Mountaineer Sports Insider

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The Mountaineer Sports Insider podcast is your source for WVU Sports news, analysis, opinion, insights and more, brought to you by the Daily Athenaeum and U92 the Moose sports departments.

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MSI 83 - A Variety of Football(s)
#83
Yesterday at 3:48 PM

Cody, Brett, Connor and Matt speak about the WVU women's soccer team's first win in nine years against Penn State and WVU Football's defensive and special teams position battles, as Cody and Connor give hope for WVU Men's Soccer despite a rough start. 


MSI 82 - Welcome Back Edition: Year 2 Under Rich Rodriguez, WSOC Clean Sheet
#82
08/14/2026

Brett, Cody, Connor, Matt and RJ get together for the first time for an early-morning recording to speak about the new jersey patch deal, WVU Football's second year with Rich Rodriguez back in Morgantown and WVU Women's Soccer's season-opening 2-0 victory over Dayton. 


WVU Men's Soccer 2026 Preview - Interview With Head Coach Dan Stratford
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#81
08/11/2026

Cody and Connor speak with WVU Men's Soccer Head Coach Dan Stratford to preview the team's 2026 campaign for the first MSI of the new semester!


A Sit Down with WVU Athletic Director Wren Baker, MSI 10-10
A Sit Down with WVU Athletic Director Wren Baker, MSI 10-10 episode artwork
#80
10/10/2025

U92 Sports Director Quinn Robie and Sports Managing Editor of the Daily Athenaeum Bryce Cohen sat down with WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker to discuss all things WVU Athletics—a huge thank you to Andrew Hartlove for taking pictures during the interview. 


MSI 10-3
#79
10/03/2025

U92 Sports Director Quinn Robie and The Daily Athenaeum's Sports Features Editor Nick Castrilli talk about the WVU Football team and what to expect from New QB Khalil Wilkins. 


MSI 9-26
#78
10/03/2025

U92 Sports Director Quinn Robie and The Daily Athenaeum's Sports Managing Editor Bryce Cohen talk about the renaming of the Coliseum. 


MSI - 8-23
#77
08/24/2025

Quinn Robie, Bryce Cohen, Nick Castrilli and Nico Caretto break down WVU Director of Athletics Wren Baker's Aug. 22 preseason press conference on the latest episode of the Mountaineer Sports Insider. 


MSI - 5/26
#76
05/26/2025

Quinn and Bryce sat down to discuss WVU Baseball in the Big 12 Tournament, WVU Men's Basketball non-conference scheduling and more in the first episode of the Mountaineer Sports Insider this summer. 


MSI - 5-02
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#75
05/02/2025

Luke Blain, Cam Scott, Brian McQuillen and Joey Bray sit down one last time to talk WVU sports. The crew takes a walk down memory lane, highlighting some of their favorite moments from covering the Mountaineers. 


MSI - 4-25
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#74
04/25/2025

Luke and Brian sat down today to talk about WVU Baseball's stellar start to Big 12 play and some offseason highlights for the men's and women's basketball teams. Stick around until the end to hear a breakdown of some of the NFL Draft so far as well!


MSI - 3-28
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#73
03/28/2025

Luke Blain, Brian McQuillen, Joey Bray and Cam Scott are back from break to talk WVU sports. Men's Basketball hired its 24th head coach in Ross Hodge, and Women's Basketball's historic season came to an end in North Carolina on Monday. 


MSI 3-14
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#72
03/14/2025

Luke and Brian give a recap of the Big 12 Tournament appearances by the men's and women's basketball teams.


MSI - 2-28
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#71
02/28/2025

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Joey Bray are back to talk WVU sports. The Men's Basketball team got a much needed win over TCU late Tuesday night, while the Women's Basketball team capped off a historic run at the Coliseum on Wednesday. Baseball is in full swing and is off to it's best start in program history. 


MSI LIVE - 2-13
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#70
02/15/2025

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Brian McQuillen sit down for a LIVE edition of Mountaineer Sports Insider. The Men's Basketball team looks to get back on track on the road this weekend against the Baylor Bears, while the women's team has a pair of upcoming home games that feel more important than ever. 


MSI - 2-7
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#69
02/07/2025

Luke Blain, Cam Scott, Joey Bray and Brian McQuillen sit down for their weekly chat about all things WVU sports. The Men's Basketball team is coming off a tough loss on the road against TCU while the Women's team is back to their winning ways. 


MSI - 1-31
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#68
01/31/2025

Cam Scott, Luke Blain, Brian McQuillen and Joey Bray sit down for their weekly chat about WVU athletics. The men's basketball team dropped their third straight game on Wednesday night to Houston and the women's team looks to split the season series against Oklahoma State on Saturday. 


MSI - 1-24
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#67
01/24/2025

Luke, Brian and Joey sit down and discuss the current trends of WVU's men's and women's basketball teams. They recap the Jerry West Day upset over No. 2 Iowa State University and preview the teams' upcoming matchups.


MSI - 1-17
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#66
01/17/2025

Luke Blain, Brian McQuillen, Cam Scott and Joey Bray are back from break! The guys talk about the men's and women's basketball matchup's against Iowa State this weekend, as well an update on Mountaineer footballs outlook with the transfer portal. 


MSI 12-13
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#65
12/13/2024

Cam Scott, Luke Blain, Joey Bray and Brian McQuillen share their thoughts on the hiring of the new WVU football head coach Rich Rodriguez. The guys recorded this right after attending his inaugural press conference at the Coliseum and had lots to get into. 


MSI 12-06
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#64
12/06/2024

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Brian McQuillen give their weekly update on all things WVU sports. They start with the men's and women's basketball teams and their recent multi-teams events. The guys also shared their thoughts about the ongoing coaching search in the football program as well as Neal Brown's recent radio appearance. 


MSI - 12-03
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#63
12/03/2024

Luke Blain, Cam Scott and Brian McQuillen talk through the leadership change that's occurring in WVU's football program. The guys share their thoughts on what this means for the program going forward and who could be the next coach of the Mountaineers.


MSI 11-15
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#62
11/15/2024

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Brian McQuillen start with some Mountain State Derby talk as WVU gears up for it's Sun Belt Championship match against Marshall this weekend. The guys give their thoughts on both basketball programs on campus, as well as illustrate the Mountaineers path to the Big 12 Championship. 


MSI 11-08
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#61
11/08/2024

Brian McQuillen, Cam Scott and Luke Blain sit down for their weekly chat about all thinks WVU athletics. The guys spend some time breaking down the early season action between the men's and women's basketball teams, as well as some football talk. 


MSI 11-01
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#60
11/01/2024

Luke Blain, Cam Scott and Brian McQuillen sit down for their weekly breakdown of all things Mountaineer athletics. The guys start with some discussion about the change on the football team's coaching staff, then dive into post season talks for both the men's and women's soccer programs. 


MSI 10-25
#59
10/25/2024

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Brian McQuillen sit down to talk about all things happening in WVU athletics. From the football team's disappointing loss to Kansas State, to the volleyball teams back to back Big 12 victories.


MSI 10-18, Previewing the second half of WVU Football's schedule
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#58
10/18/2024

Luke, Cam and Brian go through the rest of WVU Football's schedule and provide an outlook for Mountaineer fans for the road ahead.


INTERVIEW - Rifle Head Coach Jon Hammond
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#57
10/04/2024

Luke and Brian sat down with WVU Rifle Head Coach Jon Hammond and talked about his outlook on the upcoming season and what he sees from this year’s squad.


MSI 9-27
#56
09/27/2024

Cam Scott and Brian McQuillen sit down to chat about what's happening across WVU athletics. The guys talk about the men's and women's soccer programs who are both undefeated in their respective conferences. They go on to share their thoughts state of WVU football after their comeback win over Kansas last Saturday. 


MSI 09-20-24
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#55
09/20/2024

Luke and Brian preview the upcoming week and discuss why there is yet hope for WVU Football, the women’s soccer team’s stellar month so far, the men’s and women’s basketball rosters and more.


INTERVIEW - WVU Tennis Senior Michaela Kucharova
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#54
09/18/2024

Luke sits down with WVU Tennis senior Michaela Kucharova to discuss the fall season as well has her time at WVU before she enters her fourth and final season as a Mountaineer.


INTERVIEW - Women’s Soccer player Taylor White
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#53
09/12/2024

Luke and Cam sit down with WVU WOmen’s Soccer forward Taylor White ahead of Big 12 play. They discuss the season so far as well as hopes for the rest of the season.


MSI 9-6
#52
09/06/2024

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Brian McQuillen go through all things happening in WVU athletics. The guys break down the newly top ranked Mountaineer men's soccer team, as well as the recent victories by the women's team. They touch on the release of the non-conference women's basketball schedule and close the show with some football talk.


INTERVIEW - WVU Swimming Assistant Coach Sydney Pickrem
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#51
09/06/2024

Luke and Cam sit down with WVU Assistant Swimming Coach and three-time Olympian Sydney Pickrem. They discuss her Olympics experience, her mindset ahead of her first time coaching and taking care of one’s mental health as an athlete.


INTERVIEW - WVU Volleyball Head Coach Jen Greeny
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#50
08/29/2024

Luke and Brian sat down with WVU Volleyball Head Coach Jen Greeny ahead of her first year at the helm of the team. They talked about her journey to Morgantown, what it means to coach the team in its 50th season, and more.


MSI 8-26
#49
08/26/2024

Luke Blain, Brian McQuillen, Cam Scott and Joey Bray go through the first half of WVU's football season. They break down the Mountaineers opponents and how they match up against WVU through the first six games of the season. 


MSI 8-23
#48
08/23/2024

Cam Scott, Luke Blain and Brian McQuillen breakdown the beginning of the WVU men's and women's soccer seasons. The guys share their thoughts on the teams' home openers and break down what they've seen from the Mountaineers. They provide a brief preview of the upcoming Penn State football game along with some general thoughts on the WVU Athletics landscape. 


INTERVIEW - Marcus Caldeira
#47
08/20/2024

Luke Blain and Cam Scott sit down with WVU men's soccer forward Marcus Caldeira and talk about why Mountaineer fans should be excited for this season. 


INTERVIEW - Head Men’s Soccer Coach Dan Stratford
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#46
08/19/2024

Luke and Cam sit down with WVU Men’s Soccer Head Coach Dan Stratford to discuss the upcoming season and what he and the team learned from last year’s stellar campaign.


Luke sits down with WVU Tennis Head Coach Miha Lisac and Assistant Coach Calvin Song
#45
05/22/2024

Luke talks with WVU Tennis Head Coach Miha Lisac and Assistant Coach Calvin Song about the team’s historic season and what they expect moving forward.


MSI 2-9
#44
02/20/2024

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