In episode 49 of the Gold & Blue Breakdown show, Couz and Jonathan are breaking down the upcoming matchup between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Houston Cougars in this full WVU vs Houston football preview and prediction. In this episode, the guys discuss the biggest keys to a win for WVU football, key position matchups, and what players to watch for the Mountaineers.

The West Virginia Mountaineers will go on the road to take on the 22nd ranked Houston Cougars in game six of their Big 12 Conference schedule. WVU is coming off a close loss at home to TCU, while Houston is coming off a big win over number 24 Arizona State.

In a recent episode of College GameDay, Pat McAfee shared information about WVU football's financial situation that has some fans concerned. Rich Rodriguez has also shared in press conferences that the Mountaineers need approx. $10 million in NIL money to compete in the Big 12 Conference. Does this mean WVU is not in a good spot financially to compete in power 4 football? Couz will talk about that in this episode.

WVU football coach Rich Rodriguez has admitted that he and his staff missed on evaluating many of the players brought in from the transfer portal in 2025. He also confessed that WVU did not have the money they needed at the time to bring in a lot of high-end talent. He says they are in a better spot as they prepare to take on the transfer portal in 2026.

Former WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins recently visited with the Pitt Panthers basketball program and appeared on an episode of their behind the scenes documentary, Unscripted. This has many WVU fans angry. In this episode, Couz will give his thoughts on the matter.

The 2-5 WVU football team will host the 5-2 TCU Horned Frogs in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Star quarterback Josh Hoover leads TCU into Morgantown to take on a struggling Mountaineer team, who will be relying on true freshman signal caller, Scotty Fox, who is being thrust into action due to injuries to multiple West Virginia quarterbacks.

The TCU Horned Frogs will be traveling to Morgantown, WV to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers this Saturday, October 25, 2025. It is a coal rush themed game for WVU football, which means the team will be wearing their coal themed uniforms to honor West Virginia coal miners.

As the WVU football team continues to struggle in 2025, many fans are already talking about next season. In this episode, Couz embraces that and dives into what the Mountaineers need to address in the offseason to get better. He will list his top five priorities for Rich Rodriguez and the WVU staff. Will it involve coaching changes? What position rooms need to be addressed via the transfer portal? Couz tackles all of this and more. #wvu #wvufootball #wvumountaineers

In this live show, Couz will react to WVU football's embarrassing loss to the UCF Knights by a final score of 45-13. Couz will react to the loss and give his thoughts on the state of the program at the current time. He will talk stats and PFF grades from the game and discuss all three phases of the game. #wvu #wvufootball #wvumountaineers

With WVU quarterback Nicco Marchiol now officially out for the remainder of the 2025 season, some fans are speculating whether or not he will return to the Mountaineers in 2026. In this episode of the Gold & Blue Breakdown show, Couz and Jonathan will discuss just that.