{"podcast":{"title":"3 Guys Before The Game","slug":"3-guys-before-the-game-410346","podcast_index_feed_id":410346,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3368772/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/three-guys-before-the-game","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa08296f9e4b32dc672fe7cb34fcd95d.jpg","author":"MetroNews","episode_count":742,"summary":"Three Guys Before The Game is the most listened to podcast covering West Virginia University football and basketball. Tony Caridi, Brad Howe and Hoppy Kercheval talk all things Mountaineers.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T22:18:15.764310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-guys-before-the-game-410346"},"episode":{"title":"3 Guys Before The Game - WVU Athletic Director Wren Baker (Episode725)","slug":"3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-athletic-director-wren-baker-episode725","published_at":"2026-07-01T20:22:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-guys-before-the-game-410346/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-athletic-director-wren-baker-episode725","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-guys-before-the-game-410346","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-athletic-director-wren-baker-episode725--72778339","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72778339/3_guys_before_the_game_wvu_athletic_director_wren_baker_episode725_f.mp3","summary":"College sports no longer have an off-season. West Virginia’s historic run to the College World Series carried the Mountaineers deep into June, while preparations for the 2026-27 athletic year are already underway. Summer workouts have begun, fall camps open in just a few weeks, and the landscape of college athletics continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace. In this episode, the “Guys” sit down with WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of Mountaineer athletics. Baker reflects on an unforgettable year for WVU sports, discusses the momentum being built across multiple programs, and explains how sweeping changes in revenue sharing, roster management and NCAA governance are reshaping the future of college athletics. It’s an insightful, candid conversation with the man responsible for navigating one of the most transformational periods in the history of college sports.","meta_description":"College sports no longer have an off-season. West Virginia’s historic run to the College World Series carried the Mountaineers deep into June, while prepa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5808,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/3-guys-before-the-game-410346/episodes/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-athletic-director-wren-baker-episode725/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-guys-before-the-game-410346/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-athletic-director-wren-baker-episode725.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}