Brian Hughes on Weather, Mascots, College Football Chaos, and Stuffing Pants

Brian Hughes on Weather, Mascots, College Football Chaos, and Stuffing Pants

Author: Carl Lee November 28, 2025 Duration: 1:00:21
On this week’s Let’s Talk, Carl Lee, Lisa Otey, and Hollis Lewis welcome WOWK-TV morning meteorologist Brian Hughes for one of the liveliest episodes of the season. Brian shares how he accidentally moved to the wrong Charleston, the wild path that led him to becoming Texas Tech’s Raider Red mascot, and why he once sprinted from a TV weather hit directly into a mascot suit. The crew dives into officiating culture, college football loyalty, NIL chaos, transfer-portal problems, coaching uncertainty, and the mounting pressure on today’s programs. They wrap with a hilarious Thanksgiving throwback involving Brian’s infamous stovetop stuffing pants, proving no story is too big—or too bizarre—for this show.

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