On this week’s episode of Live From West End, newly appointed Sports Editor Eli Landers and Sports Podcast Producer Charlie Siegel meet virtually with Deputy Sports Editor Jack Frutkin. They kick things off with a broad, then specific examination of Vanderbilt's disappointing baseball season. The trio then move to breaking down recent men’s basketball news including Tyler Tanner's return. The discussion focuses on Mark Byington's roster construction, and a brief season outlook. Charlie, Eli and Jack then give their thoughts on the NBA playoffs, with The Finals beginning on Wednesday night. They then conclude the main discussion with a few points on football, where Vanderbilt has released its first three game times of the season. Doing his best Tristan Rutman impression, Charlie brands his own final segment, Dropping the Anchor™, in which the trio give controversial predictions to revisit in a future episode.

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.