Hoos On Podcast

Preston is joined by Greg Madia from The Daily Progress for an emergency podcast reacting to the news Brian O'Connor is leaving UVA after 22 years to become the next head coach at Mississippi State. Preston and Greg give their initial reactions on O'Connor officially signing with the Bulldogs and reflect on the program he built in Charlottesville over two decades. Then the guys break down the even...

Preston welcomes back Daron Vaught, host of ACC Baseball Etc. on the D1Baseball Network, for instant reaction after Virginia misses the NCAA Tournament for the third-time under Brian O'Connor. Preston and Daron discuss the NCAA Selection Committee's decisions, how the bracket played out and Virginia's resume compared to other bubble teams. Then the guys note some trends in recent selection decisio...

Virginia is surging on their way to Durham for the ACC Tournament, so Greg Madia from The Daily Progress joins Preston to preview the Cavaliers path. First, the guys discuss how UVA closed the season winning 12 of their last 14 games, the players stepping up and what Brian O'Connor and company need to do to lock in an NCAA Tournament spot. Then after a flurry of transfers, Preston and Greg try to...

Virginia football doubled down on the transfer portal this spring, so Preston look at where expectations should be set headed into Tony Elliott's fourth season. Then new transfers defensive backs Ja'Maric Morris and Jordan Robinson join the show to discuss their recruitments, UVA's recruiting pitch and the massive influx of defensive backs. Plus with all five transfer DBs being 6'2 or taller, Ja'M...

Ryan Odom's first roster at Virginia is almost complete, so one of those new additions in Jacari White joins the Hoos On Podcast to talk about the new look Wahoos. First, Preston breaks down the biggest addition of the offseason for the Cavaliers in San Francisco transfer guard Malik Thomas committing to UVA and what it means for the roster looking forward. Preston also recaps a massive series swe...

A double feature on this week's Hoos On Podcast with Ryan Odom's own version of Euro Trip and UVA baseball trying to surge towards a postseason berth. First, Preston welcomes on Double Hoo and FIBA enthusiast Nick Kalinowski to talk about Virginia dipping into Europe to fill out Odom's first roster. Nick talks about the recent influx of top European prospects coming to the college game and the gra...

Virginia has remained active in the transfer portal in nearly every sport this spring, so Preston welcomes back Mike Barber to take a look at UVA athletics in this new era. Ryan Odom and staff finally added two bigs to the roster in German center Johann Grünloh and Kansas State transfer Ugonna Onyenso. Mike and Preston break down both of their fits on the roster and why both carry exciting upside....

As one portal closes, another opens. Preston is joined by Jacquie Franciulli from Wahoos 247 to talk about the college basketball transfer portal coming to a close and the spring transfer portal window for football opening and how UVA looks in both. Preston and Jacquie discuss the upcoming NFL Draft and where Jonas Sanker will hear his name called, before looking at the flood of players entering t...

With the transfer portal in full bloom, Preston is joined by Kevin Cook aka "Hooz Got Next" to breakdown the latest from UVA men's basketball and answer some mailbag questions. Preston and Kevin discuss the early news from the Cavaliers in the Ryan Odom era, how Virginia has kept their transfers so quiet and how the program compares nationally. Then the two breakdown each of Virginia's transfer ad...

Spring football has wrapped in Charlottesville, so Preston welcomes back The Ball Hawk, Virginia Sports Radio Network color analyst Ahmad Hawkins to break down UVA this spring. Preston and Ahmad give their initial thoughts on the spring game and talk about the benefits and whether the Cavaliers will keep the format going forward. Then each gives three stock risers from the spring, two key takeaway...

The Double Bangs are flying in as Ryan Odom and company heat up in the transfer portal, plus UVA Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing Eric Ward joins Preston to talk about how to pack Scott Stadium come football season. First, Kris Wright from The Sabre jumps on to talk about a flurry of transfer portal additions for Ryan Odom and what this tells us about UVA's roster rebuild. Preston and Kr...

Preston welcomes on former UVA All-American and show sponsor Joe Reed to talk spring football and the outlook for the Cavaliers. Plus Preston gives his thoughts on the first three transfer portal pickups of the Ryan Odom era. First, Preston and Joe revisit past spring football practices to see what trends can start to develop before the season begins. Joe talks about what clicked after a rough fir...

After a flurry of transfer portal news around UVA, Preston jumped back on with Zach Carey from Streaking the Lawn to discuss where the Cavaliers currently stand. Isaac McKneely has departed for ACC rivals Louisville, so Preston and Zach analyze the move and where this leaves Virginia. The guys also discuss Ryan Odom's podcast appearance on the Field of 68, alongside Louisville head coach Pat Kelse...

Preston welcomes back Greg Madia from The Daily Progress to breakdown some of the biggest headlines in UVA athletics from the basketball transfer portal to a key injury in spring football and the latest at Disharoon Park. First Preston and Greg check in on the latest out of John Paul Jones Arena as Ryan Odom puts together his coaching staff and roster. The guys discuss how Odom could fill out his...

As UVA embarks on a new era for men's basketball, Preston invites back David Teel from The Virginian-Pilot to talk through what to expect for the Cavaliers with Ryan Odom in charge. First they react to March Madness, but not the play on the court. With coaches like Will Wade and Kevin Willard dominating headlines this March, Preston and David ponder how the college basketball calendar needs to cha...

Preston is joined by Mike Barber to take a deep dive into new UVA men's basketball coach Ryan Odom to learn more about his history, how he worked his way up the ladder and building a roster. First Preston and Mike give their initial thoughts on the hire, which was easily forecasted as far back as October. Then they discuss the Chance Mallory commitment and what that means for Odom as he starts his...

An emergency podcast live from Disharoon Park! Preston and Greg hop on to react to the news that Ryan Odom has agreed to become the next head men's basketball coach at Virginia. The guys quickly go over Odom's background, coaching record and how Odom has been there for some of the biggest moments in program history. Then Preston and Greg discuss Odom's playing style and how he has recruited his ro...

As the offseason gets started for UVA, Preston welcomes back Zach Carey from Streaking the Lawn and Cuts From The Corner to look forward and also look back at their season predictions. The guys start by trying to dissect what exactly went wrong for the Cavaliers this season from the off the court drama to what happened on the court. Then they give their thoughts on the end of an era for Virginia b...

As UVA settles in for the NCAA Tournament waiting game, Preston is joined by Jacquie Franciulli from Wahoos 247 to talk UVA basketball coaching search and spring football. Preston and Jacquie leadoff by setting the timeline for Carla Williams and Virginia making the hire from the tourney to the transfer portal opening. Then they discuss VCU's Ryan Odom as the leading candidate for the job with all...

The season is over for UVA men's basketball, so here we go... Preston welcomes on David Teel from The Virginian-Pilot to talk all things UVA coaching search, starting with the news Ron Sanchez will not be retained. Preston and David discuss the timing of the move, how it happened and how to sum up this season with Sanchez as the interim coach. Then they look at how the roster could shake out and w...

All eyes are on Charlotte this week for the start of the ACC Tournament, Preston welcomes back Kris Wright from The Sabre to preview the tourney for UVA and look ahead at the coaching search. Preston and Kris discuss the end to the regular season for Virginia and a flat performance at Syracuse before turning their focus to Charlotte. Then they discuss the matchup against Georgia Tech, the differen...

With the end of the regular season approaching, Preston welcomes on Justin Ferber from Cavs Corner to talk everything UVA men's basketball from the JPJ finale to the coaching search. Preston and Justin start by recapping Virginia's final home game picking up a win over Florida State, the trio of UVA guards powering the offense and ACC Tournament seeding implications. Then they ponder whether the g...

Preston tackles a few of the big headlines from the weekend before inviting on UVA point guard Kymora Johnson before the ACC Tournament. First, Preston looks at the Ron Sanchez and the Cavaliers missed chance against Clemson at home with another poor second half. Then he recaps a strong weekend at The Dish from Virginia and a few standout freshmen, Kyle Guy announcing the new "Embrace The Pace" TB...

Preston welcomes back Greg Madia from The Daily Progress to cover a smorgasbord of UVA topics from early season baseball, the final stretch for basketball and the start of spring football in this two part Hoos On Podcast. In part two, Preston and Greg preview spring football ahead of practice starting up next week. The guys discuss the growing movement in college football to ditch the spring game...

Preston welcomes back Greg Madia from The Daily Progress to cover a smorgasbord of UVA topics from early season baseball, the final stretch for basketball and the start of spring football in this two part Hoos On Podcast. In part one, Preston and Greg discuss the first two weeks of the UVA baseball season and the slow start for the Cavaliers after trips to Puerto Rico and Texas. Then they go throu...