Live From West End

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel are joined in the studio by Deputy Sports Editor Jack Frutkin. The trio reflects on Vanderbilt’s first loss to Auburn last weekend. They then open The Commodores’ fifth game week with a full breakdown of the Georgia matchup, including notable players on both sides of the ball. From there, the dialogue widens to the most pressing news around the NFL and college football. Closing it out is Charlie’s Curtain Call™: Georgia trivia.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel are joined in the studio by Deputy Sports Editor Tristan Rutman. The trio reflects on a wild finish to last week’s Vanderbilt vs. NC State matchup. They then open The Commodores’ fourth game week with a full breakdown of the Auburn matchup, including notable players on both sides of the ball. From there, the dialogue widens to the most pressing news around the NFL and college football. Closing it out is Charlie’s Curtain Call™: Auburn trivia.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel open Vanderbilt’s third game week with a full breakdown of the NC State matchup — notable players on both sides of the ball and the matchups worth watching. From there, the conversation turns to recently announced starting quarterback Jared Curtis and Clark Lea’s coaching staff. Then, the dialogue widens to the most pressing news around the NFL and college football. Closing it out is Charlie’s Captivating Challenges™: NC State trivia.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel are joined in the studio by Deputy Sports Editor Colin Adams. They open the episode with a full breakdown of the Austin Peay game, covering the QB battle among other storylines. The trio then previews the Delaware game, including notable players on both sides of the ball and the matchups worth watching. From there, the trio closes it out with Charlie’s Captivating Challenges™: Delaware trivia.

On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel open Vanderbilt's first game week with a full breakdown of the Austin Peay matchup — notable players on both sides of the ball and the matchups worth watching. From there, the conversation turns to Clark Lea and his coaching staff, then widens to the most pressing Week 1 news around college football. Closing it out is Charlie's Charming Challenges™: Austin Peay trivia.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel meet with Deputy Sports Editor Tristan Rutman. They kick things off with a wide examination of Vanderbilt's upcoming football season. The trio breaks down each position group’s strengths and weaknesses, including a recent and surprising QB decision. The discussion then focuses on Clark Lea and the rest of his coaching staff. Charlie, Eli and Tristan then give their thoughts on the recent college football news and the ever-continuing transfer portal saga. They then move to the summer’s biggest NBA free agency moves, as the season looms in the distance. The trio concludes with Charlie’s Charming Challenges™, the name a clear work in progress.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, newly appointed Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel meet virtually with Deputy Sports Editor Jack Frutkin. They kick things off with a broad, then specific examination of Vanderbilt's disappointing baseball season. The trio then move to breaking down recent men’s basketball news including Tyler Tanner's return. The discussion focuses on Mark Byington's roster construction, and a brief season outlook. Charlie, Eli and Jack then give their thoughts on the NBA playoffs, with The Finals beginning on Wednesday night. They then conclude the main discussion with a few points on football, where Vanderbilt has released its first three game times of the season. Doing his best Tristan Rutman impression, Charlie brands his own final segment, Dropping the Anchor™, in which the trio give controversial predictions to revisit in a future episode.

On the final episode of Live From West End of the 2025-26 academic year, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen is joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Senior Sports Analyst David Hernandez. To start the episode, the trio of seniors takes a few minutes to break down the recent 2026 NFL Draft as well as Diego Pavia signing a three-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. They then transition onto recapping Vanderbilt Baseball's series loss to No. 4 Texas. As a final send-off, the trio discusses what The Vanderbilt Hustler has meant to them and reflects on some great moments from the last four years. From bowl game victories to March Madness to weekly meetings, all three reminisce for one final time as their term on The Hustler's editorial board wraps up on May 1.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are back in the studio for Tristan's final episode of the year. They kick things off with some news about Vanderbilt Women's Basketball head coach Shea Ralph's extension to stay at Vanderbilt. The duo then moves to breaking down a trio of men's basketball transfer portal commitments in Berke Buyuktuncel, Ace Glass, Bangot Dak, Sebastian Williams-Adams and T.O. Barrett, before discussing some other names that head coach Mark Byington is targeting. They then move to baseball, where Vanderbilt won two of three games on the road against Kentucky prior to taking down Xavier at home. To close out the episode — and his time as Sports Podcast Producer — Tristan takes Henry on a trip down memory lane during his final "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™."

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Senior Sports Analyst Charlie Siegel as they continue their coverage of Vanderbilt Athletics. The trio starts by noting some transfer portal departures and additions for both basketball teams before diving into a few key targets that could become Commodores soon. They move on to baseball, where they discuss Vanderbilt's series against Oklahoma, in which the 'Dores won one of three games before dominating Lipscomb on Tuesday. To wrap up the episode, "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™" features a new segment by Henry called "Rothstein or Not Rothstein," where Tristan and Charlie try to identify if posts from X are real Jon Rothstein quotes or not.