Wyatt's World Podcast

Missouri State introduced Patrick Ransdell as its new athletic director on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Here is his full introduction, his following presser and words from MSU President Biff Williams. Introduction 1:20-26:08 Ransdell presser 26:09-40:41 Williams 40:42-end

Missouri State held a public forum amid its search for its next athletics director. Arizona State Associate Athletics Director Vince Volpe was the third to go.

Missouri State held a public forum amid its search for its next athletics director. Appalachian State Deputy AD Patrick Ransdell was the second to go. 

Missouri State held a public forum amid its search for its next athletics director. University of Illinois Chief Operating Officer Roger Denny was the first to go.

Missouri State will join Conference USA in 2025, leaving the Missouri Valley Conference behind. "Voice of the Bears" Art Hains and News-Leader sports reporter Wyatt Wheeler break down what it means for Missouri State moving forward.

Cuonzo Martin was reintroduced as Missouri State's men's basketball coach on Monday, April 1, 2024, at Great Southern Bank Arena. Here is the entirety of his introductory press conference and Q&A portion with the media afterward. 

Missouri State is reportedly working on a deal to bring Cuonzo Martin back as men's basketball coach. Martin was the Bears' head coach from 2008-11, winning a Missouri Valley Conference regular season title in 2011. Missouri State play-by-play voice Art Hains and News-Leader sports reporter Wyatt Wheeler react to the news and what it means for the Bears moving forward.

Missouri State play-by-play voice Art Hains and Springfield News-Leader reporter Wyatt Wheeler react to the firing of MSU men's basketball coach Dana Ford. The two discuss what led to Ford's firing, candidates to replace him and what they're hearing about the process that could reshape Missouri State athletics for years to come.

Missouri State basketball season is around the corner. This week's Wyatt's World Podcast features News-Leader sports reporter Wyatt Wheeler and legendary Missouri State play-by-play voice Art Hains previewing the season ahead for the men's basketball team. The two go over what they learned from the Bears' media day appearances, the expectations for the team and some phrases that have tripped them up on the radio. You also hear Missouri State head coach Dana Ford's entire press conference from his availability during the Bears' media day at Great Southern Bank Arena.

News-Leader sports reporter Wyatt Wheeler is back with a Wyatt's World Podcast episode after feeling under the weather for the last few weeks. In this week's episode, Wheeler reports from Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball media day in St. Louis. In the episode, Wheeler attempts to hunt down the one person who voted Missouri State as the league's preseason favorite (it wasn't him). He talks to fellow Valley beat writers including Paul Oren (Valparaiso, The Victory Bell), Jeff Bidwell (Murray State play-by-play), Anthony Kristensen (Evansville, Courier Press) and Randy Reinhardt (Illinois State, The Pantagraph). Wheeler also put together a useless sound montage full of cliches and the repetitive things coaches and players said at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Tuesday. You also hear Missouri State's media portion which featured head coach Dana Ford along with players Alston Mason and Chance Moore.

News-Leader sports reporter Wyatt Wheeler visits with Missouri State play-by-play voice Art Hains following his return to the booth. The two talk about Hains' first game back along with their takeaways from Missouri State's first win of the season.

Wyatt quickly goes through the biggest games going on around the Ozarks this week while saying who needs to step up and put on big performances. He also goes through a few predictions in his first high school football preview show. 

Wyatt wasn't feeling his best but he accidentally turned on the replay of the Missouri State and UT Martin game and decided he needed somewhere to talk about it. How much trouble is Missouri State football in after losing to UT Martin? It might be a long year.

We're still reacting to Missouri State football's loss to Kansas to kick off the 2023 season. Wyatt Wheeler is joined by well-known area broadcaster Corey Riggs who was the color analyst during the Bears' 48-17 loss to the Jayhawks. The two talk about what surprised them during the game, what they still want to see heading into future weeks and the major storylines heading into Saturday's trip to UT Martin. You also hear from Missouri State head coach Ryan Beard, linebacker Tahj Chambers and tight end Lance Mason.

Wyatt promised a postgame episode and he kept his word by recording a podcast at 2:30 in the morning. Here were his early-morning thoughts in the hours after Missouri State's season-opening loss at Kansas.

Art and Wyatt sit down to talk about expectations for the upcoming Missouri State football season and its game on Friday night at Kansas. Wyatt also sits down with JayhawkSlant.com football beat reporter Jon Kirby to talk about Kansas football. You also hear Missouri State's Monday press conference with Ryan Beard and players.

Wyatt pays tribute to former Missouri State basketball standout and area basketball coach Rob Yanders after he passed away on Aug. 21 at the age of 44. Wyatt shares a few of his memories and interactions with Yanders while also playing clips from a few of the athletes whom Yanders had influenced over the last decade.

The second episode of the Wyatt's World Podcast features a long-form interview with Nixa head football coach John Perry as he heads into his fourth season in charge of the Eagles. Plugging his new podcast "Never Stop Getting Better," Perry goes over his the biggest influences on his career and how he built Nixa into a winning program that kids want to play for. 

Wyatt got his first look at Missouri State football during the summer/fall. There were some things he liked and some things he has questions about heading into the next few weeks ahead of the Bears' season opener at Kansas. 

The Wyatt's World Podcast debuts with a long-form interview with legendary Springfield area sports voice Art Hains as he recovers from West Nile in a Springfield rehabilitation center. Hains talks about his battle with West Nile, what gives him home and when he plans on getting back behind the microphone.

It's Wyatt's World! Episode 0 of the podcast lets listeners know what they should expect in the weeks ahead. The Wyatt's World Podcast will be released each Tuesday morning with surprise episodes released throughout the week.