Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

West Virginia is 0-1 and has itself to blame for a lot of the pain.

Is Maryland a but mysterious? Is there enough returning production to draw some clues? Where might the Terrapins be vulnerable. How could they attack WVU? All that and more, plus an initial look at our annual travel roster predictions is in today's episide.

West Virginia starts the season Saturday with a rare true non-conference road opener. Listeners want to know about starters, surprises, game plans and more.

Before settling into the ordinary podcast routine for the football season, we detour with a Q&A episode in which Chris and Mike ask one another the questions they need answered.

Tom Bragg of Marshall's 247Sports site uses his experience on the WVU beat to help answer a new batch of questions in the latest VIP mailbag.

Football is back at West Virginia. The team has its first practice and the coach has his first press conference today, and this episode sets the table for what's to come as the Mountaineers prepare for the Sept. 4 opener at Maryland.

Time passes but the interest remains. Folks are starved for news and developments about what happens next to WVU and college sports conferences. There are many questions, and we try to answer as best as we can.

As news breaks in the middle of the episode that Texas and Oklahoma do not intend to remain with the Big 12, the discussion revolves around West Virginia's past, present and future in realignment.

After a deep dive on name, image and likeness gripes and what EerSports can't and "should" do, Chris and Mike answer questions about football newcomers, Neal Brown's contract, Big 12 media days and more.

Big 12 media days begin in Dallas Wednesday, and Neal Brown has some questions to answer. He also has a team with players who didn't generate much preseason buzz but could grab some all-conference spots when the year is over.

The 2021 college football season is just around the corner, and you know it's coming now that the Big 12 has released it's preseason poll and all-conference teams. Let's compare how the media voted with how our host voted.

One half of the team is out of town, but that's no reason to skip another opportunity to talk about everything happening around West Virginia sports right now.

There's a sense of family in the air with Neal Brown at the helm in Morgantown. But while he begins his third season in 2021, Brown has only had one full off-season to build his program. The Mountaineers have some work to do to catch the big boys of the Big 12, but West Virginia's optimistic that a plan is in place to reach the top of the conference. A lot has been happening in college football! M...

West Virginia added one of the top 300 players and top 25 quarterbacks in the country to the 2022 recruiting class on Monday, and former college quarterback and current 247Sports evaluator Clint Brewster is very familiar with Nicco Marchiol. What does he like? What can Marchion improve? Does it matter that he's left-handed? Can he start in 2022?

After a weekend of official visits and before the first 7-on-7 camp of the summer, today's episode offers advice on how to handle recruiting predictions, what to think of recent headlines and whether to expect a fistfight.

Quick thoughts about the College Football Playoff proposal and answers to questions about wrestling, marketing, fundraising, Liverpool and fun and games.

A second camp is in the books, and two more are on the way at WVU. We cover the latest recruiting themes and headlines and look ahead at the immediate and slightly distance future for the Mountaineers.

With in-person and on-campus recruiting now a part of our lives again, we break in between events to recap Tuesday's camp, this weekend's visits and what's happened in between.

In the final episode before on-campus recruiting returns, the hosts chime in about media access, evaluation skills, point spreads, recruiting only transfers and everything else on the audience's mind.

Is a quarterback change coming? Can quarterback recruiting change? HOw can a developmental prospect change while not playing? All that and more on football and basketball in today's edition.

The transfer portal spins, but sports go on at WVU. Questions focus on how the many jobs work and what direction decision-makers should take in the future.

With recent and confusing news in the rear view mirror, it's time to refocus on spring football and the offseason for basketball and football for today's Q&A podcast.

We have a lot to say after everything that happened Monday.

The spring game was back at West Virginia Saturday, and the Mountaineers tried their best to make it worthwhile. They probably pulled it off, too. Neal Brown capped a big week with a pleasant afternoon of football, and there's plenty to discuss, like and improve in the aftermath.