Hoos On Podcast

Virginia survives by an inch in Chapel Hill and Ryan Odom makes his JPJ debut (kind of), Preston and Justin Ferber from Cavs Corner dive into a busy weekend for the Wahoos.

First, Preston and Justin react to Virginia hanging on to win 17-16 in overtime against UNC and Bill Belichick with their One BIG Take. Then Preston calls an audible for the Hoos On Player of the Game handing the honor to Mitchell Melton, while Justin discusses a mostly solid game from the defense.

Preston and Justin then devote their time to the question on everyone's mind: What's wrong with the UVA offense? The guys discuss Chandler Morris, the offensive line, Des Kitchings, injuries and an overall lack of rhythm. Then they look ahead at the remainder of Virginia's schedule to ponder what the rest of the season could look like.

Finally, Preston and Justin react to Virginia's final exhibition against Villanova. They each toss three things they learned about the Cavaliers, including Malik Thomas living up to expectations, the rotation and defensive concerns.

Virginia rides a 5-game win streak into 130th The South's Oldest Rivalry, Preston is joined by UVA alum and Barstool's Jake Malasek, who makes his first appearance since last year's matchup between UNC and UVA.

First, Preston and Jake take a vibe check for Virginia football after the program's best start since 2007. Jake talks through a run of one possession victories for the Cavaliers and assesses their ACC Championship and College Football Playoff chances. Then Jake breaks down Chandler Morris and ranks recent UVA quarterbacks on a confidence scale.

Later Preston and Jake preview The South's Oldest Rivalry with their thoughts on year one of Bill Belichick at UNC before giving their predictions. Finally, Jake gives his early impressions of UVA men's basketball under Ryan Odom.

The Cardiac Cavs are back with another thriller and Preston is back with Kris Wright from The Sabre to break down the come back win over Washington State and thoughts on Virginia's exhibition at Vanderbilt.

First, Preston and Kris talk about the wild, heart-pumping results for the Cavaliers this season and over the years before discussing a fantastic atmosphere at Scott Stadium. Then Preston hands out the Hoos On Player of the Game to Kam Robinson for his walk-off safety and Kris gives the UVA star linebacker some more flowers.

Later Preston and Kris break down some of the offensive issues in the last two games from a lack of rhythm to Chandler Morris. Then the guys shine a light on the play of nickel Ja'son Prevard and kicker Will Bettridge, who made key plays in the comeback. Finally, a look ahead to the ACC Championship race after Miami and Duke drop conference games.

Before wrapping up, Preston and Kris give their takeaways from the UVA men's basketball scrimmage, including some of the questions, the Cavaliers interior presence and more.

A fall double feature on the Hoos On Podcast, as Preston catches up with Greg Madia from The Daily Progress to hand out midseason grades and preview Washington State and then welcomes on UVA shortstop Eric Becker to chop it up about fall baseball.

First, Preston and Greg talk through all of the injury updates for UVA coming off the bye week and the position the offensive line is in now. After six games, Preston and Greg then hand out midseason grades for the offense, defense, special teams, Tony Elliott and the front office. Finally, they look ahead to Washington State with a break down of matchups to look for and if Virginia could get tripped up by the Cougars.

Later Preston is joined by All-ACC shortstop Eric Becker to discuss the first fall ball under new head coach Chris Pollard. Becker talks about the progress the team has made this fall, who's standing out and why there are a lot of similarities between Pollard and Brian O'Connor. Then Becker dives into his reaction to O'Connor leaving, his time in the transfer portal and why he ultimately stayed at UVA.

Virginia returns to action after the bye week, but first Preston catches up with UVA wide receiver Trell Harris to talk about the team's 5-1 start, his inspiration and why the Cavaliers are exactly where they thought they would be.

Preston and Trell talk about a well-timed bye week for UVA and the bye week routine for the team's leading receiver. Then Trell walks through some of the biggest moments of the season, including the win over Florida State and the moment he shared with his family. Preston then asks Trell when he realized this Virginia team was different, what playing in this offense is like and how Chandler Morris has set the tone.

Later Trell tells the story of how receivers coach Adam Mims fought through the snow to land the Kent State transfer's commitment. Preston and Trell also walkthrough one of Harris' biggest motivations to play football at a high level. Finally, Trell shares why no one inside the building at UVA is surprised by their start or shy about where they want to go.

The Hoos On Podcast rolls into Charlotte for ACC Tipoff as Preston is joined by The Virginian-Pilot's David Teel, UVA men's basketball coach Ryan Odom, UVA players Malik Thomas and Dallin Hall, ESPN's Seth Greenberg and former Cavalier and current Cal guard Dai Dai Ames.

First, David Teel stops by to open the show with thoughts on Virginia's roster and where the Cavaliers sit in the ACC. Then Preston and David talk through the top teams in the ACC from Duke, Louisville, UNC and NC State and an under the radar team in Virginia Tech. To wrap up, Teel gives the one thing he's most curious about with the UVA roster.

Then UVA head coach Ryan Odom joins the podcast for the first time to discuss the team's first few weeks of practice, how the pieces are fitting together, the general manager position and the ACC's potential resurgence.

ESPN's Seth Greenberg hops on next as a lifelong friend to Ryan Odom and family. Seth shares about sharing a room with Ryan before finding an apartment in Charlottesville and why Ryan was always meant to be the head coach at Virginia. Then Seth offers his opinion of the Cavaliers and how the ACC stacks up this year.

New Virginia guards Malik Thomas and Dallin Hall join Preston to talk about how an almost entirely new roster has gelled and described each other's games.

Finally, a familiar face in a new place joins with former UVA and current Cal guard Dai Dai Ames, who talks about his one season at Virginia and his new stop on the West Coast.

With another overtime win in the books UVA hits the bye week, while Preston is joined by ESPN's David Hale to recap Virginia's win at Louisville and review the season so far at the halfway point.

First, as is custom on the show, David recaps his trip to see an ACC clash (?) between Clemson and UNC and the dire season taking shape in Chapel Hill. Then Preston and David turn their attention to Virginia's win on the road in Louisville with their One BIG Takes and what they learned about the Cavaliers after their 3-0 start to ACC play. Later linebacker Kam Robinson is the Hoos On Player of the Game and David talks about his impact in the middle of the UVA defense.

Then Preston and David take stock of the season at the halfway point after Virginia's best start since 2017. David shares why he believes the Cavaliers are a different looking team from adapting to the college landscape, the transfer portal and internal growth on offense. Finally, David and Preston ponder if now is the time for UVA fans to start thinking about the ACC Championship game and even the College Football Playoff.

UVA upsets Florida State, the Cavaliers are ranked and Virginia Sports Radio Network analyst Matt Schaub is back on the Hoos On Podcast with Preston to discuss what changed inside the program to get to this point.

First Preston and Matt look back at the wild scene at Scott Stadium last Friday night and break down some of the biggest moments of the game. Then Matt talks about what a win like this means for Virginia football moving forward.

Quarterback corner, Matt analyzes what makes Chandler Morris unique as a quarterback from footwork to leadership and breaks down a few mistakes the UVA signal caller will learn from. Then Preston and Matt toss around the idea of where this offense could belong in the pantheon of great Virginia offenses. Later Matt explains why he thinks this Wahoo defense is only gaining more momentum after their performance against Florida State.

Finally, Preston and Matt preview the road trip to Louisville and log their predictions for a big game in the state of Kentucky this weekend.

Charlottesville partied like it was 1995 on Friday night and Preston welcomes on Wahoos 247's Jacquie Franciulli to podcast like it's 2025 and react to an historic night as UVA upsets No. 8 Florida State 46-38 in double overtime.

First, Preston and Jacquie set the scene at Scott Stadium after the fastest field storm in college sports history and the emotions surrounding the win. Then they discuss where this ranks among college sporting events either has attended in-person.

Later Preston hands out the Hoos On Player of the Game, which was given to the UVA offensive line as Jacquie discusses the job the unit has done. Then Preston and Jacquie focus on Des Kitchings and the offense, Chandler Morris and some of the other major plays on offense. Preston then makes his case why this was an impressive performance from John Rudzinski and the UVA defense despite what the box score says.

Finally, Preston and Jacquie discuss if the win changes their expectations for the rest of the season.

30 years after one of the signature wins in Virginia program history, Preston welcomes on Demetrius "Petey" Allen to look back at the 1995 UVA win over No. 2 Florida State and preview this Friday night's primetime matchup at Scott Stadium.

First, Preston and Demetrius set the stage for the 1995 season, which included close losses to Michigan and Texas leading up to the Floria State game. Then Demetrius walks through some of the greatest moments from the 1995 matchup between Virginia and Florida State including Tiki Barber's performance, the James Farrior blocked punt, his own 72-yard touchdown and stopping Warrick Dunn. Plus, Petey shares a few stories for the first time like how he celebrated his touchdown and getting fans off the field before "The Stop".

Demetrius also touches on his legendary Peach Bowl kickoff return against Georgia and shares his excitement for this week's Florida State-UVA game in Charlottesville.

Then Preston wraps up with a few updates from Tony Elliott's press conference and previews the matchup against Florida State.