Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

The annual FCS matchup gives us an opportunity to calibrate our expectations.

The awkward week arrives but WVU has work to do before the next big opportunity.

The outcome wasn't a complete shock. The performance was unsettling. But some of the explanation and realities are unsettling to the VIP subscribers.

Two teams started slowly. One team heated up. One team froze. The Mountaineer were frustrated by their own miscues as they came up well short of a season-opening upset.

We've dedicated enough to the offseason and the preseason. It's time for the regular season. Let's get right into the matchup, the meaning and the motivations as West Virginia plays host to No. 8 Penn State.

The wait is just about over and the 2024 season is just about ready to begin. Fans still have questions about key players, positions, possibilities and more. Let's figure it out.

Well, here we are. Venom at the ready. An upset on the table.

The preseason auditions are just about done, so the time has come for Chris and Mike to pick from the WVU roster and build an offense and a defense.