Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

After a one-year hiatus out of WVU's control, the spring game is back. The annual Gold-Blue Game is back at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon on ESPN+'s Big 12 now. But first, a discussion of what's been happening and what to expect and not expect at Mountaineer Field.

The hosts get right to work with a divisive topic and then make plans for new and former football players, for a current and perhaps soon-to-be former player, for WVU's athletic department and for the best untold stories in recent memory.

It's not just the basketball players looking to advance their careers at West Virginia. WVU might be looking for an assistant coach before long during an offseason peppered with speculation about who's leaving and who's showing up. Plus: Make-or-break for Neal Brown? Press Virginia back? Pauly Paulicap? Starting lineup on defense? And more!

Bob Huggins went to the transfer portal. He might not be done yet. Dimon Carrigan will help, but what will another addition offer? Who's coming back? Who's not? And how will the football team's offense adapt?

The Mountaineers have added players to college basketball's transfer portal. They might fish a few out, too. Some players are in the NBA Draft pool. One or two more join. What does it all mean to WVU?

Today's episode addresses concerns about defensive backs, the basketball rotation under-the-radar players and more.

Fans are threatening players, subscribers are asking questions and the hosts are providing answers.

West Virginia's season ended sooner than anticipated, and one wonders how things look the next time the Mountaineers are on the court.

Syracuse's 2-3 zone will test and temp WVU's offense, and the Mountaineers can validate their season for better or worse in this evening's game.

WVU did plenty right and not much wrong to actually ease past Morehead State at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The wait will go on a little longer, but WVU and Morehead State will indeed play tonight in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here's all you need to know before they begin.

The NCAA Tournament's selection committee rewarded WVU for its schedule and its performance this season with a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, a winnable opener, a favorable path to the Sweet 16 and a date with the No. 1 seed no earlier than the Elite Eight.

For the first time since 2015, WVU won't be playing in the Big 12 Tournament semifinal. The Mountaineers lost their quarterfinal matchup against Oklahoma State Thursday and endangered their NCAA Tournament seeding.

West Virginia slipped up at the end of the season but has a second chance to cash in on significant stakes in the Big 12 Tournament. Two games today precede WVU's first game Thursday morning.

What does March hold for WVU in various sports? Let's figure it out. A solo edition of the weekly Q&A has Mike weighing in on many teams and figures.

West Virginia was about to start a 15-game home stand, but like football and basketball before them, COVID-19 struck and put the Mountaineers on the pine for a week. Today's episode discusses the timing of the break, the developments so far and what to expect when WVU resumes.

Four Mountaineers are up for basketball awards. Some opponents match up better than others. Spring football is starting soon. The facility arms race never ends. What's next for WVU?

The Big 12 handed WVU good scheduling news, and now the 10th-ranked Mountaineers have opportunities to finish strong, stay high in the conference standings and grab a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament. Can they do it?

Examining who is in the game late, what coaches should do and more.

Speculating about recruiting, spring football, next season's basketball roster, the Big 12 schedule and more.

As WVU prepares for the stiffest part of the schedule, the proprietor of evanmiya.com visits to preview the next six games, review the Mountaineers and talk stats in college basketball in 2021.

Checking the temperature on basketball, Bob Huggins, breakthrough football players and more.

Sharing the latest on football's offseason and wild reporting stories.

Basketball has a new schedule and plenty of work to do and football has a few ways to repair the offense.