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An evaluation of Ross Hodge's new-look WVU basketball team headlines this episode of Mountaineer Report. Mike Asti and Luke Blain evaluate the Mountaineer from their exhibition against Maryland and talk expectations for the roster, most notably top freshman Miles Sadler. They then discus West Virginia football in front of a big game at TCU and if the defense can reach a level to not ruin the season for Mike Hawkins and the offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the defensive struggles at front and center all week, Mike Asti and Luke Blain spend a whole show talking about why the WVU defense has been so bad, what Zac Alley said and how much of a leash he should receive moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Mountaineer stay undefeated and keep proving doubters wrong? Mike Asti and Luke Blain discuss the significance of the Virginia win and then preview the matchup with Oklahoma State as WVU football opens up Big 12 play under the lights on Saturday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a big game on deck, Mike Asti and Luke Blain evaluate this WVU football team through two games and then preview the matchup with Virginia. What kind of statement would a win over the Cavaliers be? What's on the line for Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia? They get into it all on this episode of Mountaineer Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's year two of Rich Rodriguez's second tenure, making it a pivotal season for the WVU football program. So on this edition of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Luke Blain go through the schedule to predict the Mountaineers' season. Who is higher on WVU? Will the back half of the schedule ruin an otherwise strong season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the WVU football quarterback competition basically over? Mike Asti and Luke Blain discuss and then get into more topics from fall camp and the hype surrounding West Virginia men's basketball on this episode of Mountaineer Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even with WVU football in the midst of fall camp, it's Brenen Lorient's return to Mountaineer basketball that led off this edition of Mountaineer Report. Mike Asti and Luke Blain discuss Lorient's impact and how Ross Hodge should utilize his familiar veteran. They also talk what Rodriguez's recent comments mean for Matt Sieg's chances to play both sides of the ball and his plan with a couple fifth-year eligible players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With WVU football fall camp underway, Mike Asti and Luke Blain discuss Rich Rodriguez's comments about the low national expectations and if he plans to add to the roster on the latest episode of Mountaineer Report. They also get into what fans can make of what Rodriguez is saying and why it points to optimism from the head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As both Rich Rodriguez and Ross Hodge are preparing for important second seasons, Mike Asti and Luke Blain discussthe expectations for WVU football and basketball. Are the national projections fair? Why are so many people still down on Rodriguez's improved roster? Why is Hodge under more pressure even though he's coming off a better first season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To put a final bow on WVU baseball's magical season, Mike Asti brought Griffin Floyd back on for another edition of Mountaineer Report. Griffin, who has led WV Sports Now's baseball coverage for four seasons now, helped discuss what getting to Omaha means, how this program got to this point and what the realistic standard of Mountaineer baseball should be moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a special edition of Mountaineer Report, Mike Asti and Griffin Floyd welcome West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey on the show to discuss the impact of WVU baseball's postseason run and what to expect in the College World Series. Morrisey even answers if he's circling North Carolina as a potential opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a first coming up and another first-ever scenario on the board, Mike Asti is joined by Griffin Floyd to preview WVU baseball hosting a Super Regional against Cal Poly and the path to Omaha for the College World Series. What are the keys to beating Cal Poly? Are the Mountaineers vulnerable for the upset? What will Omaha look like if West Virginia gets there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of WVU baseball hosting the Morgantown Regional, Mike Asti and Luke Blain preview West Virginia ahead of the tournament, discuss what it means to the program and the pressure on the Mountaineers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a mid May check in, Mike Asti and Luke Blain discuss the national doubt about WVU football, the national hype for WVU basketball and WVU baseball getting hot at the right time on a new episode of Mountaineer Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Asti and Luke Blain open and close the latest episode of Mountaineer Report with JJ Wetherholt's remarkable rookie season and talk a Big 12 offer and baseball's recent struggles in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices