The Signal Caller with Jed Drenning

Jed Drenning recaps West Virginia’s loss to No. 21 ranked Oklahoma State and looks ahead to the Mountaineers' trip to Fort Worth for a Black Friday showdown with Gary Patterson’s TCU Horned Frogs to close out the 2019 regular season.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: John Madden, Turducken and Mike Leach

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: Against Oklahoma State, the WVU defense held Chuba Hubbard – the nation’s leading rusher – below his yards per carry average for the year on 20 of his 26 rush attempts.

Taking a look back at the signature win of Neal Brown’s young career at West Virginia – a victory at Kansas State as a 14.5 point underdog – and breaking down the Mountaineers upcoming Senior Day showdown against Oklahoma State this weekend in Morgantown.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: Grant Wiley, Jerry Claiborne, Frank Cignetti and Cliff Clavin

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: The Oklahoma State offense leads the nation with 19-plays from scrimmage of 50-plus yards.

Jed Drenning previews West Virginia’s trip to Kansas State as the Mountaineers try to rebound from a disappointing performance against Texas Tech last week.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: Blades of Glory, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and Earle Bruce

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: K-State tops the Big 12 and ranks No. 5 nationally in Time of Possession, contributing to the fact that only 4 FBS defenses have faced fewer offensive snaps than the Wildcats.

November football gets underway for the Mountaineers. Host Jed Drenning digs into the good and the bad of the upset WVU nearly pulled at Baylor on Halloween night and looks ahead to West Virginia’s matchup against Texas Tech.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: Tommie Frazier, Doug Flutie nightmare fuel Fred Smalls, former U.S. Army Specialist Ted Daniels, Groot and Quincy Wilson

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: The West Virginia punt coverage unit – which has allowed a total of just four return yards all season -- ranks No. 4 in the nation.

It's Halloweeen week! Jed Drenning revisits West Virginia’s loss at Oklahoma and previews the Mountaineers Thursday night showdown with Matt Rhule’s Baylor Bears – the Big 12's only remaining unbeaten team.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: The Many Worlds Theory, Dracula, the 1903 Transylvania football team, Conan O'Brien and the 1869 Rutgers Queensmen

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: Two years ago, in Baylor’s final two-deep, the Bears listed 28 freshmen and sophomores and only seven seniors among 44 offensive/defensive players.

Host Jed Drenning recaps the Mountaineers loss to Iowa State and takes a look at West Virginia’s trip to the Palace on the Prairie to tangle with Lincoln Riley’s No. 5 ranked Oklahoma Sooners.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rich Hollins, Mr. Grinch

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: A year after establishing an all-time FBS single season mark by averaging 8.6 yards per play, the Sooners offense is remarkably a yard ahead of that record-setting clip so far this year with an average of 9.6 yards per play.

Jed Drenning breaks down the Mountaineers tough loss to Texas last week and looks ahead to the Iowa State Cyclones visit to Morgantown.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: Mick Dundee, Ken Dorsey

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: Dating back to 2017, Iowa State has won eight straight games in October, outscoring the opposition by an average margin of 37-20 in those games.

Host Jed Drenning recaps West Virginia’s win at Kansas and pops the hood for a look at the Mountaineers nationally televised matchup against the 11th ranked Texas Longhorns.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: Matthew McConaughey (of course), Patrick Peterson and WVU’s 2022 non-conference opponents

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: In his last 17 games, Texas QB Sam Ehlinger has thrown 38 TDs against just 4 interceptions.

Host Jed Drenning breaks down the Mountaineers bounce back win over NC State and previews West Virginia’s trip to Kansas where they’ll square off against a Jayhawks team riding the crest of a surprise 48-24 upset win over Boston College.

OBSCURE REFERENCSE IN THIS EPISODE: George Jones, Pythagoras, Tony LaRussa and T’Challa

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: The Jayhawks 567 yards of total offense last week at Boston College was their most against a Power 5 Conference team on the road since amassing 572 in an overtime loss at Nebraska in 2006.

Jed Drenning breaks down West Virginia’s loss at Missouri and previews the Mountaineers matchup against North Carolina State, a game that features the return to Morgantown of former WVU defensive coordinator Tony Gibson who is now on staff with the Wolfpack.

OBSCURE REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: The Golden Girls and Lord Voldemort

KEY STAT IN THIS EPISODE: On the road and/or at neutral sites, NC State is plus-14 in turnover margin under Head Coach Dave Doeren.