The Why Not Us, Why Not Now Podcast

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Matt Craig and they discuss UCLA and Michigan now standing on top of the men’s and women’s college basketball worlds, Mike Malone being named the UNC Tar Heels next head coach, injury woes for the Lakers, Konnor Griffin’s record rookie deal, and more. #ncaa #champions #ucla #michigan #coriclose #dustymay #collegebasketball #mikemalone...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the latest on Tigers Woods, Puka Nakua entering rehab, the Jaden Ivey situation, and they provide their Final Four predictions. #tigerwoods #pukanakua #rehab #jadenivey #waived #chicagobulls #nba #ncaa #finalfour 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss Kirk Cousins signing to the Las Vegas Raiders, Konnor Griffin being called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates, preview both Final four tournaments, Duke’s meltdown and more. #kirkcousins #raiders #fernandomendoza #nfl #konnorgriffin #calledup #pittsburgh #pirates #ncaa #collegebasketball #finalfour #duke #jonscheyer 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Lawrence Vaughn and they all discuss the upcoming matchups of the Sweet 16 for both the men's and women's NCAA college basketball tournaments, the Lakers win streak ending, the favorites for NBA MVP, JSN getting a new deal with the Seahawks and much more. #marchmadness #collegebasketball #sweet16 #elite8 #nba #lakers #pistons...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Lawrence Vaughn and three discuss Hubert Davis being fired by UNC, potential names that could replace him, the start of the 2026 MLB regular season, and Xavier shares a testimonial message. #hubertdavis #northcarolina #tarheels #mlb #regularseason #openingday #2026season #yankees #giants #dodgers #shoheiohtani

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the 2026 NCAA Women's basketball tournament, the WNBA reaching a new deal for the CBA, Giannis and the Bucks saga continues, and much more. #ncaa #collegebasketball #womens #marchmadness #wnba #deal #lockoutover #giannis #milwaukee #bucks

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the 2026 NCAA Men's basketball tournament, Jaylen Waddle being traded to the Denver Broncos, the Atlanta hawks winning streak, the USA losing the WBC to Venezuela and much more. #marchmadness #collegebasketball #tournament #jaylenwaddle #miamidolhins #denverbroncos #malikwillis #bonix #atl #hawks #jalenjohnson #quinnsnyder #usa #venezuela #wbc

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss Bam Adebayo’s historic 83 point performance, where it stands on the all-time great scoring performances, the Lakers looking like a different team without LeBron James, and Jaylen Brown’s controversial ejection versus the Spurs, and much more #bamadebayo #miamiheat #nba #history #lakers #luka #reaves #lebron #jaylenbrown #celtics #ejection

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the madness that has the 2026 NFL free agency period and all of the moves that have happened, This includes Tua to the Falcons, Mike Evans to the 49ers, Hendrickson to the Ravens, Walker to the Chiefs, Malik Willis to the Dolphins and much more. #nfl #freeagency #mikeevans #tua #jaelanphillips #malikwillis #kennethwalkeriii #changeofscenery 

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss Jurickson Profar's suspension for the entire 2026 season and debate if he is the worst free agent signing in Atlanta Braves history, the return of Jayson Tatum, and more. #juricksonprofar #suspension #2026season #substanceabuse #atlantabraves #jaysontatum #boston #celtics #return

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are back for another episode of the podcast. They break down the Rockets losing to an incomplete version of the Golden State Warriors, talk about the NBA's 65 game rule, Giannis's growing frustrations in Milwaukee, the busy NFL offseason and much more. #rockets #houston #durant #sengun #imeudoka #nba #65games #giannis #milwaukee #bucks #nfl #djmoore #bea...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Matt Craig and they discuss Tyreek Hill’s future after being released by the Miami Dolphins, Patrick Mahomes restructuring his contract, the future of Kenneth Walker III, the long-term outlook of the Atlanta Falcons and the life and legacy of cilil rights icon Jesse Jackson #tyreekhill #freeagent #miamidolphins #kansascitychiefs #patr...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest Matt Craig and they all discuss Darryn Peterson limiting is availability in Kansas’s most recent game, the NBA All-Star weekend, CP3’s retirement, LeBron’s future and much more. #darrynpeterson #kansas #jayhawks #billself #nba #allstarweekend #allstargame #chrispaul #retirement #lebronjames

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the latest on James Pearce Jr. and his arrest for a domestic situation recently, Acuna being suspended by the Braves for the first spring training game, the future of the Atlanta Braves, Cam Newton & Steve Smith’s recent sit-down conversation and much more. #jamespearcejr #rickeajackson #atlantafalcons #atlantabraves #ronaldacunajr #camnewton #steves...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Trinidad Chambliss getting another year college eligibility to return to Ole Miss, the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl, LeBron’s comments and Lakers recent woes, the start of MLB Spring Training and much more. #trinidadchambliss #olemiss #seattle #seahawks #champions #klintkubiak #mikemacdonald #samdarnold #defense #lebron #lakers #luka #mlb #springt...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Half of Fame for 2026. They are also joined by Lawrence Vaughn for this segment who makes a compelling case as to why Darren Woodson should’ve gotten in and should already be in. X and KB also give their Super Bowl predictions. #nfl #halloffame #larryfitzgerald #drewbrees #lukekuechly #rogercraig #adamvinatieri #darrenwoodson #superbowl60 #seahawks #...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the NBA trade deadline saga and all of the big moves that were made including James Harden to the Cavs, Anthony Davis to D.C., amongst other moves. They also discuss the NFL Award winners and much more. #nba #tradedeadline #jamesharden #laclippers #claeveland #cavaliers #dariusgarland #benedictmathurin #anthonydavis #wizards #nflawards #jsn #mattstafford...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the Pats and Seahawks matchup for Super Bowl 60, the latest on the Giannis trade rumors, Derrick Rose getting his jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls and much more #seattle #newengland #patriots #seahawks #superbowl #samdarnold #drakemaye #mikevrabel #mikemacdonald #giannis #traderumors #milwaukee #bucks #drose #chicago #bulls

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss Bill Belichick being snubbed by the voters for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Joe Brady being named the Bills head coach, Shedeur sanders being named a Pro Bowl alternate, Todd Monken being named the Browns coach and more. #billbelichick #snub #halloffame #joebrady #buffalobills #joshallen #shedeur #probowl #toddmonken #browns #mikemccarthy #steelers

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Ellie Davis, and they all discuss the Rams/Bears NFC divisional classic, the Seahawks routing the 49ers, all of the coaching hires so far during this cycle of the NFL offseason, and they give their predictions for the NFC and AFC Championship games. #bears #chicago #calebwilliams #benjohnson #la #rams #mattstafford #seanmcvay #seattl...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guest, Ellie Davis, and they discuss the Indiana Hoosiers defeating Miami for the Natty in college football, CJ Stroud’s troubles against the Patriots, the thriller in Mile High, the firing of Sean McDermott, and much more. Matt Craig also joined for the Texans segment. #indiana #hoosiers #nationalchamps #curtcignetti #fernandomendoza #miam...

Xavier McKnight and guest host Matt Craig are joined by special guest Lawrence Vaughn and they all discuss the Eagles losing to the Niners, AJ Brown meltdown, the Bills beating the Jags, preview of the Indiana/Miami Natty game and much more. #sanfrancisco #49ers #philly #eagles #nicksirianni #ajbrown #buffalo #bills #jags #jacksonville #lynnjones #liamcoen #indianahoosiers #miamihurricanes 

Xavier McKnight is joined by special guest host Matt Craig. The two discuss Mike Tomlin stepping down as the Steelers head coach after 19 seasons, the Houston Texans dominant win on MNF, the Chicago Bears defeating the Packers, and much more. Special guest Raianna Draper joined the conversation for the Bears segment. #miketomlin #steelers #pittsburgh #houston #texans #playoffs #nfl #chicago #bears...

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear are joined by special guests Matt Craig, Lawrence Vaughn and Devon Ashby to discuss the breaking news of Trae Young being traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Washington Wizards, X and KB also diss all of the matchups happening on the NFL’s playoff wild card weekend. #traeyoung #hawks #atl #wizards #washingtondc #trade #nfl #playoffs

Xavier McKnight and Kory Blackshear discuss the NFL’s “Black Monday” of firings of several head coaches including Raheem Morris in Atlanta and John Harbaugh in Baltimore, and much more. #nfl #headcoaches #blackmonday #raheemmorris #johnharbaugh #jonathangannon #petecarroll