Hoos On Podcast

A double feature on this week's Hoos On Podcast with Ryan Odom's own version of Euro Trip and UVA baseball trying to surge towards a postseason berth.

First, Preston welcomes on Double Hoo and FIBA enthusiast Nick Kalinowski to talk about Virginia dipping into Europe to fill out Odom's first roster. Nick talks about the recent influx of top European prospects coming to the college game and the gray area that is international NIL. Then Preston and Nick breakdown each prospect linked or committed to UVA in Johann Grünloh, Thijs De Ridder, Elisse Assui and Martin Carrere. Finally, they discuss where Virginia's current roster sits in the ACC pecking order and what a couple of additions could do.

Later Preston is joined by D1 Baseball's Bradley Smart ahead of a massive series at The Dish between UVA and Miami. The guys breakdown what has gone wrong this season, but also a few bright spots before laying out what needs to happen for Virginia to make the NCAA Tournament.

Virginia has remained active in the transfer portal in nearly every sport this spring, so Preston welcomes back Mike Barber to take a look at UVA athletics in this new era.

Ryan Odom and staff finally added two bigs to the roster in German center Johann Grünloh and Kansas State transfer Ugonna Onyenso. Mike and Preston break down both of their fits on the roster and why both carry exciting upside. Later the guys compare last season's roster to the rebuilt roster put together by Odom and ponder if it's better before discussing what UVA still needs to add.

With 10 transfer portal additions this spring, Virginia has continued to revamp their roster heading into Tony Elliott's fourth season. Preston and Mike look at the key areas the Cavaliers have improved and discuss why this is the most complete and deepest roster in years. Then they breakdown why this is one of the more unique roster builds in the country and how have the offseason additions changed the expectations for next season.

As one portal closes, another opens. Preston is joined by Jacquie Franciulli from Wahoos 247 to talk about the college basketball transfer portal coming to a close and the spring transfer portal window for football opening and how UVA looks in both.

Preston and Jacquie discuss the upcoming NFL Draft and where Jonas Sanker will hear his name called, before looking at the flood of players entering the transfer portal looking for an extra year of eligibility and how this might get resolved.

Later they talk about the three transfer pickups for UVA football in Wallace Unamba, Jordan Robinson and Isaiah Augustave. Then Preston and Jacquie breakdown the viral clip of Deion Sanders calling out Virginia for tampering and how it's a win for the Tony Elliott and company. Lastly, they look forward for what the Cavaliers will target to close out this transfer window.

Finally, things have been a little quiet at JPJ with a few weeks passing since Ryan Odom's last commitment. Where things stand with the Cavaliers with a few targets and visitors, plus why the transfer portal is not the only place to keep your eye on when it comes to roster additions.

With the transfer portal in full bloom, Preston is joined by Kevin Cook aka "Hooz Got Next" to breakdown the latest from UVA men's basketball and answer some mailbag questions.

Preston and Kevin discuss the early news from the Cavaliers in the Ryan Odom era, how Virginia has kept their transfers so quiet and how the program compares nationally. Then the two breakdown each of Virginia's transfer additions before looking at the roster/coaching staff turnover.

Later Preston opens up the mailbag from The Sabre message board as Kevin talks the UVA big man situation, Malik Thomas, the current state of college basketball and more.

Spring football has wrapped in Charlottesville, so Preston welcomes back The Ball Hawk, Virginia Sports Radio Network color analyst Ahmad Hawkins to break down UVA this spring.

Preston and Ahmad give their initial thoughts on the spring game and talk about the benefits and whether the Cavaliers will keep the format going forward. Then each gives three stock risers from the spring, two key takeaways and one thing to watch going forward with the spring transfer portal opening this week.

The Double Bangs are flying in as Ryan Odom and company heat up in the transfer portal, plus UVA Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing Eric Ward joins Preston to talk about how to pack Scott Stadium come football season.

First, Kris Wright from The Sabre jumps on to talk about a flurry of transfer portal additions for Ryan Odom and what this tells us about UVA's roster rebuild. Preston and Kris breakdown each new commit and then look forward at who Virginia is targeting and what the roster needs. Finally, they discuss the recent announcements that Kyle Guy and Isaiah Wilkins are both leaving UVA and what that means for Ryan Odom's coaching staff as well as a clean break from the Tony Bennett era.

Then Eric Ward jumps on with Preston to talk about spring football and expectations for this season. Eric also talks about the newly created Football Fan Council and what ideas are already sparking up as they begin meeting. Lastly, Preston and Eric talk about ways to pack Scott Stadium again and what games he's already circling in his calendar for next season.

Preston welcomes on former UVA All-American and show sponsor Joe Reed to talk spring football and the outlook for the Cavaliers. Plus Preston gives his thoughts on the first three transfer portal pickups of the Ryan Odom era.

First, Preston and Joe revisit past spring football practices to see what trends can start to develop before the season begins. Joe talks about what clicked after a rough first season in 2016 before the Cavaliers made a bowl game the following season and how the momentum built leading to the 2019 ACC Coastal Championship. Later Joe talks about his experience seeing transfer quarterbacks like Bryce Perkins ingratiate themselves into the locker room with an eye on Chandler Morris trying to do the same thing.

Preston and Joe then turn their eye onto this year's Cavaliers and why Joe is confident in the steps Tony Elliott and staff are taking heading into year four. Joe also talks about his transition from football to Alcova Mortgage and how it relates to NIL.

Finally, Preston gives his thoughts on the Sam Lewis, Jacari White and Duke Miles pickups for Ryan Odom and UVA, while also taking a look at what's next for the Cavaliers in the portal.

After a flurry of transfer portal news around UVA, Preston jumped back on with Zach Carey from Streaking the Lawn to discuss where the Cavaliers currently stand.

Isaac McKneely has departed for ACC rivals Louisville, so Preston and Zach analyze the move and where this leaves Virginia. The guys also discuss Ryan Odom's podcast appearance on the Field of 68, alongside Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey, and why Odom seems to be good with a lot of roster turnover and some telling comments about play style. Also how analytics and NIL money relates to roster construction decisions.

Later Preston and Zach look at a few other former Wahoos on the move in Andrew Rohde, Blake Buchanan, Dai Dai Ames and Elijah Saunders. Then they discuss the timeline for this UVA roster getting pieced together and how many players from last year's team might end up staying. Finally, they look at a few other transfer targets for Virginia.

Preston welcomes back Greg Madia from The Daily Progress to breakdown some of the biggest headlines in UVA athletics from the basketball transfer portal to a key injury in spring football and the latest at Disharoon Park.

First Preston and Greg check in on the latest out of John Paul Jones Arena as Ryan Odom puts together his coaching staff and roster. The guys discuss how Odom could fill out his coaching staff in addition to the names we already know. Later they dig into the latest rumblings from the transfer portal, both players leaving and coming in.

Preston and Greg then react to the big news out of UVA spring football with highly-rated offensive tackle Monroe Mills suffering a 'long-term' injury. They walk through how this impacts the two-deep on the offensive line and the spring transfer portal plan.

Finally, the guys look at baseball bouncing back from a disastrous start with a sweep of Stanford and what it will take for the Cavaliers to turn around their fortunes for good this season.

As UVA embarks on a new era for men's basketball, Preston invites back David Teel from The Virginian-Pilot to talk through what to expect for the Cavaliers with Ryan Odom in charge.

First they react to March Madness, but not the play on the court. With coaches like Will Wade and Kevin Willard dominating headlines this March, Preston and David ponder how the college basketball calendar needs to change with coaching searches and the transfer portal.

Then Preston pulls out five takeaways from Ryan Odom's introductory press conference to discuss with David from the top-10 program talk/NIL resources, what Odom thinks of the current UVA roster, play style, the general manager and the rest of the coaching staff, including Griff Aldrich. Finally, David explains how Odom is ready to take on the mantle of being a high-profile ACC coach.