The Mountaineers suffered a bad loss to Utah at Hope Coliseum on Wednesday night. It essentially dashed their hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers are now 16-10 and 7-6 in the Big 12 and do not have much chance of making the tournament after a Quadrant-3 loss. WVU picked up a great win on the road at UCF, another bubble team, but lost to their easiest opponent left on the schedule. Head coach Ross Hodge sits down with hosts Tony Caridi and Brad Howe, live from Kegler’s, to discuss the rest of the season and the future of the team. Read more: The Ross Hodge Radio Show – Live from Kegler’s: February 19 preview.
The Ross Hodge Radio Show – Live from Kegler’s: February 19 preview
The Ross Hodge Radio Show, hosted by Mountaineer play-by-play voice Tony Caridi and men’s basketball analyst Brad Howe, live from Kegler’s Sports Bar & Grille, Morgantown’s most popular sports bar and restaurant. The show is on Thursday, February 19, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The following scheduled dates are February 26 and March 5. The show is on Thursday in February and March.
How to tune in?
You can listen to the show on the WVTheTorch app or on WVTheTorch.com. It will also air on the following stations:
- WZST 100.9 FM (Jack FM) – Morgantown, WV
- WGYE 102.7 FM & 95.3 FM – Morgantown, WV, Mannington, WV
- WMMN AM 920 & 95.7 FM – Fairmont, WV, North Central, WV, Wheeling, WV
- WHTI 105.7 FM – Clarksburg, WV
- WVRM AM 1490 & 98.3 FM – Morgantown, WV, Fairmont, WV, Grafton, WV
- WRLF 94.3 FM – Morgantown, WV, Fairmont, WV, North Central, WV
What to expect
West Virginia has five games remaining on its schedule, with only two home games. They travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face TCU on Saturday, February 21. The Horned Frogs are a bubble team currently part of the “last four in” of Joe Lunardi’s bracketology. WVU must run the table and get some big victories in the Big 12 tournament to have a shot at snagging an at-large bid.
Related: Utah spoils WVU’s tournament hopes
Their next game is in Stillwater, Oklahoma, against Oklahoma State. That is a must-win for WVU, as Oklahoma State is a long shot to make the tournament. WVU welcomes No. 23 BYU to Morgantown. A win against the Cougars would go a long way toward increasing their chances of getting a bid.
WVU’s final two games are on the road at Kansas State and at home against UCF. WVU has already beaten both teams this season and must complete the season sweep. The Mountaineers must beat Kansas State on the road, as Kansas State is at the bottom of the Big 12. UCF is a major game as they have a pretty good chance of getting an at-large bid. If the Mountaineers can win out and get a big win or two in the conference tournament, they have a shot. It is an outside shot currently, but they have to start winning.
