The highest-ranked 2026 Kansas prospect reveals his top-five live on Verbal Commitment: This week in KCSN
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Today we will recap our latest content covering the Chiefs, Royals, local schools, KC Soccer, and more.
With the draft and tons of live shows this week, we were busy around here and we can’t thank you enough for supporting us.
The highest-ranked Kansas prospect, Ian Premer reveals his top-five live!
Kevin Flaherty and Ryan Wallace are joined by the top 2026 prospect in Kansas, Ian Premer, to discuss his top five schools and what he's looking for in his recruitment.
Premer, the third-ranked tight end nationally out of the 2026 class, reveals his top five live, right here on KCSN’s Verbal Commitment. He is slated for a flurry of visits in June after narrowing it down to Michigan, Kansas, Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
PODCASTS
BONUS COVERAGE — The Draft Show: The Lab guys and many of our other contributors will be live all draft weekend long to give you an instant breakdown of the Chiefs’ draftees. Last night they were live for the full round one, but if you just want to know about the Chiefs’ selection of Josh Simmons, they had you covered. If you grow tired of the national media coverage, tune into The Draft Show all weekend long. The day two live feed begins tonight at 5:30 p.m. CDT, with day three beginning at 10:30 a.m. CDT.
Only Weird Games: With Nate Taylor out this week, Seth Keysor and Josh Brisco discussed the major answers needed at major positions. It was their one and only episode this week due to their regular scheduled Thursday programming being replaced by the live Draft Show.
KC Laboratory: Kent Swanson and Matt Lane completed a first-round mock draft on the Monday before the draft before previewing the draft with the latest info in their Wednesday episode.
That Football Show: Matt Verderame and Tucker Franklin broke down why the Chiefs should not overthink with their first-round selection.
With all of our shows and team of hosts (10+ shows, 15+ hosts) - we are confident we have something for everyone. Listen to the highest-ranked Chiefs podcast network since 2021 on Apple or Spotify, or watch on YouTube.
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS
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One Royal Way: Joel Penfield went live twice this week to discuss the Kansas City Royals. First, he went live after an extra-inning win over the Detroit Tigers and talked about how Kansas City needs to build off of that win after dropping six straight. He then broke down how the Roys were able to hang on for an extra-inning win for the second day in a row, this time against the Colorado Rockies.
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KU, K-STATE & MIZZOU
JAYHAWKS
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Pay Heed: Nick Springer and Kevin Flaherty went live a couple of times this week to talk about KU football and basketball as well. On the football side, they took a deep dive into the defensive end position, continuing their positional breakdown. As for Bill Self and the basketball program, they talked about a key piece that could be joining them via the transfer portal.
Verbal Commitment: Kevin Flaherty and Ryan Wallace were joined by the top 2026 prospect in Kansas, Ian Premer. Premer, the third-ranked tight end nationally out of the 2026 class, revealed his top five schools live on the show.
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WILDCATS
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3MAW: John Kurtz, Cole Manbeck and Derek Young reacted to K-State basketball scoring a big-time commitment from the transfer portal. Later in the week, they broke down the latest updates in the transfer portal for K-State football and basketball, highlighting today’s deadline for football players to enter the portal.
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KC SOCCER
Sporting KC
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No Other Pod: Jimmy Mack and Daniel Kooser reacted to Wrestle Mania before highlighting Sporting’s win over the San Jose Earthquakes. The guys raved about how Daniel Salloi has been stepping up lately, after scoring two goals in the win.
KC Current
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Currently: Daniel Kooser and Chris Wright broke down yet another KC Current win with the team getting off to a record start. KC has not lost a game at all this season and the guys dove into how they keep stacking wins.
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