Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

West Virginia is five days and four practices into the preseason schedule, but the optimism for the season has sparked interest already. Questions are mounting about what to expect. Answers have arrived.

WVU football returns to the field with the first preseason practice on Wednesday. The mood is good, but there's work to do.

Just when it looked like the Big 12 was steady, here come rumors about more changes. Meanwhile, the football season approaches with a variety of questions to frame expectations and success.

The Big 12 embraces the change and moves the annual preseason media days to a new city. Why? That's one of many questions on our minds this week.

West Virginia's recruiting momentum has never been this strong under Neal Brown. The 2025 class is impressive and increasing. What's the secret to the success?

Darian DeVries still has some spots to fill on the bench and on the floor. Steve Sabins is already active in his first offseason. What to make of how they go about their business?

Three one-day camps and two official visit weekends have helped the Mountaineers during an important month on the recruiting calendar.

There might be bad news coming about one transfer. There might be good news about Javon Small, too.

Monday's edition was stuffed so we set aside a special space for football updates.

The basketball roster is almost complete, which begs a few questions from listeners who want to know more about what's going on with the Mountaineers.