Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

The Mountaineers lost together. They must win together. It's a leapfrog moment in a topsy-turvy time.

Subscribers wonder about the running game, Garrett Greene's interception and the proper way to view the rest of the regular season.

Let's begin with the end and discuss how Houston won and WVU lost Thursday night, but let's give time to the entire game Thursday night.

A West Virginia football game featuring Dana Holgorsen. What used to be the norm is now the exception when the Mountaineers visit Houston for a primetime game Saturday night. The matchups lean toward one outcome. How will WVU get there?

WVU will share the field with Dana Holgorsen and a bunch of other former Mountaineers on Thursday night. One side will end up looking better than the other.

A temperature check on the Big 12 coaches precedes picks for the best of WVU so far and the fate of the defense the rest of the way.

What's this? Mountaineer Madness is back? That's interesting. So, too, is this staff, this roster and the situation they're in this season.

WVU's football team is off to a hot start but gets a week to catch its breath. We use the occasion to appreciate what's been happening and to talk briefly about basketball's eventful start.

After a trying time to start the season, WVU gets some time off. Important work remains to jump-start the offense and break through like few are predicting.

The Mountaineers won with decent offense and dominant defense (again), which begs the question (again): Is this sustainable?