{"podcast":{"title":"Locked On West Virginia - Daily Podcast on West Virginia Mountaineers Football & Basketball","slug":"locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-basketball-7016257","podcast_index_feed_id":7016257,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZgGdEM9O","website_url":"https://locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mou.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cafdd6fe-bc3d-4a60-811c-6cfb4b746c98/739f9d86-8053-4bc3-9990-2602d879eded/3000x3000/locked-on-west-virginia.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Locked On Podcast Network","episode_count":500,"summary":"Daily Podcast on West Virginia Mountaineers Football & Basketball","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:18:04.666071+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-basketball-7016257"},"episode":{"title":"CONFIRMED- Mike Hawkins Jr. Drops MAJOR WVU Hype on Teammates in interview!","slug":"confirmed-mike-hawkins-jr-drops-major-wvu-hype-on-teammates-in-interview","published_at":"2026-06-25T02:03:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-basketball-7016257/confirmed-mike-hawkins-jr-drops-major-wvu-hype-on-teammates-in-interview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-basketball-7016257","url":"https://locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mou.simplecast.com/episodes/confirmed-mike-hawkins-jr-drops-major-wvu-hype-on-teammates-in-interview-zp25VycO","audio_url":"https://lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/efe3642a-70da-4b80-806c-142be9501fde/episodes/7b1923d5-7a35-41bf-8dcf-4e7defa1030b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=efe3642a-70da-4b80-806c-142be9501fde&awEpisodeId=7b1923d5-7a35-41bf-8dcf-4e7defa1030b&feed=ZgGdEM9O","summary":"Michael Hawkins Jr. sat down for one of his most revealing interviews since arriving at West Virginia, and after listening to more than an hour of his thoughts, one thing became clear... This team believes it can be special. Today, we're breaking down everything Hawkins had to say about Rich Rodriguez's offense, why he thinks it's the easiest system he's ever learned, and why he believes the Mountaineers are already ahead of schedule. 🏈 We discuss: 🔹 Rich Rodriguez's fast-paced offense 🔹 Why Hawkins says the offense \"clicked\" so quickly 🔹 His confidence in Rick Trickett and the offensive line 🔹 Huge praise for Cam Cook and Vladimir Stepanov 🔹 Why Jaden Bray has become his go-to target 🔹 His growing chemistry with Prince Strachan 🔹 Why Malik Hawkins could have a bigger role than people realize 🔹 How Zack Alley's defense is making him a better quarterback 🔹 Why the team's chemistry has impressed him the most Was this just offseason optimism... or are we getting our clearest sign yet that West Virginia's offense is ready to take a major step forward in 2026? Let me know your biggest takeaway from Mike Hawkins Jr.'s interview in the comments below! ⚠️ Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the notification bell so you never miss the latest West Virginia football, basketball, baseball, recruiting, and transfer portal coverage! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Michael Hawkins Jr. sat down for one of his most revealing interviews since arriving at West Virginia, and after listening to more than an hour of his tho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-basketball-7016257/episodes/confirmed-mike-hawkins-jr-drops-major-wvu-hype-on-teammates-in-interview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-west-virginia-daily-podcast-on-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-basketball-7016257/confirmed-mike-hawkins-jr-drops-major-wvu-hype-on-teammates-in-interview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}