Live From West End

On the final episode of Live From West End of the 2025-26 academic year, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen is joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Senior Sports Analyst David Hernandez. To start the episode, the trio of seniors takes a few minutes to break down the recent 2026 NFL Draft as well as Diego Pavia signing a three-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. They then transition onto recapping Vanderbilt Baseball's series loss to No. 4 Texas. As a final send-off, the trio discusses what The Vanderbilt Hustler has meant to them and reflects on some great moments from the last four years. From bowl game victories to March Madness to weekly meetings, all three reminisce for one final time as their term on The Hustler's editorial board wraps up on May 1.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are back in the studio for Tristan's final episode of the year. They kick things off with some news about Vanderbilt Women's Basketball head coach Shea Ralph's extension to stay at Vanderbilt. The duo then moves to breaking down a trio of men's basketball transfer portal commitments in Berke Buyuktuncel, Ace Glass, Bangot Dak, Sebastian Williams-Adams and T.O. Barrett, before discussing some other names that head coach Mark Byington is targeting. They then move to baseball, where Vanderbilt won two of three games on the road against Kentucky prior to taking down Xavier at home. To close out the episode — and his time as Sports Podcast Producer — Tristan takes Henry on a trip down memory lane during his final "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™."

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Senior Sports Analyst Charlie Siegel as they continue their coverage of Vanderbilt Athletics. The trio starts by noting some transfer portal departures and additions for both basketball teams before diving into a few key targets that could become Commodores soon. They move on to baseball, where they discuss Vanderbilt's series against Oklahoma, in which the 'Dores won one of three games before dominating Lipscomb on Tuesday. To wrap up the episode, "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™" features a new segment by Henry called "Rothstein or Not Rothstein," where Tristan and Charlie try to identify if posts from X are real Jon Rothstein quotes or not.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Deputy Sports Editor Eli Landers, as the crew starts the episode with some brief updates on NCAA Transfer Portal news for both basketball teams. They then break down the VandyBoys' series against then-No. 20 Texas A&M and win over Eastern Kentucky before previewing their upcoming series against Oklahoma this weekend. After finishing up their baseball coverage, the trio moves to some general March Madness wrap-up content following the Final Four and National Championship games. This week, on "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," Tristan tests Henry and Eli on their knowledge of every National Champion since 2000 — tune in to see how they did.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman kick off the episode by welcoming in special guest Richard Oelhafen to chat about Vanderbilt Men's Basketball head coach Mark Byington's extension and preview the opening of the transfer portal. The trio moves on to discuss the women's basketball team's narrow loss to Notre Dame in the Sweet 16. After letting Richard go on with his day, they welcome in resident baseball expert Dylan Tovitz to recap the VandyBoys' sweep of Tennessee on three walk-off wins and a mid-week win over Belmont. As always, they end the episode with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," where they break down each Final Four matchup and make their National Championship predictions.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman briefly recap recent results from the VandyBoys, including a sweep at the hands of No. 6 Mississippi State and a home win over Tennessee Tech. They then speak on the success of the women's basketball team, taking down 15-seed High Point in the Round of 64 and 7-seed Illinois in the Round of 32 en route to its first Sweet 16 since 2009. The duo then welcomes Enjoy Basketball Content Producer Christian Odjakjian to look back on the Commodores' Round of 64 win over 12-seed McNeese and heartbreaking Round of 32 loss to 4-seed Nebraska. The trio transitions to "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™" — slightly longer than two minutes this week — where they discuss the best games from the first weekend of March Madness, along with predictions for the rest of the road to Indianapolis.

In the great words of Jon Rothstein,...This. Is. March.On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman stray away from their usual episode structure and use the time to discuss all things March Madness. They briefly recap the men's basketball SEC Tournament before previewing Vanderbilt's matchup against McNeese. The duo then previews the women's team's matchup against High Point before moving into a full discussion of March Madness. They break down each region, consider potential upsets, predict the most likely Cinderella runs, make their picks for the Final Four and National Championship and so much more. If you're a college basketball fanatic like they are, this one's for you.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman kick things off by breaking down the men's basketball team's home win over Georgia, road loss to Kentucky and road win over Ole Miss. They then preview the squad's final game of the regular season against in-state rival Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday. The duo transitions to women's basketball, which defeated then-No. 24 Alabama and Tennessee — helping it to sweep the end-of-season SEC awards — to secure the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, where they will face either Ole Miss or the winner of Auburn vs. Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. They move to cover baseball's results from the weekend, where the VandyBoys fell to UC Irvine, Arizona and Oregon en route to an 0-3 Las Vegas road trip, before picking up their fourth straight loss to Central Arkansas. And as always, the episode wraps up with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," where Henry and Tristan make some predictions for this year's March Madness moments.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are back in the studio to break down some basketball action, where the men's and women's teams have been up and down as of late. They discuss the men's squad's back-to-back losses to Missouri and No. 22 Tennessee before previewing this week's games against Georgia and Kentucky. The duo then transitions to women's basketball, which downed No. 16 Kentucky at home and will face No. 24 Alabama and Tennessee this week. They welcome in Staff Writer and baseball extraordinaire Dylan Tovitz to chat about the VandyBoys' successful weekend series against Marist and a midweek victory over Evansville. The trio previews the Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Classic, where the 'Dores will face off against UC Irvine, Arizona and Oregon over the weekend. This week's episode concludes with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," where Tristan hosts a baseball trivia competition between Henry and Dylan.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined in the studio by Deputy Sports Editor Jack Frutkin to break down the current state of Vanderbilt Athletics. The trio recaps the men's basketball team's defeat of Texas A&M in Memorial Gymnasium before previewing contests against Missouri on the road and Tennessee at home. They transition to some women's hoops, where the 'Dores took down No. 4 Texas but fell to No. 24 Georgia on the road, and will face off against No. 16 Kentucky on Sunday. They move into discussing baseball, where the VandyBoys went just 1-2 at the Shriner's College Showdown, but dominated the first game of their midweek series against Eastern Michigan. The Commodores will play the Eagles again on Wednesday, ahead of their weekend series against Marist. As always, they wrap up the episode with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," where they make "Opening Day Overreactions" to the results from the first weekend of Vanderbilt Baseball.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman get things started by discussing Vanderbilt Men's Basketball's narrow home loss to Oklahoma before bouncing back with a big road win over Auburn. They preview the team's game against Texas A&M on Saturday, then transition to some women's hoops, where the Commodores picked up two ranked wins over then-No. 16 Kentucky and No. 10 Oklahoma. They preview a highly anticipated, top-5 matchup against No. 4 Texas in Memorial Gymnasium and a road contest against Georgia. The duo then debuts its inaugural baseball segment, breaking down the roster, predicting the starting lineup and previewing this weekend's games. The episode wraps up as it always does with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," where Henry and Tristan make their Final Four predictions for the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are back in the studio after a week off due to inclement weather. They kick off the episode by breaking down a series of massive, get-right victories for the Commodores over Mississippi State, Kentucky and Ole Miss. They then preview the upcoming Oklahoma game on Saturday before recapping Vanderbilt Women's Basketball's recent results, which included wins over Auburn and Florida, but a blowout loss on the road at then-No. 2 South Carolina and a narrow loss to No. 13 Ole Miss. The duo previews the next game for the 'Dores, who will face off against No. 16 Kentucky on the road on Thursday. As always, they close out the episode with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," during which they select and draft SEC men's basketball all-stars.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined in the studio for a jam-packed episode of all things basketball. The trio analyzes a three-game skid for the Commodores after losses to Texas, No. 16 Florida and No. 20 Arkansas. They then move to preview a road game against Mississippi State, where the team will hope to get back on track. After some negative news on the men's side, they switch to the positive chatter surrounding women's hoops, where the 'Dores took down Mississippi State and No. 7 Michigan this week. The women's team will go on to face off against Auburn at home on Thursday and No. 2 South Carolina on the road in an SEC heavyweight matchup. They wrap up the episode with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™" by making some NBA and college basketball player comparisons for themselves heading into their first intramural basketball game.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman kick things off with an update of the transfer portal for Vanderbilt Football, noting the departure of Randon Fontenette. They then move into some better news for the Commodores, where the men's basketball team took down then-No. 13 Alabama and LSU at home to move to 16-0. These wins propelled the 'Dores up to No. 10 in the AP Poll, and they will face off against Texas and Florida this week. The duo transitions to women's basketball, which defeated Missouri and Texas A&M on its way to a 17-0 record. They preview the upcoming week of games for the now-No. 5 Commodores, who will take on Mississippi State before they face Michigan in the Coretta Scott King Classic. As always, the episode wraps up with "Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™," where Henry and Tristan give their renditions of SEC men's basketball power rankings.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joyous to return to the studio after a long break away. They kick things off with a recap of Vanderbilt's loss to No. 23 Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl and the implications of some transfer portal departures. The duo then moves into some basketball, where the men's team toppled South Carolina in its first game of SEC play. The two preview the Commodores' upcoming game against No. 13 Alabama on Wednesday night before transitioning to women's basketball, which defeated Arkansas and then-No. 5 LSU to open up conference play. They close out the episode by buying and selling stock in different SEC teams in Tristan's Two-Minute Drill™.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman kick off a holiday special over Zoom by previewing Vanderbilt's upcoming matchup against Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl. They shift to men's basketball, which has been on an absolute tear after wins against Memphis and Wake Forest, most recently. The duo then covers women's basketball's latest wins against South Florida, UAlbany and Texas Southern. They then preview the final game of each team's non-conference schedule, as both look to stay undefeated heading into SEC play. The episode wraps up with Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™, as Henry and Tristan make their predictions for the remainder of the College Football Playoff.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman begin by paying their respects to Vanderbilt Football after its first-ever 10-win season, recapping a dominant win over Tennessee in Neyland Stadium. They then discuss the implications of this win on Vanderbilt's standing in the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture and what potential bowl games the team could end up in if it fails to make the CFP. The duo then recaps a couple of successful Thanksgiving road trips for the basketball teams, as both emerged victorious in their respective tournaments and each moved up in the AP Polls. The men's side defeated Western Kentucky, VCU and Saint Mary's en route to setting the Battle 4 Atlantis record for total points scored through three games. The women's team won its games against Oregon State and BYU, comfortably coming out on top in the Paradise Jam. Henry and Tristan then transition to soccer, which unfortunately suffered defeat to TCU in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. They close the episode with a fan-favorite for Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™ with some "Anything but Vandy."

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman start by breaking down Vanderbilt's standing in the fourth CFP Top 25 Rankings, before moving to recap a dominant win over Kentucky. They then move to preview the team's most important game of the season — and arguably, ever — against in-state rival Tennessee. They continue by discussing the success of the basketball teams, as both are ranked in the AP Poll just four weeks into the season. The men's team had an offensive outburst in its win over Texas Southern ahead of its victory against Western Kentucky in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. The women's team saw three wins in five days — at Western Kentucky, vs. Alabama State and vs. Tennessee State — before it takes on some tougher competition in the Paradise Jam. The duo then covers the state of soccer, which defeated Clemson and LSU just three days apart, ahead of its Elite 8 match against TCU. They break down a Cinderella run in the SEC tournament from Vanderbilt Volleyball, with upsets over Mississippi State and Georgia before falling to Texas A&M in the team's final game. As always, they wrap up the episode with Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™, as Henry tries his luck with some men's basketball trivia — this time facing off against former Sports Editor Aiden Rutman.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Lead Sports Analyst Eli Landers, as they kick things off with a recap of this past weekend of College Football while Vanderbilt was on bye. They preview the Commodores' final home game of the season against Kentucky and discuss the College Football Playoff implications of the upcoming matchup. The trio then switches over to some basketball, where both the men's and women's teams have seen plenty of success — with the men taking down Eastern Kentucky and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and the women defeating Furman and Austin Peay. After previewing the upcoming slates for the basketball teams, the three of them transition to soccer's match against Clemson, following the comfortable home win over Tennessee Tech. They finish off the sports coverage by discussing Vanderbilt Volleyball's first SEC road win in program history against Mississippi State, which came after a loss to Alabama earlier in the week. This week's episode wraps up with Tristan's Two-Minute Drill™, where Henry, Tristan and Eli answer questions from X from fans of the show.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman begin by discussing an electrifying win over Auburn in overtime, covering the 'Dores triumph over the Tigers, 45-38. They then switch to the state of basketball on West End, recapping another dominant offensive output from Vanderbilt Men's Basketball and previewing the upcoming slate of games for both the men's and women's teams. They break down the soccer team's heart-stopping, nail-biting, exhilarating penalty shootout win over No. 25 LSU in the SEC Tournament championship game and discuss the implications of that victory for NCAA Tournament seeding. They end the athletics conversation with a quick analysis of Vanderbilt Volleyball's 3-0 loss to Tennessee in the team's final home game of the regular season. To close the episode, the duo partakes in some Heisman-related trivia for Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™, as Henry tries his luck with another quiz game from Tristan.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined in the studio by former Sports Editor Bryce Smith to discuss what went wrong in Vanderbilt's 34-31 loss to Texas, and preview a Homecoming Weekend date with Auburn. The trio moves on to talk basketball, beginning with the men's team's opening night victory over Lipscomb and an upcoming matchup against UCF on Saturday. After bidding Bryce goodbye, Henry and Tristan break down a win for Vanderbilt Women's Basketball over Cal in Paris and look ahead to the team's first home game against Furman next week. The duo then recaps the Commodores' win over Alabama in the SEC Soccer Tournament and previews Thursday's matchup against No. 19 Georgia. They finish up the sports of the week by talking about Vanderbilt Volleyball's second SEC win against Missouri, following a road loss to Kentucky, and quickly discuss the squad's home stand against No. 19 Tennessee on Friday. They close the episode with a combined Vanderbilt Men's and Women's Basketball 5v5 draft for Tristan's Two-Minute Drill™.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman break down one of the biggest weekends in Vanderbilt Football history, recapping their win over then-No. 15 Missouri, reacting to College GameDay's visit to Nashville and previewing their upcoming game in Austin. They shift to soccer, where Vanderbilt clinched the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament after a victory over South Carolina to close out the regular season. The duo then moves to cover two 3-1 losses — to Georgia and South Carolina — for Vanderbilt Volleyball, who will take on Kentucky and Missouri on Friday and Sunday, respectively. They quickly give some thoughts on exhibition wins for Vanderbilt Men's and Women's Basketball and prepare for each team's non-conference slate to kick off. The dynamic duo closes the episode by bringing back an all-time segment with "Anything but Vandy," where they talk about anything going on in the world, as long as it's unrelated to Vanderbilt sports.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman welcome Staff Writers Charlie Siegel and Zachary Port into a full studio to break down an exciting week on West End. They begin the episode by breaking down a thrilling victory at home over then-No. 10 LSU before moving to preview College GameDay coming to Nashville for Vanderbilt's upcoming matchup with No. 15 Missouri. The group switches to soccer, where they recap a 5-1 victory over Mississippi State on the road and a 2-0 win against Tennessee at home, and look ahead to the team's final regular-season match against South Carolina on Sunday. They transition to discussing an unsuccessful week for Vanderbilt Volleyball, with losses to LSU and Ole Miss, before previewing this week's games against Georgia and South Carolina at home. With basketball season nearing closer, the quartet recaps the Commodores' recent exhibition against Virginia and takes a look at the roster construction for the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. The episode closes with a brand-new segment for Tristan’s Two-Minute Drill™ called "The Commodore Stock Exchange," where Henry, Charlie and Zach work together to decide if the stocks of different takes, trends and storylines are rising or falling.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman recap a bye week for Vanderbilt Football ahead of a highly-anticipated home stand against No. 10 LSU. After previewing this matchup, they transition to soccer, where Courtney Jones registered a brace in a 2-0 victory over Missouri at home. The Commodores will travel to Starkville, MS, to face No. 17 Mississippi State on Thursday before returning home to take on No. 4 Tennessee. They move to recap two road losses for the volleyball team, and look forward to two home matches against LSU and Ole Miss on Friday and Sunday, respectively. To finish off the episode, the duo gives some insight into each of their perceptions on the current state of SEC football with a set of good, old-fashioned power rankings.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman bring in Deputy Sports Editor Dylan Tovitz to break down a chaotic week of fall sports for Vanderbilt. The team begins by discussing a heartbreaking road loss to Alabama in football and looks ahead to what the upcoming bye week will bring for the Commodores. They move into soccer, where Sydney Watts paved the way to back-to-back victories at home against Auburn and on the road in Lexington, KY, before previewing this week's home stand against Missouri on Friday Night. Vanderbilt Volleyball suffers defeat to Oklahoma but is able to bounce back and pick up its first SEC win against Arkansas! They will look to keep this momentum rolling when they visit Auburn and Florida later this week. The trio wraps up the episode with another competitive trivia end segment — newly rebranded to "Tristan's Two-Minute Drill" — between Henry and Dylan on all-time CFB record-holders.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman welcome Lead Sports Analyst Eli Landers into the studio to talk about Vanderbilt Football's continued undefeated start, which has now been extended to five games. The trio previews the team's road trip to Tuscaloosa for a rematch with Alabama, where they will be featured on ESPN's College GameDay for the first time since 2008. After wrapping up football, they move on to discuss an unexpected loss in soccer to an unranked Texas team and look ahead to a matchup at home against Auburn on Thursday, as well as a short detour to Kentucky on Sunday. They then transition into Vanderbilt Volleyball, where an unsuccessful Texas road trip led to two 3-0 losses, but the team returns home for contests against Oklahoma and Arkansas this week. Tristan's end segment of the week was a historic Vanderbilt Football trivia battle between Eli and Henry — tune in to see who came out on top.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman get things started by talking about then-No. 20 Vanderbilt Football's 70-21 thrashing of Georgia State before moving to preview the team's final nonconference game against Utah State. They also go through the newly released SEC slate for the next four seasons and analyze the rise to No. 18 in the Week 4 AP Poll. The two hosts then move to discussing the Commodores' first SEC victory in soccer against No. 24 Oklahoma, and the team's jump from No. 17 to No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. After previewing a matchup with Texas on Friday night, the duo transitions to the state of affairs in the volleyball world, where the team was victorious against UC Irvine this past weekend, as they prepare to travel to Texas for a two-game road trip against two top-15-ranked teams. They wrap up the episode with a new segment called "Who Said That?", pulling some historic quotes from all-time figures in Vanderbilt Athletics, and trying to identify who said them.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman bring in a familiar guest, former Sports Editor Aiden Rutman, to talk about the current state of Vanderbilt Sports. The trio begins by breaking down a dominant 31-7 victory against then-No. 11-ranked South Carolina for the No. 20-ranked Commodores in football before moving to preview a repeat of last year's matchup against Georgia State. They discuss No. 17 Vanderbilt's lukewarm start to conference play in soccer with two scoreless draws against LSU and No. 10 Arkansas before transitioning to preview a home matchup with No. 24 Oklahoma. The three progress into talking about Vanderbilt Volleyball's losses during a California road trip and look ahead to hosting UC Irvine back in Memorial Gymnasium. To commemorate the episode's significance, they wrap up with a segment called "Mount Commodore" to crown the most influential moments and figures in the history of Vanderbilt Athletics.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman welcome Managing Editor Vincent Xu to highlight Vanderbilt's comeback victory on the road over Virginia Tech in football. The trio then looks ahead to next week's road matchup with No. 11 South Carolina before shifting to soccer and volleyball to cover the victories, losses, and draws from the past weekend. They move on to discuss the Commodores' first game of SEC play against LSU in soccer, and they preview Vanderbilt Volleyball's road trip to California for the team's next two contests. The episode comes to a close as the three take a look back at the first week of NFL action and make some overreactions from games and performances around the league.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman go through some of the standout performances from Vanderbilt's 45-3 rout of Charleston Southern in football. The duo then moves to discuss Vanderbilt Soccer's victory over Yale on Senior Night and looming matchups against Georgetown and Middle Tennessee State to wrap up non-conference play. They transition to Vanderbilt Volleyball, where the Commodores went 1-1 over the weekend with a win over Belmont on Wyatt Lawn and a loss to Illinois at Bridgestone Arena ahead of two contests with Lipscomb and Minnesota to wrap up the week. They close with a brand new segment called "Mascot Mayhem," where they analyze college football matchups if the two teams' mascots were to duke it out.

On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman are joined by Deputy Sports Editor David Hernandez. The trio talks about Vanderbilt Football’s upcoming matchup with Charleston Southern and what to look out for. They then transition to Vanderbilt Soccer's first loss of the season at Memphis and look ahead to a home stand against Yale, before moving on to discuss Vanderbilt Volleyball's first game in 45 years. They wrap things up with an SEC Football draft with the best players from around the conference.

On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman meet for the first time of the 2025-26 academic year. They preview Vanderbilt Football’s position groups and which stand out as the most exciting and most concerning. The duo then discusses Vanderbilt Soccer's string of three victories to start the season before wrapping up with a brand new CFB trivia segment.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin take to the mics one more time as Vanderbilt students. The two begin with an update on the state of the VandyBoys. Is the team on the up and up despite losing two of three to Ole Miss? The duo then take the rest of the episode to reflect. Rutman and Barbin discuss their best moments from their four years as members of the Sports Section, and bid an emotional farewell to everyone who made their sports coverage possible.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Former Sports Editor Justin Hershey. The episode begins with Hershey dishing his thoughts on Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball’s transfer portal work - how are they going to replace the scoring of Jason Edwards? The trio then discusses Vanderbilt Baseball’s huge sweep of No. 5 Georgia. Will this be the series that really gets them hot down the stretch? Finally, Rutman and Barbin ask for Hershey’s take on Vanderbilt Athletics as a whole - how have the programs evolved since Hershey was the Sports Editor?

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Non-revenue Sports Specialist Jayce Pollard and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with Pollard reflecting on a season in which Vanderbilt Bowling came up short. He talks about how NCAA Bowling has grown as a whole - the sport is in the best place it’s ever been. Tovitz then subs in to discuss a somewhat shaky baseball series in Oklahoma. Can the Commodores figure out how to piece together a lineup that makes them competitive with the best in the SEC?

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Staffer Nolawi Solomon and Editor-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Hustler Barrie Barto. The episode begins with Solomon speaking with the guys about the importance of the VandyBoys’ sweep of the Gators, their excellent midweek play and whether he thinks they can host a Regional. The three then discuss the transfer portal, most notably Jalen Carey’s departure to rival Tennessee. Solomon leaves and Barto joins to conduct a draft of the best sports moments over the last four years at Vanderbilt.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Advisor of the Vanderbilt Hustler Jorie Fawcett and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with Fawcett describing how her love has grown for Vanderbilt sports, especially this year.  Fawcett tells the story of her lucky shirt, which hasn’t let down any of the Commodore teams yet. Tovitz then joins the program to discuss Vanderbilt MBB’s roster rebuild and whether or not they will retain Jason Edwards. The trio then discuss No. 2 Arkansas’ sweep of the VandyBoys. The three dig deep on Vanderbilt’s lack of power and debate whether or not the problem is fixable.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Dore Report Contributor Alex Kurbegov. The episode begins with a breakdown of Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball’s first round NCAA Tournament loss at the hands of St. Mary’s. They then discuss the season as whole and potential transfer portal needs. The trio do the same for Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball, breaking down their season following their first round loss to Oregon. They then discuss the state of the VandyBoys after sweeping Texas A&M.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with a breakdown of the VandyBoys’ weekend series against Auburn - what needs to change for Vanderbilt to be more competitive going forward? The four then breakdown both Vanderbilt Men’s and Women’s Basketball’s paths in the NCAA Tournament - will they both find success in March? Rutman, Barbin, Hall and Tovitz wrap the long episode with their tournament predictions overall, naming their Women’s and Men’s champions.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Staffer Tristan Rutman. The episode begins with both Rutmans and Barbin discussing the keys for Vanderbilt Women’s and Men’s Basketball as they await their NCAA Tournament bids. Rutman and Barbin then talk Vanderbilt Baseball - is the team good enough to contend with the best of the best?

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Managing Editor Rhea Patney. The episode begins with Rutman and Barbin discussing Vanderbilt Baseball’s scorching 8-1 start to the season. Patney then joins the hosts to give her thoughts on the state of Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball after they’ve five of their last six games. Finally, Rutman and Barbin wrap with their thoughts on Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball - what do they need to do in order to go dancing?

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin have the pleasure of being joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Former Sports Editor Bryce Smith. The episode begins with Rutman and Barbin getting the update from Hall on the VandyBoys’ projected starters and rotation, as well as her expectations headed into the season. Smith then joins the hosts to give his thoughts on the state of Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball following a home loss to No. 1 Auburn last night. Finally, Rutman and Barbin wrap with their thoughts on Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball following a loss to Texas last week.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Lead Sports Analyst Adams Burns. The trio begin by talking about Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball and their disappointing second halfs against Oklahoma and Florida. They then breakdown Mikayla Blakes’ historic 53 point outing against Florida, as well as what the Vanderbilt Women need to improve on to make a deep tournament run. Finally, Rutman, Barbin and Burns question how the Mavericks could possibly trade Luka Dončić, as well as give their Super Bowl predictions.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin eagerly return to the studio to discuss the state of Vanderbilt sports. The duo discusses Men’s Basketball’s huge win over Kentucky, vaulting them to the No. 24 team in the nation. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin discuss big wins over Arkansas and Alabama, leading to the program being ranked at No. 23. How high can these times fly? Tune in with Rutman and Barbin to find out.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin excitedly return to the studio to discuss Vanderbilt’s big weekend against Tennessee. The duo additionally discuss the two other Men’s Basketball games that took place this week - South Carolina and Alabama. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin discuss what they deem to be Shea Ralph’s best win at the helm of the program, as well as how high they expect this iteration of the Commodores to fly.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin return to the mics for their first episode of the year focusing only on Vanderbilt Basketball. The duo discusses a loss at the hands of Missouri for Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball and debate if they have a go-to star. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin wonder if their overreliance on their top two stars will cost them down the stretch.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin meet in the studio for the first time in the new semester. The duo discusses the Vanderbilt Birmingham Bowl victory over Georgia Tech and what it means in the context of the evolving program. Rutman and Barbin then give updates on both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs. Both are off to excellent starts, but face daunting SEC play as the calendar flips to 2025.

On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin meet remotely for a special Birmingham Bowl preview. The duo outlines the key to a Vanderbilt victory, as well as discuss what Diego Pavia’s lawsuit victory means for the future of the program. Rutman and Barbin then discuss the College Football Playoff overall, and whether or not it was the right move for the NCAA to expand to a 12 team playoff amidst criticism. Finally, the two give an update on the high-flying start to both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball season.

On this week's episode, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman is joined by Deputy Sports Editors Henry Oelhafen and Vincent Xu. The trio begin by discussing the ACC/SEC Challenge for men's and women's basketball. Each team only has one loss as they look to finish out the nonconference slate. They move on to talk about the football offseason and Vanderbilt's upcoming bowl game against Georgia Tech. The trio finish with a new segment: "Tweet of the Week."

On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Deputy Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen are joined by Senior Staff Writer Connor Campbell in his podcast debut. The trio begin by discussing Vanderbilt Soccer's signature win over No. 1 Florida State and how the Commodores pulled off the biggest upset in program history. They move on to talk about both men's and women's basketball and finish with a long discussion of Vanderbilt Football's loss to Tennessee.