Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

West Virginia could try, but it would be hard to write and perform a better script than what happened Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The offense got hot. The defenses was dominant enough to score. The opponent was never able to play to its strengths. And now WVU is 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12 after beating No. 16 Kansas State. 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 beat goes on for WVU as it concluded the four-game mini season and continues on in the stretch of five games on five straight Saturdays with tomorrow’s home game against first-place Kansas State. The Wildcats are who you thought they were and have won four straight games this season while losing four straight games in the series. Today’s episode details the importance of the game, the most significant matchups and dynamics and what themes and players to watch for from start to finish. 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

Before moving onto another chapter, we close the books on the loss against Texas Tech. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the 34-27 loss to the Red Raiders. 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 wasn’t good enough, especially in the fourth quarter, and Texas Tech took advantage. The Mountaineers committed a critical turnover the Red Raiders returned for a game-winning touchdown, and Texas Tech held on for the win. 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 the second step during its critical stretch of five games on five consecutive Saturdays with tomorrow’s road game against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are slumping and are trying to change their luck. Today’s episode details the importance of the game, the most significant matchups and dynamics and what themes and players to watch for from start to finish. 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

Before moving onto another chapter, we close the books on the win over Kansas. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the 38-17 win. 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 outcome was pretty much what everyone expected. The route that WVU traveled to arrive at that particular destination was now. Tonight’s episode covers the ups, downs, the stats and storylines from the win. 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 begins a stretch of five games on five consecutive Saturdays with Saturday’s home game against Kansas. The Jayhawks haven’t had any success on the road in the past 12 years and they aren’t expected to this time, either. Today’s episode details the importance of the game, the most significant matchups and dynamics and what themes and players to watch for from start to finish. 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

COVID-19 reminds us it’s still a thing, and Chris and Mike take inventory of the 2020 season before closing with a bit on 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

Before moving onto another open weekend, we close the books on the win over Baylor. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the double overtime victory. 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 can you say about this one? It was neither pretty nor exciting. Neither team had a winning performance. It justifiably required two overtimes. In the end, West Virginia defeated Baylor 27-21, and tonight’s episode covers the carnage. 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 begins what may very well be a four-game season with Saturday’s home game against Baylor. The script is somewhat similar to and somewhat unlike what the Mountaineers took into last week’s game against Oklahoma State. Today’s episode details the importance of the game, the most significant matchups and dynamics and what themes and players to watch for from start to finish. 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

Before moving onto Saturday’s game against Baylor, we close the books on the loss to Oklahoma State. Mike and Chris answer the subscriber questions thats ave been on their mind since the team left Stillwater. 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’s dropped a game and leveled the record at 1-1. The Mountaineers probably feel like they lost this one more than the Cowboys beat them. 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 2020 season resumes and Big 12 play begins Saturday as West Virginia visits No. 15 Oklahoma State. Want to know the key aspects and matchups going into the game? Chris and Mike have you covered. 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

No game is no excuse to avoid a podcast. It’s instead time to update the travel rosters, assess freshmen, discuss public records and welcome the Big Ten back into the sport. 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 Mountaineers had answers for all the offseason questions, and now you have new questions about the Mountaineers. 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

Big news preceded kickoff, and then West Virginia put up some big numbers against Eastern Kentucky. Chris and Mike recap the discipline and the performance as WVU heads into an open week at full strength and in better position than some Big 12 peers. 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 time has come for the offseason to yield to the regular season. WVU begins with a seemingly overmatched FCS opponent, but there are some questions about what to expect at the start. Today’s episode attempts to answer many of them and asks a few others along the way. 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

There’s a WVU game this week, and we know there’s a lot to talk about. Today’s episode hopes to ease everyone’s curiosity. 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

It’s time to hold West Virginia’s more-inviting-than-normal roster filled this year with players who will not redshirt and attempt to predict who travels with the team to road games. Only 70 Mountaineers can make the trip. It sounds easy, but the journey is complex. 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 a game under our belts and the start of the WVU season just around the corner, it’s time to talk about what to expect on the field, on the roster and even in the rulebook. 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

SportsLine’s Allan Bell stops by to preview betting uncertainty, expected trends, Big 12 prospects and more to get you ready for the 2020 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

The band is back together to review last week’s fair but also tricky NCAA ruling about player eligibility in 2020 and to try to piece together camp news to make an early depth chart. 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

From covering WVU to landing his first head coaching job in the state, new Wheeling University coach Chris Richardson has seen and done a lot in his career. He discusses his path, his mascot, his new recruiting territory, how he applied and recruited during a pandemic and what he thinks about playing the upcoming 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

One Chris is away, but another arrives. The show goes on with 247Sports national reporter Chris Hummer and discussion about past and present pandemic developments as well as who he likes and who he worries about in the Big 12. 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

Eastern Kentucky’s had an eventful offseason. Nathan Hutchinson of the Richmond Register offers insight of the team he’s covered for 17 years. 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

News arrived Friday morning about a new player, news may soon arrive about WVU’s first opponent and the news from the past few months may change how things happen in the 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

It might be temporary. It might be permanent. But the Big 12 definitely did not decided to postpone or cancel the 2020 season Tuesday. Chris and Mike unravel what’s happened and what’s at stake at WVU and in the conference. 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

One year after Neal Brown embarked upon his first season, Chris and Mike compare the two situations, discuss what’s better and why and identify where Brown and his program can still evolve. 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

Nobody has perfect circumstance right now, and every team has to figure out how to handle what it does best and where it needs help in a hurry. Today’s episode discusses strengths and weaknesses at WVU. 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

Coaches will have their eyes on the field to see who can play it also where players can play. Battles are an indispensable part of preseason football, and today’s episode covers the key competitions and where players end up. 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

It was probably a bad idea to attempt to preview the schedule without knowing who, when and where WVU would play games in 2020. Nevertheless, Chris and Mike tried, uncovered a few reasons to like what could happen and discussed how things might look in the 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

We set the expectations for an upcoming vacation, establish parameters for an emergency podcast and discuss what’s news as college football tries to right the ship. 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 a nod to those who are tired of the conversation, the expected outcome from a document dump and the conclusions we may reach is pushed to the finish. Before that, we discuss a transfer, some scheduling options, staffing outcomes and the basketball 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

West Virginia’s powers that be can’t say much about the controversy in the football program, but that does not mean they don’t have to say anything to help us all move on. Chris and Mike cover the response, make their recommendations and look at new ways the team and the NCAA can operate in a pandemic 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

WVU and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning struck a mutual agreement to part ways Wednesday, and Chris and Mike discuss the entire episode from start to finish. 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

After four months, there maybe some answers for how to proceed with sports. Basketball has a new player. Football may have an alternate opponent. 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 Mountaineers are keeping busy as they encounter and attempt to solve all sorts of pandemic problems. Listen as Chris and Mike explore and explain the latest round of developments. 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 Big Ten won’t play non-conference sporting events in the fall. The ACC and Pac-12 are reportedly not far behind. This affects WVU football, Mountaineer finances, Olympic sports, opponent bookkeeping and more ... and it might be just the beginning. 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 Mountaineers have many international student-athletes whose futures may be uncertain. Kedrian Johnson is on the way to town. A cornerback may be on Johnson’s heels. Football practices will look different, provided there’s a 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

Armed with big news about the future of the website, Chris and Mike gather to discuss Big 12 bets, in-state recruits, wild animal trapping and good news about EerSports. 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

After a quick discussion about Edward Vesterinen, Chris and Mike spend the episode emptying a subscriber mailbag and discussing European talent, the future of the defensive line, the next ACC commissioner, alternative careers and plenty 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

Things are suddenly quiet at WVU as a resolution approaches, and a football season with much to teach is maybe on the way. 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 player used Twitter to publicize alleges instances of insensitivity by one of the football team’s coaches, and Chris and Mike try to provide available answers to the many 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

Creative ways to build a roster and sneaky ways to construct a defense highlight today’s episode, which also covers recruiting developments and CopyrightGate. 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 one positive test result, and the next part tests the entire process. Basketball has a plan to return to campus. Best Virginia has its opposition in The Basketball Tournament. Mike Gundy has a new T-shirt. 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 football has a plan for just about everything involved with bringing the football team back to campus, including clever details for workouts. 247Sports needs suggestions for Social Distance guests ... and also generated intense feedback for the Big 12 preseason poll. 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 added two more commitments to the recruiting class, and the quality may be growing the quantity of the players. Chris has updates about the players and their futures, and Mike asks if the Mountaineer can close the deal with everyone. And then, it’s on to plans to structure the preseason and the challenges teams still face. 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 did his homework for Wednesday’s event, and today’s episode covers his responses and what purpose they serve. In addition, time is spent on Florida State football and early reviews for teams returning to campus. 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