The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast

WVU Baseball Comfortably Sweeps Kansas State

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 Mountainees.
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.

Mike Rooney returns to talk Big 12 Baseball

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. 
The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast is presented by Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery. 

Pitching strained, WVU Baseball Drops Series at Cincinnati

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.

WVU Baseball Flirts With No Hitter, Beats Houston in Series Finale

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.

Recapping the 2026 Gold-Blue Spring Festival

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 WVU Baseball Takes Series at Texas Tech

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.

Everyone will be watching women's basketball Saturday in Morgantown

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.

Big 12 Men's Tournament Preview, Women's Basketball Recap

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. 

West Virginia Baseball Season Preview

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.

WVU Sweeps Arizona State, Men Take on No. 1 Arizona

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.