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WVU baseball ends eventful week with rout of No. 9 Texas Tech

WVU baseball faced its second top-10 opponent in Lubbock this weekend and returns to Morgantown with a win and two losses added to its record.
The rocky three-game series capped off an eventful week for the Mountaineers which began with a big win in the Backyard Brawl at PNC Park. Ryan Decker and Sam Coniglio take you through the roller-coaster several days for "Mazey's Crazies, plus they take a look at the early-season exploits of Alek Manoah, the former WVU ace and the rising star of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Recapping spring football and the 2022 Gold-Blue Game

The 2022 Gold-Blue Game is in the books, bringing spring football to a close for WVU. On this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, presented by Pritt & Spano, Nick Farrell and Anjelica Trinone share their takeaways from the spring game, including their assessment of the team’s quarterbacks and offensive coordinator Graham Harrell’s new scheme. 
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WVU drops first Big 12 series before Backyard Brawl

After a pair of strong weekends to open the league slate, WVU suffered its first loss in a three-game clash to the fifth-ranked team in the nation, Oklahoma State, two games to one.
The series was competitive, as WVU held the Cowboys to two runs in the first two games. Now, WVU turns its attention to PNC Park, where they will face Pitt in the second edition of this year’s Backyard Brawl series before returning to the Lone Star State for another tough series against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
GBN’s Ryan Decker and Sam Coniglio come to you right from Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark to discuss what they saw over the weekend, then they look forward to what is in store for WVU in its next four games.
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Is WVU football a Big 12 contender with JT Daniels at QB?

WRBL Sports Director Rex Castillo is the latest guest on The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, sponsored by Pritt & Spano. In this episode, Castillo tells host Nick Farrell why Mountaineer fans should be excited about incoming transfer quarterback JT Daniels, and why the former Georgia Bulldog makes WVU an "interesting contender" right away in the Big 12.
 
Daniels announced his commitment to WVU football Wednesday. Read more about the transfer QB at www.GoldAndBlueNation.com and on the free Gold and Blue Nation App. 
 
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JT Daniels, the Backyard Brawl and financial education

Wednesday turned into an electric news day on the WVU sports beat. 
In the morning, former USC and Georgia quarterback JT Daniels announced his commitment to Neal Brown’s program via Instagram. The former five-star recruit is now the likely favorite to be West Virginia’s week one starting quarterback this fall. 
In this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Nick Farrell and Ryan Decker react to Daniels’ commitment, discuss what he could bring to the Mountaineers and discuss the impact his transfer could have on the team’s quarterback room. 
WVU plays its opener Sept. 1 against Pitt, the first Backyard Brawl on the gridiron in more than a decade. Shortly after Daniels announced his intent to join the Mountaineers, WVU and Pitt announced that the Backyard Brawl football series has been extended. 
Nick and Ryan share the latest details on the future of this series, which will now include games in 2029-32. 
And finally, WVU Athletics unveiled a new partnership with Robinhood Markets, Inc., which operates the popular stock-trading and investing app. This partnership is the first of its kind among Division I athletic programs, and through it, Mountaineer student-athletes will have access to unique financial education opportunities. 
Nick and Ryan sit down with representatives from Robinhood, as well as Oliver Luck, the former WVU director of athletics who recently co-founded the Country Roads Trust, which connects Mountaineer athletes with name, image and likeness opportunities. 
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Home sweep home for WVU baseball

Randy Mazey’s squad has won five of its first six games in the Big 12 after wrapping up its first sweep in the league since 2016. As it stands after the weekend, the Mountaineers are in first place — but with a slight asterisk.
Right fielder Austin Davis blasted the WVU offense from the leadoff spot, logging eight hits over the three games as the Mountaineer offense put up 22 runs on the Baylor Bears in Morgantown. A tough test looms on the other end, though, as the top-10 Oklahoma State Cowboys travel to Morgantown.
In the latest episode of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, Ryan Decker and Sam Coniglio break down all three games of WVU’s sweep over Baylor and take a look at the state of the squad as it enters the second half of its season.
 
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The Dawn Plitzuweit Era begins

WVU women's basketball has a new head coach. Former South Dakota coach Dawn Plitzuweit was formally introduced Tuesday as the sixth head coach in program history. According to director of athletics Shane Lyons, her stellar resume made her stand out as the candidate best suited to replace Mike Carey, the program's all-time wins leader, after he retired in March. 
Watch Plitzuweit's introductory press conference in full at www.goldandbluenation.com. 
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WVU baseball tops No. 12 TCU to open Big 12 play with a bang

West Virginia baseball headed to Fort Worth as the underdog, but it's coming back to Morgantown with a pair of wins after taking its first Big 12 series over No. 12 TCU. GBN's Ryan Decker and Sam Coniglio recap an exciting three games for the Mountaineers before they look ahead to a four-game home stand against Marshall and Baylor.
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After sweeping YSU, a formidable Big 12 awaits WVU

Randy Mazey's ball club pulled off its first sweep of the season when it topped Youngstown State in its final series in March, but the hill only gets steeper from here as TCU awaits the Mountaineers as their first opponent in the formidable Big 12 Conference. While WVU prepares for its first road trip in the league, GBN's Ryan Decker and Sam Coniglio sit down and break down exactly what has gone right for this year's exciting edition of Mountaineer baseball, as well as what needs to go well as the season turns to a gauntlet.
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Setting the stage for spring football at WVU

Neal Brown is calling it the first "true offseason" for the Mountaineer football program since 2019. The team held its first spring practice Tuesday, and will continue practicing through the Gold-Blue Game on April 23. 
 
In this edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, Nick Farrell is joined by Mountaineer Football Insider Anjelica Trinone. They breakdown key storylines, position battles and players on the roster who have the most to prove as the next phase of the offseason begins. 
 
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