As the start of another season approaches, Mount St. Mary's men's basketball coach Donny Lind is this week's guest on The Final Score podcast.

The Mount opens the season Nov. 4 at West Virginia. Prior to that, the Mountaineers play an exhibition game at Hood College, which marks both the rare visit of a Division I team to a Division III school and Mount St. Mary's first game in Frederick in its 117-year history of playing basketball.

Lind chats with host Greg Swatek about how the Hood game came about and why they chose to play it in Frederick. He also talks about the Mount players being financially compensated for the first time through revenue sharing and how Name, Image and Likeness initiatives have impacted the program.

And Lind discusses how reaching the NCAA Tournament and winning a game in the tournament last March boosted the program and its fortunes heading into this season.

Who will be the players to watch this season? And what are the coach's expectations?

Prior to that discussion, News-Post sports reporter Alexander Dacy joins Greg to preview the upcoming fall sports playoffs in Frederick County, review Week 7 of the high school football season and look ahead to Week 8.