Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

WVU football added one of the top 10 recruits of all-time Wednesday. That followed three defensive back additions for the 2022 roster. How are the Mountaineers doing it? What are they looking for? How have the new rules changed the way they do business? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the roster set -- or just about set -- it's time to figure out how WVU basketball will act next season, WIth Bob Huggins in charge, that starts on defense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NCAA agreed to grant two years of roster relief by way of recruiting by doing away with the annual cap of 25 players in a class. Is this going to be permanent? How will teams respond? Is it good of bad for West Virginia? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU has experienced some major shifts in the recent past and had some brushes with a few others. What has changed and what might have been? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former UMass and Texas big Tre Mitchell will transfer to West Virginia. The addition adds to the frontcourt and created some options on the perimeter. It also created a math problem the Mountaineers have to solve. What happens now for Mitchell, the offense and someone who will now be displaced? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

247Sports National Analyst Brian Dohn joins the show to discuss WVU Football recruiting. Dohn, who specializes in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, discusses two of WVU's current commitments, as well as the Mountaineers' chances of adding a couple other top targets from the area. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two-deeps are fun. Depth charts show you where a team is strong and in need of help. Let's put a spin on that with a draft to assemble starting lineups for the offense and defense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Better late than never! Following the lead of WVU athletic director Shane Lyons, the NCAA will enforce active rules that are being ignored and seek to maintain the separation between boosters and recruits. It's a start that college sports needs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's overdue is now expected as the AFCA is planning to oppose a pair of windows for the transfer portal. This should have happened long ago. It should look a certain way now. Today's episode covers the problem and the solutions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time is ticking for the Big 12, commissioner Bob Bowlsby, outgoing Texas and Oklahoma and incoming BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. Decisions have to be made for the departing and the arriving and how this league is going to look and work in the not-too-distant future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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WVU was looking for a small forward and found one it knows and trusts. Questions remain, including the big one: Is this going to work? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The conclusion of the spring game put a cap on spring football at West Virginia and sent the coaches and players off into the next phase of the offseason, Who goes where and why is that the case on offense? Let's discuss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The conclusion of the spring game put a cap on spring football at West Virginia and sent the coaches and players off into the next phase of the offseason, Who goes where and why is that the case on offense? Let's discuss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia's offense flashed at times. The defense wasn't always to blame. The Mountaineers feel emboldened about the 2022 season. But do you agree? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 15th and final practice of the spring football at West Virginia arrives Saturday. You may know it as the Gold-Blue Game. We may know what's worth watching during and after. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribers filled the mailbag with questions about WVU and current events. Chris and Mike zip through some of the top questions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the roster grows, the number of available scholarships shrinks for WVU. Acquiring JT Daniels might shake up the plans a little bit, and the Mountaineers might be able to do more work than it seems. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even before a hint on social media, there was a thought WVU might turn back the clock and play a style of defense that was successful not too long ago. Now there's reason to believe it could be happening again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neal Brown hired Graham Harrell, the new offensive coordinator hauled in a prime quarterback prospect and the offseason is a hit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a two-part podcast, Chris Anderson takes a few minutes to recap the recruitment of Mohamed Wague from the beginnings to his commitment. Afterward, he discusses the scholarship situation for WVU Hoops, and who could be next to join the class. In the second half of the pod, Ethan Bock of HawkeyeInsider drops by to share a new perspective on Joe Toussaint. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU basketball added a second transfer, and he and the Mountaineers aim to get back to what they thought they'd be. Football has its eyes on a quarterback and possible some valuable accessories. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Wednesday was the release date for the initial Top247 rankings for the 2024 recruiting class. WVU's connected with a lot of names on the list. It's a start, but it's a good sign, too. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia has some needs on the roster. There were more before one player committed. There may be fewer by the end of the weekend. More will remain. Who are the Mountaineers looking at and what are the thinking? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The third week of spring football starts today, and WVU is approaching the point where the pace picks up and players begin to separate themselves. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A message board post and a modest donation turned into a movement that raised more than $100,000 for the Mountaineers Athletic Club. What the heck happened here? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neal Brown wasn't planning to speak to reporters Thursday. He wasn't expecting to lose a top defender, either. What happened before and after Akheem Mesidor's decision to transfer? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What WVU has to accomplish in spring football seems to align with what spring football allows. The way the roster is made up combines with what the team has to do to create a potentially productive environment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now is about the time when spring football picks up, and West Virginia is on track to be like its peers. Developments are underway. Visitors have committed. Targets are transferring. There's plenty of proof of progress here and there. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Managing a college football roster is an increasingly critical and chaotic task. It's good to have a plan, but it had better be flexible. WVU has six scholarships to use and an idea for half, but what can happen with the other half? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The doors opened early and remained ajar longer than expected as West Virginia let reporters watch about two hours or spring football practice Thursday. What went down and what does it mean? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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When spring football practice starts at WVU, the focus will be on the quarterback competition. The Mountaineers have more work to do. Here are two other storylines to follow. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring football begins Tuesday at West Virginia, and from the start, it's going to be about the quarterbacks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starters Jalen Bridges and Isaiah Cottrell have decided to transfer and women's basketball coach Mike Carey is retiring. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NIT said no to WVU after WVU said no to the CBI, and it raises all sorts of questions before we proceed to questions and answers about football and basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Without much time left on the season's shot clock, Justin Jackson visits to talk about the season, the future, the Big 12 and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU kicked off sprong football with a fruitful news conference Thursday, much of which deserves further attention. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disappointing basketball season forces an evaluation of the program. Spring football begins with questions about Year 4 and access. What could the Big 12 look like as soon as next season? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another loss for the basketball team refreshes old questions while the start of spring football and the baseball season give fans something to anticipate and appreciate. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three problems converge to create a massive headache for college teams and coaches. Chris and Mike have some thoughts on how to fix it as well as suggestions for basketball's offseason and reasons to think fondly of WVU sports in trying times. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Evan Miyakawa makes his anticipated and triumphant return to review WVU's season, players and lineups and suggest fixes to take this team to the NCAA Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gerad Parker is moving on. Someone is moving in. This is sudden, and the search for a replacement may not be fast or easy. Meanwhile, WVU moves on in allotting the remaining scholarships. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The final score didn't prove the point, but maybe WVU's head coach and players are onto something when they say the team is close to breaking through again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU takes a four-game losing streak to one of the toughest environments in the sport and against an unusual lineup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shane Lyons is surely watching, so what does he think about WVU basketball and what might have to change for the Mountaineers today and beyond? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices