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Rocky Elam is a 4x All-American with 5th, 4th, 3rd and 6th place finishes at NCAA's. He has spent his whole career at Missouri but will be transferring for his final year of eligibility. Today he joins me on the show to talk about where he’s transferring and why.. 01:00 - Injuries from last year 06:30 - The Decision to Transfer 08:00 - How NIL Factored In 09:40 - The Decision to Transfer 12:30 - C...

Another wild week in College Wrestling with the Transfer Portal, and we're here to break down all of the latest. 05:30 - Transfer Portal, Peterson Commits to Iowa 08:45 - Iowa’s Line-up: Will Iowa get a 197lb’er to complete the lineup? 16:45 - Ben Kueter Hip Surgery 18:30 - AJ Ferrari Decision Coming Soon 27:50 - Zack Ryder Heading to Oklahoma State 32:55 - Does Oklahoma State Now Have a Log J...

On today's show, the NCAA Freshman of the Year, Max McEnelly of Minnesota, joins the show as we talk all things his Freshman season & Minnesota. 01:32 - Summarizing the Season 03:19 - Making the Jump to College 05:30 - Being an Underdog 08:28 - Dropping Matches to Carter & Parker 11:00 - Bouncing Back for 3rd 13:00 - Match Against Berge 14:30 - Film Guy? 15:45 - Having Gable Back For T...

Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today! 1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s 03:40 - Growth at Iowa 06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer Lee 10:00 - Overcoming Adversity 12:20 - The NCAA Tournament 15:20 - NCAA Finals Experience 2 Years in a Row 16:30 - Teemer & Parco Hate 20:30 - Nasir Bailey & Jordan Williams Joining Iowa 24:30 - Excitement on the Recruits Comin...

The Hodge Race got contentious, the portal continues to heat up & top talent is finding new homes. We've got a fun show today. Be sure to subscribe for new episodes! 03:00 - The Hodge Trophy Race Was CLOSE! 28:50 - Transfer Portal: Rocco Welsh to PSU 39:40 - NIL and Why Are Some Numbers Disclosed & Others Aren’t? 48:00 - Iowa Picks Up Williams & Bailey 56:30 - Will They Pick Up Dean Pe...

Ohio State's Rocco Welsh, who was an NCAA Finalist his true freshman year & has 3 years of eligibility remaining, hit the transfer portal last week, and the decision was a quick one! On today's episode, we talk briefly about where he's headed & why. 0:51 - Why Rocco is Transferring 02:10 - What Happened Back in December 03:45 - Reaction When Going Into the Portal 05:11 - Making...

Great chatting with Penn State's Luke Lilledahl on today's show! Luke just wrapped up his true freshman season with a 3rd place finish at NCAA's. Prior to starting college, Luke won both Cadet & Junior World Gold! 0:01 - Winning another World Title Before Season 4:14 - The Hunger For More Gold, The Fun in Competing 05:30 - Pressure of Being a Highly Touted Recruit 09:00 - Adjusting to College 011:...

The Transfer Portal is getting WILD! Today, we dive into everything going on in the Portal and then start to look at predicted/projected line-ups for the Top 5 next year! 04:15 - Coaching Changes Are Quiet 07:50 - There Are Buckets of Transfers 21:16 - Portal Rundown 43:13 - What’s Going on at Iowa State? 51:30 - Lucas Byrd Transferring Out? 52:55 - Jayden James Flips to Penn State 59:30 - Clevela...

WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint and we are back and recapping the whole event! 0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip 07:30 - Starting With The Team Race 09:00 - Penn State Dominated 18:00 - Podium Picture 24:30 - David Taylor’s Rookie Coaching Season 31:50 - Ono to Penn State? 41:00 - 125lbs Recap 47:15 - 133lbs 56:20 - 141lbs 01:09:50 - 149lbs 01:18:30 - 157lbs 0...

We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets. 3:30 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships 05:40 - The Whole Gang Is Going to Philly 11:00 - Tyler Brennan Situation is So Dumb 20:00 - Betting Odds for Teams 22:15 - Projected Seeds 25:30 - Iowa...

We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets. 06:00 - The Seeds Were Not Bad 10:00 - 4 Teams Qualified All 10 11:30 - Tyler Brennan Situation 19:30 - Previewing 125 lbs at NCAA Championships 23:45- Actually Starting 125 lbs 30:30 - 133 lbs 38:20 - 141 lbs...

Conference Championships are officially in the books & we went weight-by-weight through it all as all eyes now turn to the NCAA's in 2 weeks! 06:30 - 125lbs at Conference Championships 22:10 - 133lbs 35:40 - 141lbs 46:00 - 149lbs 54:00 - 157lbs 01:01:30 - 165lbs 01:07:08 - 174lbs 01:17:40 - 184lbs 01:25:30 - 197lbs 01:36:45 - Heavyweight Tweet us and send us messages with questions and general...

We’re 2 days in, with the 2 biggest days to go. Today, the Big 10’s & Big 12’s kick off, and we also get EIWA, Mac, SoCon Finals, as well as PA & Jersey State Finals! Fun live show!  03:30 - Pac 12’s 06:30 - Pac 12 To Grow? 10:15 - Recapping Pac 12’s 15:45 - AJ Ferrari Wins Pac 12 Title, What Will Happen in Philly, Next Year 32:00 - Big Ten Brackets - Rest of the show was live Q&A and...

Another LIVE show this morning as we recap Conference Championship Saturday! 0:31 - What Happened with Weigh-Ins 07:30 - Who’s In, Who Needs Allocations 13:59 - Starting to Recap 125lbs at Big 10’s and Big 12’s 22:45 - 133lbs 25:45 - 141lbs 30:45 - 149lbs 35:45 - 157lbs 37:45 - 165lbs 43:52 - 174lbs 47:39 - 184lbs 50:21 - 197lbs 52:20 - 285lbs 56:10 - Adam Waters, Jax Forrest, Random Notes Tweet u...

BIG Weekend ahead! It's Conference Championships Time! 0:31 - Willie’s Awake 03:05 - We Finally Got Big Ten Seeds, Delayed 07:51 - Saitiev Died 13:25 - Ryan Crookham Is Now Officially Out 20:25 - Taye Ghadial In the Transfer Portal 37:00 - California is Bonkers, NYS 43:30 - Conference Championships: Pac 12s 51:00 - Big 12 Seeds & Picks 01:08:30 - ACC Championships 01:16:55 - Big Ten Champi...

The Postseason is officially upon us & today's show with Willie "The Brain" had a bit of everything, from High School States Drama and Senior Level Updates to NCAA Allocations & Coaches Rankings! 0:31 - Housekeeping 03:45 - There’s a Big Ten Curveball This Year 08:00 - Anthony Knox OUT for Postseason 18:45 - Snyder Wrestled at Multiple Events This Week 28:05 - FloWrestling Card 38:48 - Spe...

The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Did NOT Disappoint! We dive into it all on today's show, episode 275! 02:50 - Crookham Didn’t Wrestle, neither did Lopes 05:30 - EIWA’s Will Not Have True 2nd 11:15 - Weekend Recap Begins 13:00 - 285 Seeds at NCAA’s Could Be Interesting 16:55 - Virginia Tech beats NC State 21-10 27:06 - Saturday's Duals: Keegan Is Officially Back 34:25 - No...

The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Is Here! 01:30 - Travel Plans 09:40 - Rutgers/Penn Dual; Is John Poz Retired? 13:10 - Sammy Sasso is All Done 18:15 - Weekend Preview 18:45 - Ryan Crookham Update 25:30 - NC State vs Virginia Tech Friday Night 39:10 - Weekend Preview Continues 47:05 - #2 Oklahoma vs #3 Iowa Sunday Night 01:04:40 - Kennedy or Brands at 174? 01:07:20 - Angelo...

The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks! 0:31 - Basch May Get Stranded in Florida 3:20 - Latest Work from Willie 09:40 - Penn State Beats Ohio State 27-13 15:45 - Ohio State Has No Transfers 20:00 - Da...

The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks! 0:31 - The Best Time of the Year Is Here 04:45 - Is Gable #1 (Seed) Next Topic 08:40 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (125 - 157) 25:55 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (165...

Weekend Rundown Time With Willie 'The Brain'! 01:59: Drama over Commentary 22:10: Terrel Barraclough beats #3 Peyton Hall 23:30 Iowa beats Nebraska 19-16 46:25: GOAT Follower’s Note on Buchanan Not Making Top 100 Big Board 59:18 Rest of The Weekend Slate Tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hea...

Great show today with Willie the Brain as we talk about the biggest news in college wrestling from Bo Bassett to Iowa & other commitments, and preview the best wrestling coming up this weekend! 03:30 - #1 Bo Bassett Commits to Iowa 26:30 - Team Race Makes NCAA’s More Exciting 30:20 - Jax Forrest (Pre-Commitment) 35:10 - Big Board Inventory, Recruiting Round-up 37:00 - Zagreb Open Ranking Serie...

What a weekend! Time to dive into #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa as PSU takes the dual for the fourth year in a row. 02:15 - #3 Dreshaun Ross Committed to Oklahoma State 10:33 - #1 Bo Bassett Announces He’s Ready to Announce Decision 15:45 - Recapping #Penn1 State vs #2 Iowa 35:25 - Mesenbrink for Hodge? The Hodge Trophy Race Begins. 43:42 - Carter Starocci vs Angelo Ferrari 48:55 - Gabe Arnold & An...

The biggest dual of the year is here; it's #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa live Friday Night at 7pm ET on the Big Ten Network! 2:00 - Update on Non-Revenue Sharing Updates, High School Wrestling 06:40 - Wrestling Media Discussion, Lack of Credentialing 38:30 - #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa & Starting With 125: #6 Luke Lilledahl vs #28 Joey Cruz 47:24 - 133: #7 Braeden Davis vs #3 Drake Ayala 50:45 - 1...

Time to Recap the College Wrestling Weekend with Willie 'The Brain' Saylor. 0:31 - Intro & Willie turns Bills/Redskins Losing into a National Duals Rant 06:55 - Willie Has Some Nuggets & We Talk Injuries & Updates 19:15 - Ivy League Decided No Rev Sharing + Big 12 Rev Sharing Issues 28:30 - Weekend Rundown Starts with Nebraska’s Strong Rebound 41:00 -  Rundown Resumes with Big...