The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast

Despite weeks of hype surround WVU's season opener vs. Penn State, the Mountaineers didn't follow through in a 34-12 setback. We react to West Virginia's performance in the loss. 

Ceili McCabe has become the latest great distance running star at WVU. The speedy Canadian will now represent her home country at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.  Ryan Decker sits down with one of the eight Mountaineers competing in this year's Olympics. They speak about McCabe's WVU career, qualifying for the Olympics, her personal goals and expectations for herself in France, and John Denver'...

The unofficial kickoff to the college football season begins this week with Big 12 Media Days and for the second straight year, the league welcomes four new members.   Ryan Decker and GBN producer John Lowe break down the biggest storylines heading into the Big 12's big event in Las Vegas.

Will star WVU infielder JJ Wetherholt be the highest draft pick in program history?   Ahead of the upcoming MLB Draft, Wetherholt joins the show to discuss his time at WVU, the MLB Draft Combine, his thoughts on going pro and much more with Gold and Blue Nation's Anjelica Trinone.

It's summertime, so that means Best Virginia is going for the $1 million prize in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). On the latest Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, Anjelica Trinone sits down with former WVU hooper and current Best Virginia GM and head coach Chase Harler to discuss the new-look Best Virginia team, break down the roster and discuss upcoming Best Virginia Events ahead of TBT.

A preview of Gold and Blue Nation's upcoming special documentary episode of The WVU Coaches Show, chronicling the career of coach Randy Mazey. "Mazey: One of a Kind" airs this weekend on SportsNet Pittsburgh and Nexstar TV stations in West Virginia.

The WVU baseball team made its inaugural Super Regional appearance, and while the Mountaineers did not win either of the two games they played, there is a lot to be proud of in how they approached this weekend.  Two members of the GBN crew were in Chapel Hill. One of those members, Ryan Decker, is joined from Morgantown by Kevin Redfern on this latest edition of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast.  ...

WVU baseball is in Chapel Hill, getting ready to make its first appearance in an NCAA Super Regional. If the Mountaineers can win two games against UNC, they'll qualify for the College World Series. Hosts Nick Farrell and Kevin Redfern set the stage for what could be a historic weekend of baseball for the Old Gold and Blue.

For the first time in program history, the WVU baseball team will play beyond the opening stage of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Mountaineers go 3-0 in the Tucson Regional, and advance to a Super Regional for the first time ever.  Ryan Decker and Anjelica Trinone were in Tucson for the three-day tournament. In the wee hours of the night, they react to West Virginia's historic weekend, give ins...

WVU baseball is back in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in as many years, but this time around, it may have landed in the toughest regional in the country. Hosts Nick Farrell and Kevin Redfern discuss West Virginia's opponents in the Tucson Regional, and explain what must happen for the Mountaineers to advance to a Super Regional. 

For the third year in a row, WVU goes 0-2 at the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington, Texas. Now, the team waits to learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday. Nick Farrell and Kevin Redfern recap the losses to TCU and Kansas State at the conference tournament and examine WVU's NCAA resume.

After it was selected to finish in sixth place in the Big 12 preseason poll, the WVU baseball team ends the regular season as the No. 4 team in the conference. On the latest edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern recap the Mountaineers' series win at TCU and the subsequent Big 12 Tournament seedings, implications and reverberations.

There were only a few dry eyes in the stadium, and Randy Mazey's certainly were not among them. An emotional final home series for the WVU head coach ends with back-to-back commanding wins and thunderous applause.  WVU baseball not only takes the series vs. visiting Kansas State, but the Mountaineers ensure that Mazey's last home game as head coach ends with a victory.  Hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin...

The path to the top of the conference podium was never going to be easy, and the West Virginia Mountaineers were reminded of that this weekend in Cincinnati. With WVU's series loss at Cincinnati, the race for second place in the Big 12 standings will only get tighter. Hosts Anjelica Trinone and Kevin Redfern recap WVU baseball's series at Cincinnati in which it won just won game — and was outscore...

Following a dominant 11-1 victory over Pitt in the Backyard Brawl on Tuesday, ESPN and D1Baseball.com contributor Mike Rooney joins the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast to discuss WVU baseball, the Big 12 Conference, and college baseball's upcoming postseason.    On the latest episode of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, Ryan Decker interviews the former Arizona State coach and current ESPN broadcaste...

Each of the last four weekends have ended with a sweep involving the WVU baseball team, and for a third time in that four-week stretch, the Mountaineers were the ones doing the sweeping. Randy Mazey's club takes down the visiting Baylor Bears once again, as WVU stays near the top of the Big 12 standings.    On the latest episode of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redf...

Defense stole the show at a spring game that brought out the stars. On this episode, Gold and Blue Nation's Nick Farrell and Anjelica Trinone share their takeaways from the 2024 Gold-Blue Game.

Brooms were brought out for a third consecutive weekend involving the nationally ranked West Virginia baseball team, but this time Randy Mazey's club was on the receiving end of a sweep. No. 22 West Virginia drops all three games at Texas Tech, and loses its grasp on the top spot in the Big 12 standings.      On episode No. 100 of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfe...

WVU fans can get out their brooms for a second consecutive weekend. West Virginia takes all three games from No. 17 UCF, as the Mountaineers earn a historic sweep on the diamond. WVU trailed in all three games, but that didn't stop Randy Mazey's crew, who still hold on to the top spot in the Big 12 Conference standings.     Hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern react to this weekend's series, detail...

He ended his Mountaineer career as one of the most decorated centers in program history, and as one of the top homegrown performers in recent memory. Now, the next step in Zach Frazier's football journey is quickly approaching. With about two weeks to go until the 2024 NFL Draft, Frazier sits down with hosts Ryan Decker and Anjelica Trinone to reflect on his WVU career, his recovery from a leg inj...

Get out your brooms, because the West Virginia University baseball team has swept Kansas on the road. The Mountaineers welcomed back All-American JJ Wetherholt, as well as catcher and lineup staple Logan Sauve. By sweeping the Jayhawks, West Virginia has now taken over the top spot in the Big 12 Conference standings.    Hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern react to this weekend's series, breaking d...

The WVU wrestling program enjoyed one of its best seasons in recent history this year, and two All-Americans led the way. West Virginia native Peyton Hall and freshman Ty Watters each secured top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships last month.    Ryan Decker interviews WVU's latest All-American duo for this episode of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast. Hall and Watters give insight into the st...

West Virginia survived Sunday's 25-run marathon to salvage its latest Big 12 series against Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers are now 5-4 through their first nine conference games of the year, but Randy Mazey's group continues to get mixed results as they await the return of two of their best hitters.    Hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern react to this weekend's series -- highlighted by great pitc...

The next head coach of WVU men's basketball has arrived in Morgantown. He can see himself staying in the Mountain State for years to come.    Hosts Nick Farrell and Kevin Redfern react to comments made by new WVU hoops coach Darian DeVries and director of athletics Wren Baker during Thursday's press conference. 

Michael Admire, the play-by-play announcer for the Drake Bulldogs, knows Darian DeVries' former team inside and out. On the eve of DeVries' introductory press conference in Morgantown, we speak with Admire, who calls the next coach of the Mountaineers the "ultimate competitor."