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Transfer Portal Chaos Has Begun! Yesterday, the 2026 Transfer Portal Window opened up, and right out of the gate, we saw a ton of activity. What happened, what does it mean, where are people going? On today’s Basch & The Brain, we dive into it all. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Willie Upgraded 01:30 - US Open Entries Started Coming in! 03:00 - Wisconsin & Ben Askren’s Video 11:20 - Coaching Moves 19:...

It’s been an eventful week since our NCAA’s recap! Ryan Crookham hit the Transfer Portal, Snyder beats Taz at an exciting RAF 07 here in Tampa, and lot of coaching/portal fodder! On today's Basch & The Brain, we dive into it all. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - We’re Back from RAF 02:15 - J Robinson Passes Away 08:00 - Ryan Crookham Hits the Portal 14:35 - Caleb Campos Not Going Anywhere 21:20 - Stanfo...

The 2026 NCAA Finals are in the books & so is the 2025-2026 College Wrestling Season. On today’s ‘Basch & The Brain’, we recap the medal round & NCAA Finals and discuss some of the weekend’s best storylines. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Setting The Stage 05:00 - Young Champs This Year! 08:20 - 125lbs Picture Wrap-Up 22:25 - 133lbs 33:55 - 141 lbs 46:30 - 149 lbs 01:03:40 - 157 lbs 01:14:...

The Final Day of the College Wrestling Season is HERE! On today's Basch & The Brain, we recap the Semis and Bloodround, and preview tonight's Finals & Medal Round. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - We've Made it to Day 3 of NCAA's! 02:00 - 125 lbs 07:55 - 133 lbs 15:30 - 141 lbs 25:40 - 149 lbs 33:00 - 157 lbs 45:25 - 165 lbs 48:05 - 174 lbs 55:07 - 184 lbs 01:01:55 - 197 lbs 01:10:05 - 2...

Quarterfinals are in the books & we look to tonight’s Semi & Blood Round! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Quarterfinals in The Books! 03:30 - Current Team Scenario 12:00 - 125 lbs 21:30 - 133 lbs 25:15 - 141 lbs 29:00 - 149 lbs 37:30 - 157 lbs 42:15 - 165 lbs 46:50 - 174 lbs 53:20 - 184 lbs 50:00 - 197 lbs 01:06:20 - 285 lbs Rokfin.com/MatScouts for all of Willie's Content! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to...

The SINGLE GREATEST DAY of wrestling all year is HERE! On today’s Basch & The Brain, we’re previewing it all, including the NCAA Quarterfinals! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Best Day of Wrestling Is Here! 02:15 - Teams: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 15:00 - 125 lbs 21:00 - 133 lbs 23:00 - 141 lbs 27:15 - 149 lbs 30:40 - 157 lbs 33:15 - 165 lbs 40:45 - 174 lbs 43:55 - 184 lbs 45:25 - 197 lbs 51:15...

Round fo the 2026 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships in the Books! On this episode of Basch & The Brain, we recap all the Round 1 action & preview the Round 2 action! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Round 1 is in the Books! 03:00 - 125 lbs 09:10 - 133 lbs 15:20 - 141 lbs 18:30 - 149 lbs 21:40 - 157 lbs 26:30 - 165 lbs 29:40 - 174 lbs 32:10 - 184 lbs 40:00 - 197 lbs 50:45 - 285 lbs 54:25 - Team Scores & Si...

Day 3 of NCAA's Week & we're live to go through all sorts of different betting odds & lines and then Adam Fellers & Izzy Martinez join us! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Day 3 of NCAA’s Week! 04:30 - Historical Storylines 09:30 - Freshman Potential for AA’s 17:10 - Betting on NCAA’s 25:00 - Odds on Iowa Having a Finalist? 28:30 - Odds on Team Finishes 42:00 - Adam Fellers Joins for Some NCAA Talks...

Day 2 of NCAA's Week & we're live to talk about our 2026 All Feel Good Team, WrestleStat's Bold Predications, and more! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Start of the Show 09:20 - Brutal Practice Mat 14:00 - Basch Caught Heat for Picks! 19:15 - All Feel Good Team w/ 125lbs & 133lbs 29:30 - 141lbs & 149lbs 37:40 - 157lbs & 165lbs 44:40 - 174lbs & 184lbs 48:10 - 197lbs & 285lbs 57:45 - WrestleStat’s Predictions 12...

It's here! The 2026 NCAA Championships are this week! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Let’s have a week! 08:20 - 125lbs Picks & Preview 32:00 - 133lbs 39:10 - 141lbs 49:30 - 149lbs 58:05 - 157lbs 01:07:05 - 165lbs 01:18:15 - 174lbs 01:28:05 - 184lbs 01:37:50 - 197lbs 01:45:40 - 285lbs 01:50:30 - Team Scores & Finishes Rokfin.com/MatScouts for all of Willie's Content! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast...

We've got NCAA BRACKETS! On today's Basch & The Brain, we react to the seeds & brackets! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 02:00 - This Year’s Seeds 08:20 - 125lb Brackets 15:00 - 6 Teams Sending 10 - Good or Bad? 20:30 - 133lbs Seeds & Bracket 32:30 - 141lbs Seeds & Bracket 38:15 - 149lbs Seeds & Bracket 42:00 - 157lbs Seeds & Bracket 49:00 - 165lbs Seeds & Bracket 52:20 -...

Before we get the official at-Larges today & Brackets and Seeds tomorrow, we may as well spend some time together speculating what we think they're gonna look like! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 03:00 - At-Larges: Who Is Getting Them? 07:00 - The Needs at 125lbs - 141lbs 16:20 - 149lbs - 174lbs 24:50 - 184lbs - 285lbs 30:00 - Projected Seeds at 125 34:00 - 133lbs 39:00 - 141lbs...

WHAT A WEEKEND! Today on Basch & The Brain, we are recapping Day 3 of Conference Championships including the Big Ten Finals! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 01:00 - Allocations & Wild Card Small Talk 06:45 - IVY League & Teams Qualifying 10 11:55 - ACC Championships 18:45 - Big Ten Finals & Consis 23:50 - 133 NCAA Seeds at Big Tens 30:00 - Ohio State Sweeping Big Ten A...

Virginia Tech-commit Bo Bassett wrapped up his incredible high school career yesterday with a bow on top as he pinned Brandt Harer in the PIAA State Finals to get his 3rd state title & end his career a perfect 170-0! Today, Bo joined me to reflect on his high school career & talk about what's next! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Start of Show 01:00 - Enjoying the Moment & Being the Final Match...

What a day of wrestling! From Big 12 Finals to Big 10 Quarters & Semis, there was no shortage of action, and on today's Basch & The Brain Live, we do the rundown! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 03:15 - Women’s National Championships 07:30 - Shoutout Rider 10:30 - Bo Bassett/Brandt Harer 15:30 - Big Ten Storylines 21:20 - Iowa & Their Big 10’s 26:30 - Big Ten 125lbs 31:00 - 133lbs 38:40 -...

Conference Championships are here! On today's Basch & The Brain, we recap Day 1 from around the Conferences! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 04:50 - Big Ten Seed Changes 10:00 - Cowboys Showed Out 12:50 - 125 at Big 12’s 17:45 - 133lbs and Jax Forrest 40:40 - Second Half of Big 12’s 48:35 - 197lbs & Rest of Big 12’s 59:30 - PIAA State Finals: Bassett/Harer 01:05:50 - Around the Co...

Conference Championships are here! On today's Basch & The Brain, we dive deep into the Big Ten Championships and also discuss what else we're watching from around the conferences. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 01:00 - A Little More Big Ten Preseeds & Housekeeping 11:00 - Iowa Article on Coaching 13:30 - Previewing Big Tens 23:25 - 133lbs 38:15 - 157lbs 46:10 - How Many Big T...

The Big Ten Preseeds are out and causing chaos! We react & dive into all the preseeds on today's episode of Basch & The Brain! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Willie’s Back with a Broken Ankle 06:30 - Big Ten Preseeds Reaction 26:30 - The Captain Joins to talk Data Science in Seeds 41:55 - Will We Get The Points? 48:15 - 125lbs - 157lbs & What Will Change? 01:03:42 - 165lbs - 285lbs 01:13:00 - Big...

Time to go through Willie's Updated Crystal Ball as we head into Conference Championships! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 01:00 - Ranking Series Updates 20:00 - Bobby Douglas Passes Away 22:50 - Willie Getting It From Oklahoma State Fans 28:00 - Iowa & Some Postseason Seeding Nuggets 35:30 - Crystal Ball Updates 40:00 - 125lbs & 133lbs 54:00 - 141lbs & 149lbs 01:03:30 - 157lbs & 165lbs 01:12:20 - 17...

Oklahoma State/Iowa lived up to the hype! On today's show, we break down the dual and all the storylines that came from it. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro / Start of Show 06:15 - Officiating Again In the Spotlight 11:00 - Iowa/Oklahoma State - Weight by Weight 18:20 - Jax Forrest Burns The Redshirt, Techs Drake 39:30 - Second Half of Oklahoma State/Iowa 47:15 - Ryder/Arnold Match & Officiating 0...

Highlighted by #3 Oklahoma State taking on #5 Iowa in Stillwater, It’s time to dive into the final regular season weekend of college wrestling! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro / Start of Show 02:00 - Aaron Brooks Out until June 2027 11:30 - State Tournament Talk 14:00 - Oklahoma State vs Iowa Preview 41:25 - Second Half of the Oklahoma State/Iowa Dual 57:30 - Quick Look at Next Year 01:00:30 - Rest of th...

What a fun weekend of College Wrestling to dive into! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start to the Show 01:00 - Officiating Is Terrible 08:40 - Penn State vs Ohio State 13:33 - Blaze vs Davino 17:15 - Big Ten Seeds at 133 27:05 - Rocco vs Fishback 36:45 - Jax vs Seidel & Ok State/Virginia Tech 45:32 - Michigan / Iowa 50:45 - No Arnold Should Not Transfer 01:04:30 - Blaze/Caliendo 01:11:20 - From Around...

A huge weekend of College Wrestling ahead! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start to the Show 02:35 - Press Credential Saga Continues 13:10 - Freestyle Nuggets 21:50 - #2 Ohio State at #1 Penn State 48:00 - #10 Illinois vs #6 Nebraska 51:45 - #11 Michigan at #5 Iowa 01:15:10 - Can #7 Virginia Tech Make it a Thing Against #3 Oklahoma State? 01:26:20 - Felters Chimes in on PSU/Ohio State 01:33:00 - What E...

Not the most eventful weekend of wrestling, but a lot to discuss none the less! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Start of Show 03:05 - Bo Bassett vs Brandt Harer Match Not Happening 11:55 - Is Jax Forrest Going In The Postseason? 28:20 - Penn State NIL Revenue? 32:04 - Ohio State Beats Iowa 24-9 36:20 - Fishback/Arnold OT Takedown 49:25 - Undefeated Guys 53:50 - Penn State/Michigan & Rest of the...

Another Basch & The Brain as we head into the weekend! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro & Setting the Stage 02:40 - New B1G Seeding Formula 14:50 - Ranking Series Update - Day 1 25:15 - Day 2 of Ranking Series 29:15 - Can Iowa Knock off Ohio State 51:55 - Penn State/Michigan & Rest of the Weekend Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast. NEW EPISODES WEEKLY! Support the show & leave a 5-star ra...