Live From West End

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman bring in Deputy Sports Editor Dylan Tovitz to break down a chaotic week of fall sports for Vanderbilt. The team begins by discussing a heartbreaking road loss to Alabama in football and looks ahead to what the upcoming bye week will bring for the Commodores. They move into soccer,...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman welcome Lead Sports Analyst Eli Landers into the studio to talk about Vanderbilt Football's continued undefeated start, which has now been extended to five games. The trio previews the team's road trip to Tuscaloosa for a rematch with Alabama, where they will be featured on...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman get things started by talking about then-No. 20 Vanderbilt Football's 70-21 thrashing of Georgia State before moving to preview the team's final nonconference game against Utah State. They also go through the newly released SEC slate for the next four seasons and analyze th...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman bring in a familiar guest, former Sports Editor Aiden Rutman, to talk about the current state of Vanderbilt Sports. The trio begins by breaking down a dominant 31-7 victory against then-No. 11-ranked South Carolina for the No. 20-ranked Commodores in football before moving to previ...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman welcome Managing Editor Vincent Xu to highlight Vanderbilt's comeback victory on the road over Virginia Tech in football. The trio then looks ahead to next week's road matchup with No. 11 South Carolina before shifting to soccer and volleyball to cover the victories, losses...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman go through some of the standout performances from Vanderbilt's 45-3 rout of Charleston Southern in football. The duo then moves to discuss Vanderbilt Soccer's victory over Yale on Senior Night and looming matchups against Georgetown and Middle Tennessee State to wrap up non...

On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Deputy Sports Editor David Hernandez. The trio talks about Vanderbilt Football’s upcoming matchup with Charleston Southern and what to look out for. They then transition to Vanderbilt Soccer's first loss of the season at Memphis and look ahead to a home stand...

On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman meet for the first time of the 2025-26 academic year. They preview Vanderbilt Football’s position groups and which stand out as the most exciting and most concerning. The duo then discusses Vanderbilt Soccer's string of three victories to start the season before wrapping up...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin take to the mics one more time as Vanderbilt students. The two begin with an update on the state of the VandyBoys. Is the team on the up and up despite losing two of three to Ole Miss? The duo then take the rest of the episode to reflect. Rutman and Barbin discuss their best moments fr...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Former Sports Editor Justin Hershey. The episode begins with Hershey dishing his thoughts on Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball’s transfer portal work - how are they going to replace the scoring of Jason Edwards? The trio then discusses Vanderbilt Baseball’s huge sweep of No. 5...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Non-revenue Sports Specialist Jayce Pollard and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with Pollard reflecting on a season in which Vanderbilt Bowling came up short. He talks about how NCAA Bowling has grown as a whole - the sport is in the best place it’s ever b...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Staffer Nolawi Solomon and Editor-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Hustler Barrie Barto. The episode begins with Solomon speaking with the guys about the importance of the VandyBoys’ sweep of the Gators, their excellent midweek play and whether he thinks they can host a...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Advisor of the Vanderbilt Hustler Jorie Fawcett and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with Fawcett describing how her love has grown for Vanderbilt sports, especially this year.  Fawcett tells the story of her lucky shirt, which hasn’t let down any of...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Dore Report Contributor Alex Kurbegov. The episode begins with a breakdown of Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball’s first round NCAA Tournament loss at the hands of St. Mary’s. They then discuss the season as whole and potential transfer portal needs. The trio do the same for Van...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with a breakdown of the VandyBoys’ weekend series against Auburn - what needs to change for Vanderbilt to be more competitive going forward? The four then breakdown both Vanderbilt Men’s a...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Staffer Tristan Rutman. The episode begins with both Rutmans and Barbin discussing the keys for Vanderbilt Women’s and Men’s Basketball as they await their NCAA Tournament bids. Rutman and Barbin then talk Vanderbilt Baseball - is the team good enough to contend wi...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Managing Editor Rhea Patney. The episode begins with Rutman and Barbin discussing Vanderbilt Baseball’s scorching 8-1 start to the season. Patney then joins the hosts to give her thoughts on the state of Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball after they’ve five of their last six g...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin have the pleasure of being joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Former Sports Editor Bryce Smith. The episode begins with Rutman and Barbin getting the update from Hall on the VandyBoys’ projected starters and rotation, as well as her expectations headed into the season. Smith...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Lead Sports Analyst Adams Burns. The trio begin by talking about Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball and their disappointing second halfs against Oklahoma and Florida. They then breakdown Mikayla Blakes’ historic 53 point outing against Florida, as well as what the Vanderbilt Wom...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin eagerly return to the studio to discuss the state of Vanderbilt sports. The duo discusses Men’s Basketball’s huge win over Kentucky, vaulting them to the No. 24 team in the nation. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin discuss big wins over Arkansas and Alabama, leading to the program...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin excitedly return to the studio to discuss Vanderbilt’s big weekend against Tennessee. The duo additionally discuss the two other Men’s Basketball games that took place this week - South Carolina and Alabama. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin discuss what they deem to be Shea Ralph...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin return to the mics for their first episode of the year focusing only on Vanderbilt Basketball. The duo discusses a loss at the hands of Missouri for Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball and debate if they have a go-to star. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin wonder if their overreliance on...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin meet in the studio for the first time in the new semester. The duo discusses the Vanderbilt Birmingham Bowl victory over Georgia Tech and what it means in the context of the evolving program. Rutman and Barbin then give updates on both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs. Both ar...

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin meet remotely for a special Birmingham Bowl preview. The duo outlines the key to a Vanderbilt victory, as well as discuss what Diego Pavia’s lawsuit victory means for the future of the program. Rutman and Barbin then discuss the College Football Playoff overall, and whether or not it w...

On this week's episode, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman is joined by Deputy Sports Editors Henry Oelhafen and Vincent Xu. The trio begin by discussing the ACC/SEC Challenge for men's and women's basketball. Each team only has one loss as they look to finish out the nonconference slate. They move on to talk about the football offseason and Vanderbilt's upcoming bowl game against Georgia Tech. The trio f...