The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast

On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor had the chance to sit down with US Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to talk about the Protect College Sports Act, which Capito helped get out of committee in the Senate and would make sweeping changes to the landscape of college athletics.

West Virginia baseball makes its first-ever trip to Omaha later this week, taking on Troy in the first game of the 2026 College World Series. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor preview the Mountaineers' trip to the College World Series.

For the first time ever, West Virginia baseball is heading to Omaha. The Mountaineers clinched their first College World Series berth with a 17-1 win over Cal Poly to win the Morgantown Super Regional on Saturday. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor share their reactions from the Morgantown Supe...

For the first time since 2019, West Virginia baseball is hosting NCAA Tournament games. The No. 16 national seed, the Mountaineers will host Wake Forest, Kentucky and Binghamton for the 2026 Morgantown Regional beginning on Friday.  On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor share their thoughts on the...

West Virginia baseball landed four players on the All-Big 12 First Team, headlined by Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Maxx Yehl. The Mountaineers begin play in the Big 12 Tournament in the quarterfinal round on Thursday evening. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor share their thoughts on West Virgin...

No. 9 West Virginia baseball honored 10 seniors in a pregame ceremony before coming from behind to beat TCU, 6-4, in the team’s regular season finale at Kendrick Family Ballpark on Saturday afternoon On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Cody Nespor and Sydney Cariel share their rapid reactions to the weekend's action.

No. 18 West Virginia baseball dominated Kansas State in all three games of the weekend, comfortably sweeping the Wildcats at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Plus, MLB Network's Jon Morosi shares his thoughts on the Mountaineers. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor share their rapid reactions to the we...

D1Baseball.com and ESPN college baseball analyst Mike Rooney makes his fourth appearance on the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast. During this visit with host Ryan Decker, Rooney gives a status report on the Big 12 Conference, weighs in on WVU baseball's recent play and discusses the Mountaineers sophomore star, Gavin Kelly.  The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast is presented by Mountain State Oral and Faci...

No. 12 West Virginia baseball lost at Cincinnati, 7-5, on Sunday, dropping the weekend series against the Bearcats. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Cody Nespor and Sydney Cariel share their rapid reactions to the weekend's action.

No. 15 West Virginia baseball defeated Houston 7-3 on Sunday to take the weekend series from the Cougars. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Cody Nespor and Sydney Cariel share their rapid reactions to the team's series victory.

Spring ball is in the books for WVU football, which is entering year two under head coach Rich Rodriguez. On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel share their rapid reactions to the team's annual spring scrimmage.

No. 17 West Virginia baseball won two of three games at Texas Tech over the weekend. Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor recap all the action on this episode of the Gold and Blue Nation podcast.

WVU women's basketball is hosting in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. No. 4-seed West Virginia takes on No. 13-seed Miami (Ohio) Saturday in the first round at Hope Coliseum. Hosts Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel, along with special guest Meg Bulger, preview the matchup.

WVU men's basketball heads to Kansas City as the No. 7-seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Championship. Head coach Ross Hodge's team needs to string a few wins together in order to get back in the NCAA Tournament conversation. Meanwhile, WVU women's basketball has returned from Kansas City with a trophy, following a win over regular season conference champ TCU in the Big 12...

On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor set the stage for the 2026 West Virginia University baseball season, which opens on Friday at Georgia Southern.

On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor recap Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the West Virginia basketball teams over Arizona State and preview the upcoming weeks for the Mountaineers.

Big 12 Conference play begins Jan. 2 for WVU men's basketball when it takes on No. 3 Iowa State. League play is already underway for the Mountaineer women. Both teams are on a crash course for challenging stretches in January. Hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor preview the road ahead for both teams. The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast is presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

On this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, we rank and discuss our favorite Mountaineer memories from 2025. Tune in to The Ross Hodge Show Dec. 26-27 to see Gold and Blue Nation's definitive Top 10 from '25 list. Use the hashtag #Top10from25 to sound off and share your favorite memories from the year. 

West Virginia's 49-0 loss to No. 5 Texas Tech made history, but for all the wrong reasons. Hosts Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel react to the game. The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast is presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

For the fourth Big 12 game in a row, WVU football played well enough to win, but still came up short in a 25-23 loss at Arizona State. Hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor react to the action and share their thoughts on WVU women's basketball and the "Greenbrier Five." The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast is presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

WVU football kept rolling in Saturday's 29-22 win over Colorado. Hosts Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel react to the action.

WVU football's five-game losing streak is over. The Mountaineers earned their first Big 12 Conference win under head coach Rich Rodriguez by taking down No. 22 Houston in 45-35 fashion. It's the program's first ranked win away from since 2018. On this episode, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor react to the game. 

In his second collegiate start, true freshman quarterback Scotty Fox threw for over 300 yards and two scores, but it wasn't enough for West Virginia to overcome a slow start in a 23-17 loss to TCU. Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel react to the game. 

History indicated that WVU might be in good shape heading into the matchup with UCF. Both teams were winless in Big 12 play entering the contest, but WVU had never previously lost to the Knights. That changed Saturday, as the Mountaineers were once again trounced in a road game, this time in 45-13 fashion in the Sunshine State. Hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor react to the action. 

WVU football's latest setback came at the hands of BYU. The Cougars bested the Mountaineers 38-24 on their home turf. The game ended early Saturday morning here in West Virginia. On this postgame edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor react to the action.