Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

The postgame podcast was preempted but we huddle between the loss to Kansas State and the finale against Oklahoma State to discuss the past, present and future for coaches, players and the program.

West Virginia welcome Kansas State for the final home game of the season. The Wildcats might be better than advertised ... but how?

The Mountaineers decided Shane Lyons will not be the one to solve the trouble with football.

Saturday's outcome may have marked the end of one era and the beginning of another, though not in the ways you may have expected.

West Virginia has had no luck against Oklahoma since joining the Big 12, but these Sooners aren't the same as they've been in the past. Are things bound to change at Mountaineer Field?

Defense, rebounding, depth, turnovers. West Virginia looked a bit like it has in good times and bad in the past but had more than enough to puklaway in its season-opener against Mount St. Mary's.

In need of a statement game, Neal Brown sure did come up with one.

It might not be exciting but it could be important for West Virginia Saturday. The Mountaineers are on the road again to take on Iowa State and are a touchdown-underdog despite the home team's five-game losing streak.

West Virginia returns to the road for Saturday's game against Iowa State, and we go behind enemy lines with Cyclone Alert's Nick Osen to learn about the last-place team in the Big 12.

The questions are obvious. The answers are ... fluid. WVU has a lot of work to do and time is ticking. Is there a reason to believe change is afoot or is this the next step toward the rumored conclusion?