{"id":660948,"date":"2026-03-05T10:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/?p=660948"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:46:50","slug":"3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-basketball-ksu-recap-ucf-preview-episode-702","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/03\/05\/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-basketball-ksu-recap-ucf-preview-episode-702\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Guys Before The Game &#8211; WVU Basketball &#8211; KSU Recap &#8211; UCF Preview (Episode 702)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Episode 702: WVU Basketball - Kansas State Recap \/ UCF Preview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1170680930?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe final game of the regular season will have a significant impact on what lies ahead for the WVU basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>A win on Friday against UCF will give the Mountaineers an opening round bye in next week\u2019s Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>A victory would also give the Mountaineers the schoo\u2019s second non-losing Big 12 record in the last five years.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, the \u201cGuys\u201d recap Tuesday\u2019s loss at Kansas State and preview the second regular season encounter with UCF.<\/p>\n<p>Hoppy Kercheval presents his Obvious Observations and listeners contribute with Textual Healing.<\/p>\n<p>3 Guys Before The Game is sponsored by \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/jandils.com\/\">Jan Dils Attorneys at Law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.komaxwv.com\/\">Komax Business Systems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gomart.com\/\">GoMart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.louwendellmarinesales.com\/\">Lou Wendell Marine Sales, <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tudorsbiscuitworld.com\/\">Tudor\u2019s Biscuit World \u00a0<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/conleycpagroup.com\/\">Conley CPA Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episode800.com\/shop\">3 Guys website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Never miss an episode, it&#8217;s free, subscribe below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/three-guys-before-the-game\/id1279724711?uo=4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2208\" src=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/apple.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzM2ODc3Mi9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2211\" style=\"display: none !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/google.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/025298ec-2c83-4420-8e55-38af13618038\/three-guys-before-the-game?ref_=dmm_acq_mrn_d_ds_rh_z_-c_c_632479632896_g_133483500380&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAjs2bBhACEiwALTBWZelHRBucnLbrU-pdDV22kTLHJPpoM34GR7nbK8Ve75F9J0CeHG0rQBoCl8UQAvD_BwE\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/amazon.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3 Guys Before The Game - 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