The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast

West Virginia football fell 52-31 to Arizona at home on Saturday afternoon as the Mountaineers' defense struggled for the third week in a row.

Hosts Nick Farrell and Joey Cicini react to the action on this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

West Virginia footballlost its first true road game of the season, 45-42, at Iowa State's Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Hosts Joey Cicini and Cody Nespor react to the action on this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

West Virginia football opened Big 12 Conference play with a 41-24 loss to Oklahoma State at home on Saturday night. Hosts Sydney Cariel and Cody Nespor react to the action on this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

Behind a stellar performance from quarterback Mike Hawkins, West Virginia pulled off the upset in a 38-27 win over No. 25 Virginia. Hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor react to the action on this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery.

WVU football rolled to a 52-7 victory over UT Martin Saturday. On this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor break down the game and take an early look ahead to the game against Virginia. 

West Virginia looked terrific early in its season opener against Coastal Carolina, rolling to a 24-0 halftime lead. The second half was a much different story, even though the Mountaineers did hang on to win 31-24. Hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor breakdown the good, the bad and the ugly on this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, 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, 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 Super Regional and preview the Mountaineers' trip to Omaha.

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 Morgantown Regional and WVU's chances to advance to a third straight Super Regional.

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 Virginia's representation on the Big 12 baseball all-conference team and West Virginia's path to a potential Big 12 Tournament championship.

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 weekend's action.

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. 

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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 Tournament title game. Hosts Nick Farrell and Ryan Decker discuss that championship run and the players who made the difference for the Old Gold and Blue. 

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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

For the second week in a row, WVU gave up more than 40 points and was soundly defeated by a Big 12 team. This time, the Utah Utes were the opponent. Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel react to the game.

One week after an incredible comeback win in the Backyard Brawl, WVU football came up well short against Kansas in its first Big 12 Conference contest of the season. The Mountaineers fell 41-10. Hosts Nick Farrell and Cody Nespor react to the action and bring you postgame comments from head coach Rich Rodriguez.

After surrendering a 10-point lead at Pitt a season ago, West Virginia overcame a 10-point deficit to force overtime and then beat Pitt 31-24, giving head coach Rich Rodriguez a bit of redemption along the way. Hosts Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel recap the action.

Mistakes in the first half and poor offensive execution in the second half doomed WVU in a 17-10 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. Now, head coach Rich Rodriguez says the Mountaineers have to make corrections quickly ahead of next week's Backyard Brawl and the start of Big 12 Conference play later this month. On the latest postgame edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery, hosts Nick Farrell and Sydney Cariel share their takeaways from Saturday's game and bring you postgame sound from Rodriguez.

Head coach Rich Rodriguez earned his 61st win at WVU in 45-3 fashion over Robert Morris. The game, as does any season opener, featured plenty of good and not-so-good moments. We recap the action on this episode of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery. 

Ryan Decker and Cody Nespor preview West Virginia football's season opener against Robert Morris this week on the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast.

They also give an overview of what should be a wide-open Big 12 title race this season and review WVU's first depth chart of the year. Hear from WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez on why he has hope for the Mountaineers this year.

This week, NFL training camps are beginning all across the country, and a handful of former Mountaineers will battle for starting roles. 

KLAS Sports Director Chris Matthuis joins the show to share an update on Geno Smith. Riley Holsinger of Black & Gold Nation weighs in on Zach Frazier and Beanie Bishop. Gold and Blue Nation's Cody Nespor shares predictions on undrafted free agents vying for roster spots. 

Logan Sauve, the first WVU baseball player off the board in this month's MLB Draft, joins host Ryan Decker on the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast this week. The two are also joined by Logan's father, Jeff, who shares a lot in common with the now-former WVU catcher.  

After a short introduction from Ryan and Cody Nespor, the Sauves share their experiences from their very different MLB Draft experiences, react to Logan's WVU baseball career and the success of the Mountaineer baseball program, and speak about what it means to them to be the only father-son duo in...

WVU women's basketball head coach Mark Kellogg joins host Ryan Decker on the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast this week.

Kellogg reacts to former guard JJ Quinerly's success as a starter in the WNBA, talks roster construction and his early impressions of the team he'll be coaching in his third season with the Mountaineers, and also shares a funny story or two from his coaching career.