Live From West End
Live from West End is the Vanderbilt Hustler's official sports podcast. Hosted weekly by Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman, the podcast is the number one destination for all things Vanderbilt Sports. In addition to covering a wide breadth of Vanderbilt Athletic topics, Henry and Tristan host numerous guests, including Hustler Alumni, current Hustler editors, local media workers and social media personalities. Produced by: Tristan Rutman
Episodes
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 d...
On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen and Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman meet for the first time of the 2025-26 academic year. They preview Vanderbilt Football’s position groups and which stand out as the most exciting and most concerning. The duo then discusses Vanderbilt Soccer's string of three victories to start the season before wrapping up with a brand new CFB trivia segmen...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin take to the mics one more time as Vanderbilt students. The two begin with an update on the state of the VandyBoys. Is the team on the up and up despite losing two of three to Ole Miss? The duo then take the rest of the episode to reflect. Rutman and Barbin discuss their best moments from their four years as members of t...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Former Sports Editor Justin Hershey. The episode begins with Hershey dishing his thoughts on Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball’s transfer portal work - how are they going to replace the scoring of Jason Edwards? The trio then discusses Vanderbilt Baseball’s huge sweep of No. 5 Georgia. Will this be the series th...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Non-revenue Sports Specialist Jayce Pollard and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with Pollard reflecting on a season in which Vanderbilt Bowling came up short. He talks about how NCAA Bowling has grown as a whole - the sport is in the best place it’s ever been. Tovitz then subs in to discuss...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Staffer Nolawi Solomon and Editor-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Hustler Barrie Barto. The episode begins with Solomon speaking with the guys about the importance of the VandyBoys’ sweep of the Gators, their excellent midweek play and whether he thinks they can host a Regional. The three then discuss th...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Advisor of the Vanderbilt Hustler Jorie Fawcett and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with Fawcett describing how her love has grown for Vanderbilt sports, especially this year. Fawcett tells the story of her lucky shirt, which hasn’t let down any of the Commodore teams yet. Tovitz th...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Dore Report Contributor Alex Kurbegov. The episode begins with a breakdown of Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball’s first round NCAA Tournament loss at the hands of St. Mary’s. They then discuss the season as whole and potential transfer portal needs. The trio do the same for Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball, breakin...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Senior Staffer Dylan Tovitz. The episode begins with a breakdown of the VandyBoys’ weekend series against Auburn - what needs to change for Vanderbilt to be more competitive going forward? The four then breakdown both Vanderbilt Men’s and Women’s Basketball’s paths in th...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Senior Staffer Tristan Rutman. The episode begins with both Rutmans and Barbin discussing the keys for Vanderbilt Women’s and Men’s Basketball as they await their NCAA Tournament bids. Rutman and Barbin then talk Vanderbilt Baseball - is the team good enough to contend with the best of the best?
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Managing Editor Rhea Patney. The episode begins with Rutman and Barbin discussing Vanderbilt Baseball’s scorching 8-1 start to the season. Patney then joins the hosts to give her thoughts on the state of Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball after they’ve five of their last six games. Finally, Rutman and Barbin wr...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin have the pleasure of being joined by Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall and Former Sports Editor Bryce Smith. The episode begins with Rutman and Barbin getting the update from Hall on the VandyBoys’ projected starters and rotation, as well as her expectations headed into the season. Smith then joins the hosts to give his t...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin are joined by Lead Sports Analyst Adams Burns. The trio begin by talking about Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball and their disappointing second halfs against Oklahoma and Florida. They then breakdown Mikayla Blakes’ historic 53 point outing against Florida, as well as what the Vanderbilt Women need to improve on to make a dee...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin eagerly return to the studio to discuss the state of Vanderbilt sports. The duo discusses Men’s Basketball’s huge win over Kentucky, vaulting them to the No. 24 team in the nation. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin discuss big wins over Arkansas and Alabama, leading to the program being ranked at No. 23. How high c...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin excitedly return to the studio to discuss Vanderbilt’s big weekend against Tennessee. The duo additionally discuss the two other Men’s Basketball games that took place this week - South Carolina and Alabama. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin discuss what they deem to be Shea Ralph’s best win at the helm of the prog...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin return to the mics for their first episode of the year focusing only on Vanderbilt Basketball. The duo discusses a loss at the hands of Missouri for Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball and debate if they have a go-to star. On the women’s side, Rutman and Barbin wonder if their overreliance on their top two stars will cost them ...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin meet in the studio for the first time in the new semester. The duo discusses the Vanderbilt Birmingham Bowl victory over Georgia Tech and what it means in the context of the evolving program. Rutman and Barbin then give updates on both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs. Both are off to excellent starts, but face...
On this week’s episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Sports Podcast Producer Jonah Barbin meet remotely for a special Birmingham Bowl preview. The duo outlines the key to a Vanderbilt victory, as well as discuss what Diego Pavia’s lawsuit victory means for the future of the program. Rutman and Barbin then discuss the College Football Playoff overall, and whether or not it was the right move for the NCAA to e...
On this week's episode, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman is joined by Deputy Sports Editors Henry Oelhafen and Vincent Xu. The trio begin by discussing the ACC/SEC Challenge for men's and women's basketball. Each team only has one loss as they look to finish out the nonconference slate. They move on to talk about the football offseason and Vanderbilt's upcoming bowl game against Georgia Tech. The trio finish with a new segment: "Tweet of...
On this week's episode of Live From West End, Sports Editor Aiden Rutman and Deputy Sports Editor Henry Oelhafen are joined by Senior Staff Writer Connor Campbell in his podcast debut. The trio begin by discussing Vanderbilt Soccer's signature win over No. 1 Florida State and how the Commodores pulled off the biggest upset in program history. They move on to talk about both men's and women's basketball and finish with a long discus...
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