The Mountaineer Report

Is it time WVU fans adjust their expectations for year one of Rich Rodriguez's return? Mike Asti and Luke Blain unpack the loss to Kansas, preview what's to come against Utah and discuss what's now reasonable to expect out the rest of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Asti and Luke Blain welcomed Katie Maher of KCTV5 back to West Virginia Sports Now for a preview edition of Mountaineer Report. Maher helped the guys preview WVU opening Big 12 play on the road at Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To preview the most anticipated Backyard Brawl in recent memory, Mike Asti and Luke Blain welcomed Nathan Breisinger of WV Sports Now's sister site Pittsburgh Sports Now. The trio talked the past, present and some of the future of the West Virginia vs. Pitt rivalry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is WVU football on upset alert this week? Mike Asti and Luke Blain talk what to make of West Virginia's win over Robert Morris and then preview what's to come on the road against Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WVU legend Steve Slaton joined Mike Asti to offer his predictions for the 2025 season and discuss Rich Rodriguez's return to West Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To preview the 2025 WVU football season, Mike Asti and Luke Blain did something that seems impossible based on the uncertainty surrounding this West Virginia team. They went game-to-game predicting if WVU will enter as a favorite, underdog or it will be a "swing" matchup before handing the Mountaineers a win or a loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a full week of WVU football fall camp practice in the books, Mike Asti and Luke Blain discuss their thoughts from what they're seeing and hearing around the program. They also talk the position battles, most notably if Rich Rodriguez has tipped his hand on the quarterback competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a heavy focus on basketball for this edition of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Luke Blain talk Best Virginia's run in the TBT and then pivot to discussing Ross Hodge's summer update about the current WVU team. They even wrap the show rating how crazy Rich Rodriguez is on a 1-10 scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Luke Blain recap WVU football Big 12 Media Days and discuss some rumors circulating. What was the most interesting thing Rich Rodriguez said in Texas? Is there any chance Nick Saban coaches again? Is WVU interested in Jake Retzlaff? They entrain the Retzlaff rumors and talk the pros and cons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

For bonus content only a couple weeks away from the start of fall camp, WV Sports Now's Mike was asked to preview the upcoming WVU football season on KMA Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the return of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti welcomes his new co-host Luke Blain on his debut show. They talk WVU football's Return of the Gloss, the low national expectations and debate the impact a different schedule strategy may have on Ross Hodge in his first season leading West Virginia basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Cody Nespor's final appearance on Mountaineer Report as he wraps up his second tenure with WV Sports Now, Mike Asti and Nespor debate Rich Rodriguez's newfound Hall of Fame eligibility and preview the WVU baseball team's chances in the NCAA Regional play. Nespor even dropped a couple hot takes to conclude his time on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor discuss a top in-state prospect commits to a blue blood over WVU, more national media doubt Rich Rodriguez and bad vibes loom over WVU baseball ahead of the Big 12 Tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Rich Rodriguez and the WVU football program being disrespected nationally? On the latest episode of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor discuss the early low expectations for the Mountaineers in 2025? Will Rich Rod's bold claims end up haunting him? They also talk the pressure that's now on Steve Sabins and the baseball team to still make sure they win the Big 12 regular season title....

As the WVU news refuses to slow down, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor are back with another edition of Mountaineer Report. They gave their thoughts on the new 1965 throwback football uniform, if there's reason for any baseball concern after another midweek game loss and another update on the work Ross Hodge and Rich Rodriguez have been doing recruiting wise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

On the heels of the NFL Draft, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor discuss the pro potential for Wyatt Milum and the other Mountaineers who signed with NFL teams on this new episode of Mountaineer Report. Mike and Cody also talk about where the WVU football roster stands now after some recent big transfer additions and then debates where the 2025 WVU baseball teams ranks compared to the historic 2023 and 20...

Tony Gibson's recent comments have sparked a new "should WVU play Marshall in football?" debate, prompting Mike Asti and Cody Nespor to go back and forth on the topic themselves. They cover every angle of the debate and then also clear up some confusion about the current state of West Virginia's roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Pat McAfee's "Big Night Aht" to Ross Hodge's early recruiting and the recent WVU football cuts, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor have a lot to discuss on this new episode of Mountaineer Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the heels of the Ross Hodge introductory press conference, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor fired up a new episode of Mountaineer Nation to evaluate how the new WVU basketball head coach performed and discussed the highs and lows of his first opportunity to speak to Mountaineer Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did Rich Rodriguez bring up Neal Brown? Are there any better solutions to the spring game debate than to just have a showcase event full of drills? Why does it feel like the chatter about WVU hiring Ross Hodge has calmed down? Mike Asti and Cody Nespor tackle all of these questions and much more on the latest edition of Mountaineer Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

WVU hiring Ross Hodge sparked a big reaction across Mountaineer Nation, and that reaction then prompted Mike Asti and Cody Nespor to deliver their own rants about the move on a live edition of Mountaineer Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After talking to Wren Baker at his press conference to kickoff another WVU basketball coaching search, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor get together for another episode of Mountaineer Report. They give an update on where the search stands, discuss what they think of what Baker had to say and even drop some hot takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darian DeVries leaving West Virginia for Indiana, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor did another emergency podcast edition of Mountaineer Report to react to the big news. They talked Wren Baker having to do another search, the value of the WVU basketball program and which coaches make sense to replace DeVries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining everyone else, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor unleashed their thoughts about WVU basketball not making the NCAA Tournament. If you feel WVU was snubbed and want to hear another rant session about it, this edition Mountaineer Report is for you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a live edition of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Cody Nespor recap what happened to WVU to cause one of their worst performances of the season and if West Virginia now has to worry about making the NCAA Tournament. They also then discuss Blaine Stewart leaving WVU football for the NFL and why it's not actually that surprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices