New UVA Women's Basketball Coach Aaron Roussell Joins

Summer Hoops with Virginia: Ryan Odom Press Conference, Nolan Adekunle and More

A summer hoops bonanza as Preston is joined by Kris Wright from The Sabre to cover a new European commit, Ryan Odom and players speaking to the media, plus schedule news. First, Preston and Kris react to German wing Nolan Adekunle committing, breaking down his game, what his addition means for UVA and what to expect from the 24-year-old next season. The guys also take an early look at what the starting lineup could look like and the rotation crunch ahead of the Cavaliers. Then Preston and Kris break down some of the key points from Ryan Odom's summer press conference, including lessons learned, areas of growth for Thijs De Ridder, Sam Lewis, Chance Mallory and Johann Grünloh, extra ball-handlers and an early favorite for surprise transfer. Later they touch on how the Virginia schedule is shaping up and the new five-in-five rule from the NCAA.

New UVA Women's Basketball Coach Aaron Roussell Joins

After a whirlwind last couple months, Preston is joined by new UVA women's basketball coach Aaron Roussell to talk his vision for the program, roster construction and more. Preston and Aaron discuss his first couple months on the job, which included getting the call from Virginia while on vacation in Jamaica. Aaron explains why he took the job in Charlottesville, the potential for women's basketball at John Paul Jones Arena and the resources available, including his early conversations with Alexis Ohanian. Aaron describes the process to keeping Kymora Johnson at UVA, while also looking at the next steps for the All-American guard. Then they dive into the roster building process from recruiting the returners to going international. Finally, Aaron describes what type of team fans can expect this coming season.

Deep Dive into Virginia Football Recruiting

Preston takes a summer deep dive into Virginia football recruiting with Jacquie Franciulli from Wahoos247 to discuss UVA's approach, the Cavaliers current class and more. First, Preston and Jacquie look at a recent flurry of commitments for Tony Elliott, who stands out and who could be next for the Cavaliers. Then a look at Virginia's approach to high school recruiting with what type of recruits are UVA after, what size class are they aiming for and how much last season's success has impacted the recruiting trail in and out of the Commonwealth. Later Preston and Jacquie discuss the overall roster building approach for Virginia with the balance between high school and transfer recruits. Jacquie explains how Elliott has tweaked their portal approach since last season. Then they touch on Virginia recently being named the most experienced team in college football and the strategy, while also looking at how that might change in the coming years. Preston and Jacquie also talk about the differing styles of roster building in Charlottesville and in Blacksburg with James Franklin taking over at Virginia Tech. Finally, a few notes on Zion Wilson signing with the Eagles and Justin Speros being promoted to General Manager.

Bye Brazil + Stacking the Virginia Football Depth Chart

In the latest installment of never a dull moment for Virginia athletics, Preston catches up with Greg Madia from The Daily Progress twice to discuss the cancelled trip to Brazil and stacking up the UVA football depth chart. First, Preston and Greg hop on to discuss the UVA-NC State game being moved from Brazil back to Charlottesville, the reasons why this game never materialized, what it means for the schedule (i.e. week 0 and more home games) and why future international trips could still be on the table. The guys also react to the recent addition of JMU to the 2028 football schedule. Then Preston and Greg continue their summer tradition of making sense of the Virginia football depth chart, going position-by-position for the Cavaliers. They also give a stock up, stock down, or same ranking for each position group comparing to the previous season. Note: this portion was recorded prior to the new defensive tackle Zion Wilson was denied a 6th season of eligibility and was signing with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Baseball in the Books: Looking Back and What's Next for Virginia

With the baseball season in the books for UVA, Preston welcomes on play-by-play voice and WINA's Adam Hawes to reflect on Chris Pollard's first season and look ahead to where the Cavaliers go from here. First, Preston and Adam recap the Hattiesburg Regional, giving their takeaways from a short postseason, insights into the games and why college baseball is the real "no fun league". Then the guys reflect on Chris Pollard's first season at Virginia, what expectations for the program should be and the major questions still in need of answers for the next era. Finally, Preston and Adam take stock of who is leaving Charlottesville, who could come in and the building blocks already in place for next year's team.