Live From West End

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.