This week in KCSN

With college hoops now over and still being a few weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft, it may be quiet in the sports world, but not here at KCSN. Check out our weekly recap.

Apr 11, 2025

Pay Heed breaks down KU’s DTs, lands exclusive interviews

Nick Springer and Kevin Flaherty continue their spring KU football position breakdown series discussing the defensive tackle room. The guys highlight why this could be the best group on the team, players to watch and more. Plus DT coach Jim Panagos shares his thoughts on how the talent of this unit could help out their new defensive coordinator. They also landed an exclusive interview with the director of sports nutrition Katie O'Connor and have recorded player interviews!

Herbie Teope reviews both defensive line positions

Chiefs position review: Pass rushers — Should the Chiefs add more pieces on the edge?

Chiefs position review: Defensive tackles — Do the Chiefs need interior defensive depth?

Local women's hoop star, Jada Williams sits down with Sports and Shenanigans

Jada Williams relocated from Kansas City to San Diego to continue her development in basketball. After Williams won two gold medals with USA basketball and achieved accolades like McDonald's All-American during her high school career, she continued her success at the University of Arizona. Williams landed honors like the PAC 12 All-Freshman Team and led her team with 87 assists in her sophomore season.

In another sign of her relentless pursuit of reaching the WNBA, Jada entered the transfer portal and recently committed to and signed to play at Iowa State. In this episode of Sports & SHEnanigans, Jada shares her passion for development and commitment to utilizing her platform to positively impact those around her.

Lawson McGraw sits down with Verbal Commitment

Kevin Flaherty and Ryan Wallace break down the latest recruiting updates in the world of local high school sports including two commitments for local schools, highlighting their prospect profiles for the week and discussing the impact of the current college landscape on the local schools.

Then the guys are joined by Blue Valley West recruit and son of former Chiefs player Jon McGraw, Lawson McGraw talking about his recruitment, what he's looking for in a college and more!

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For the most part, there was nothing but draft talk happening on our Chiefs shows. You will want to give it a listen to find out the latest and prepare yourself for the NFL Draft in two weeks. Check out "Only Weird Games," "KC Laboratory," "Chiefs News Daily," "That Football Show" and so much more to get the most informative and entertaining Chiefs coverage in the YouTube and podcast space.

Don't forget, Hayley Lewis on Chiefs News Daily comes at you all five weekdays with the most up-to-date Chiefs video and audio content you can find.

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This week's Substack article from KCSN Sports Data Scientist, Joseph Hefner

This week Joseph took an incredibly deep dive on just how deep this year’s draft class is. If you want to gauge your expectations on this year’s draft, you will want to give this a read. Check out the full article by clicking the graph above!

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