Hoos On Podcast

The Virginia offense keeps rolling and so does the Hoos On Podcast with episode 100 as Preston welcomes back the "Voice of the Cavaliers" John Freeman to recap the win over Stanford and look ahead to a massive Friday night against Florida State. First, Preston and John give their One BIG Takes about the scorching UVA offense, which is giving some other prolific offenses in program history a run fo...

In light of Brent Pry's tenure in Blacksburg coming to an abrupt end, Preston is joined by CVille Right Now Editor-In-Chief Mike Barber to process the state of college football in Virginia. First though, Preston and Mike talk about the return of UVA linebacker Kam Robinson ahead of the ACC opener against Stanford on Saturday night and then give their predictions. Then the guys take a big picture l...

Virginia might still be picking up yards, but Preston is joined by Brad Franklin from Cavs Corner to breakdown a record-setting UVA 55-16 win over William & Mary. Preston and Brad start with chatter about the situation in Blacksburg after Virginia Tech fired head coach Brent Pry. Then the guys turn their focus to UVA with their One BIG Take centered around taking care of business against FCS o...

A September side trip to John Paul Jones Arena, Preston is joined by UVA men's basketball associate head coach Griff Aldrich as practice gets underway for the Cavaliers. Griff talks about the offseason up until this point and what's to come for this new-look Virginia squad this fall. Then Griff dives into his basketball story from being college teammates with Ryan Odom to becoming a lawyer and eve...

After UVA suffers their first setback of the season in Raleigh, Preston is joined by David Teel from The Virginian-Pilot to recap Virginia's 35-31 loss to NC State. First, Preston and David start off with their One BIG Takes, including the missed opportunity and how the Cavaliers need to get "better not bitter". Then Preston and David break down a fruitless three-straight possessions for the offen...

Preston welcomes on ESPN's Andrea Adelson to dive into an eventful weekend in the ACC, evaluate where Virginia is as a program after starting off 1-0 and preview this weekends "non-conference" matchup with NC State. First, Andrea recaps her trips to both Miami and Florida State, while giving her opinion on two ACC programs making the biggest noise in week one. Then Preston and Andrea give their th...

Week one is in the books! Preston welcomes back Virginia Sports Radio Network lead analyst Ahmad Hawkins, aka The Ball Hawk, to breakdown the Cavaliers 48-7 win over Coastal Carolina. First, Preston and Ahmad give their One BIG Take focusing on the special teams and depth UVA showed in the opener. Then Preston hands out the first Hoos On Podcast Player of the Game to receiver Cam Ross after his el...

The college football season is finally upon us, which can only mean one thing: A Good Old Season Preview. Preston is joined by Greg Madia from the Daily Progress and Jacquie Franciulli from Wahoos 247 for the second annual UVA football season preview. Preston, Greg and Jacquie start by offering their "One BIG Take" for the Cavaliers heading into the season, including depth and "no excuses". Then t...

Fall camp comes to an end with week one on the horizon, so Preston welcomes Kris Wright from The Sabre to recap an eventful training camp on this edition of The Camp Report. Preston and Kris start with the biggest headline of UVA Fall Camp: injuries. They guys discuss Kam Robinson officially being listed as injured, plus how other long term injuries will impact Virginia this season. Then Preston a...

Breaking News! Preston welcomes on former Wahoo and 13-year NFL veteran Rodney McLeod to talk about his new position at ESPN and the ACC Network. Rodney shares about his decision post-retirement to step into the broadcast booth as a color analyst for weekly afternoon games on ACC Network. Preston and Rodney discuss the process from NFL Broadcast Bootcamp to auditioning at ESPN and now his preparat...

As Fall Camp nears an end in Charlottesville, Preston is joined by UVA starting quarterback Chandler Morris to breakdown his first fall with the Cavaliers, his football journey and more. First, Preston and Chandler talk about the first three weeks of camp, which players are standing out on both sides of the ball and how the team has dealt with some massive injuries to key players. Then Chandler sh...

New eras in college athletics come every other month now, so Preston is joined by CavFutures Marketing Inc. Executive Director Lo Davis to discuss the changing tides and more surrounding UVA athletics. First, Preston and Lo discuss CavFutures name change and their new role in NIL post-House Settlement. Then Lo explains the differences between the wild, wild west that was the December transfer port...

The Camp Report is a new series for the Hoos On Podcast where throughout Virginia fall camp, Preston and a guest will take you through the biggest headlines of the week for the Cavaliers leading to the season-opener. In week two, Preston is joined by Greg Madia from The Daily Progress to talk about some key long term injuries for UVA during fall camp. Preston and Greg discuss projected right tackl...

Preston is joined by former UVA great Justin Anderson in-person at John Paul Jones Arena for a special edition of the Hoos On Podcast. Justin shares what it's like returning to JPJ in a new era without Tony Bennett, plus his experience so far with new head coach Ryan Odom. Later he talks about his relationship with UVA freshman guard Chance Mallory as well as newcomer Thijs De Ridder from their ti...

The Camp Report is a new series for the Hoos On Podcast where throughout Virginia fall camp, Preston and a guest will take you through the biggest headlines of the week for the Cavaliers leading to the season-opener. In this first Camp Report, Preston is joined by Mike Barber, the Editor-in-Chief of CVille Right Now, to break down the first day of UVA fall camp. Preston and Mike breakdown the head...

Preston welcomes new UVA Baseball Coach Chris Pollard onto the podcast just a few months into the job to take stock of his first roster in Charlottesville. First, Pollard explains how the roster build has gone and how many players he expects to take into fall ball. Then he discusses retaining Eric Becker and his relationship with the Becker family before focusing on a few other returners like Harr...

A tell tale sign of football season is conference media days. Preston is joined by The Daily Progress' Greg Madia from Charlotte to recap ACC Kickoff from the Virginia perspective. Preston and Greg hit on the biggest headlines from the Cavaliers trip to Charlotte including the rising expectations and pressure on the program, Chandler Morris being named the UVA starting quarterback heading into fal...

Preston welcomes former UVA quarterback Brennan Armstrong with the college football season nearly a month away. Brennan discusses his professional career in the NFL and CFL, while also sharing about his brief attempt at switching sports to baseball. Then Preston and Brennan talk about his relationship to UVA football, the changes over the last few years and the reason behind him transferring to NC...

Preston is joined by former Wahoo Jayden Gardner to talk about his hoops journey, former teammate and current Cavalier Johann Grünloh and more from his time at Virginia. First, Preston and Jayden discuss his two years playing overseas, some of the stories and challenges as well as what's next. Then they discuss his former German teammate Johann Grünloh and what makes him such a special prospect fo...

As recruiting heats up and with the football season on the horizon, Preston welcomes back Jacquie Franciulli from Wahoos 247 to take a peak at where UVA stands in high school recruiting and to preview 10 Things to Know About UVA Football before next season. First, Jacquie and Preston talk about the latest news in basketball after highly-anticipated Belgian forward Thijs de Ridder officially signs...

Fresh off a day spent behind the scenes with UVA men's basketball, David Teel from The Virginian-Pilot joins Preston to discuss his observations from watching Ryan Odom's team. First, Preston and David talk about the new found importance in carrying over an entire coaching staff in the new age of college athletics and how this allowed Ryan Odom to hit the ground sprinting at UVA. Then David explai...

Summer workouts are underway for Ryan Odom and company, so Preston catches up with Cuts From The Corner to break down this roster* (despite not being official) and give a way too early rotation projection. First, Cuts and Preston grade out Odom's first roster at UVA and how the pieces align with how the Cavaliers want to play this coming season. Then the guys go player-by-player with quick breakdo...

Preston welcomes back David Teel from the Daily Press to dive into a new era of college athletics following the House Settlement. First Preston and David go over the basics of the House Settlement from revenue sharing to NIL to scholarships and the newly-formed College Sports Commission. Then David goes into how policing will go under the College Sports Commission and whether the House Settlement...

Another Emergency Hoos On Podcast as Virginia tabs Duke coach Chris Pollard as the program's next head baseball coach. Preston welcomes back College Baseball Central's Monty Taylor to break down the hire and the future for baseball at UVA. The guys start by talking about the quick turnaround time for UVA to select Pollard as their next head coach and give their initial reaction to why Pollard is t...

As Ryan Odom's first roster at UVA nears completion, Preston welcomes on college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa to take a closer look at the Cavaliers. Evan talks about the overall transfer class Odom has put together and how it stacks up nationally in his rankings over at EvanMiya.com. Then Preston and Evan discuss a few of his favorite players on the roster in Dallin Hall and Malik Th...