Locked On West Virginia - Daily Podcast on West Virginia Mountaineers Football & Basketball

Mike Hawkins Jr. just delivered the type of performance that makes an entire country take notice. After torching Virginia with his arm and legs, the WVU quarterback earned PFF’s No. 1 overall quarterback grade in college football for Week 3. Now the comparisons to Mountaineer legend Pat White are becoming impossible to ignore. Seventeen years after Rich Rodriguez last coached White at West Virginia, does he have another transformational dual-threat quarterback capable of returning WVU to national prominence? We compare Hawkins and White, break down Hawkins’ spectacular performance against Virginia and discuss what his emergence could mean for the future of Mountaineer football. Is Mike Hawkins the next Pat White—or is he preparing to create a completely different WVU legacy of his own?

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Virginia just released a “Defend Our State” hype video ahead of its showdown with West Virginia—and Mountaineer Nation may recognize some of the language. “Life is old here, older than the trees.” Blue Ridge Mountains. Shenandoah River. Roads that have always taken us home. Those references sound awfully familiar. Was Virginia simply celebrating its home state, or did the Cavaliers intentionally hijack “Country Roads” to send WVU a message? In this episode, Mountaineer Paul breaks down the video, every apparent reference to West Virginia’s unofficial anthem and why Virginia may have just added even more emotion to this highly anticipated matchup. The Cavaliers say they’re defending their side. Now Michael Hawkins Jr., Rich Rodriguez and the Mountaineers have an opportunity to answer

HALFTIME THOUGHTS- West Virginia FOUND IT'S STAR Quarterback as they lead at half!

College GameDay has made its decision—and nearly the entire desk is picking No. 25 Virginia to beat West Virginia. Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, guest picker Morgan Freeman and Kirk Herbstreit all sided with the Cavaliers. The only person willing to stand with the Mountaineers? Pat McAfee. In this episode, we break down the overwhelming GameDay predictions, the disrespect surrounding WVU and why Rich Rodriguez’s Mountaineers have an opportunity to shock the country. Is West Virginia being overlooked, or does the GameDay crew see something WVU fans don’t? It’s WVU against Virginia—and apparently, WVU against everybody.