fall Camp and what he sees from their current quarterback battle + MORE
Aug 01, 2025
HOUR 3 | Riley Nelson talks BYU Fall Camp and what he sees from their current quarterback battle | NFL Blitz: Commanders WR Terry McLaurin requests trade | Best and Worst of the Day
Aug 01, 2025
Riley Nelson talks BYU Fall Camp and what he sees from their current quarterback battle
Aug 01, 2025
HOUR 2 | Dan Hoard talks Cincinnati football and what the Bearcats need to accomplish to make it a successful season | Arizona State HC Kenny Dillingham had some strong words to share about his team's Fall Camp | The Top 10: Career Rushing Yards in Utah Football History
Aug 01, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Dan Hoard talks Cincinnati football and what the Bearcats need to accomplish to make it a successful season
Aug 01, 2025
HOUR 1 | More from Utah Fall Camp; hear from Kyle Whittingham, Devon Dampier, and Wayshawn Parker | Big 12 Strength of Schedule is ranked; BYU and Utah are on different sides of the spectrum | Would You Rather?
Aug 01, 2025
FULL SHOW | New Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck gives an update on his offense heading into Day 1 of Fall Camp | Chris Level says it's Big 12 Championship or Bust for the Texas Tech Red Raiders this season | BYU football kicks off Day 1 of Fall Camp with head coach Kalani Sitake and quarterback McCae Hillstead + MORE
Jul 31, 2025
HOUR 3 | BYU football kicks off Day 1 of Fall Camp with head coach Kalani Sitake and quarterback McCae Hillstead | More sound from Day 1 of BYU Fall Camp as Treyson Bourguet and Bear Bachmeier meet with media | Best and Worst of the Day
Jul 31, 2025
HOUR 2 | Chris Level says it's Big 12 Championship or Bust for the Texas Tech Red Raiders this season | Utah offensive line coach Jim Harding talks on his unit to kick off fall camp | The Top 10: Largest Schools by Enrollment 
Jul 30, 2025
Big 12 Previews | Chris Level says it's Big 12 Championship or Bust for the Texas Tech Red Raiders this season
Jul 30, 2025