The Quad Pod

Last week was incredible. Lehigh saw Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich return, the North Central defeated Iowa at the women’s NWCA National Duals before going on to claim the title, Jax Forrest made wrestling history as he debuted for Oklahoma State, Bo Nickel made people mad by refusing to wrestle Yoel Romero after he missed weight and AJ Ferrari got in more trouble. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:18- We...

Conference competition gets started and we are getting set for some great dual meets. Lehigh vs Cornell headlines the weekend as Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich are set to return to the Mountain Hawks lineup when they host Cornell. We also get great duals in the Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and more. ---- Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkou...

Happy New Year and welcome back. In our first episode of 2026 we dive into the holiday tournaments (Midlands, Scuffle, Soldier Salute) and discuss the latest news about Cal Baptist dropping their program. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Why we had to take a break? 5:28 - Weigh in 14:33 - Midlands recap 28:43 - Scuffle recap 46:23 - Cal Baptist dropping their program 1:04:33 - Soldier Salute --- Spo...

This weekend we are set for some great action from the Journeymen Collegiate duals where Penn State, Lehigh, Cornell, Iowa State and more will be taking to the mats. We also are getting ready for Oklahoma State and Nebraska to face off for the second time this season. ---- Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout! Adidas Wrestling: Vis...

This week we talk about the Ohio State vs NC State dual meet and how the refs continue to screw up stalling and other calls. We also give Christian Carroll his props after a very good win over Cole Mirasola, and we recap what went down in the EIWA, ACC, MAC, Big Ten and Big 12. 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Weigh in 14:48 - Ohio State vs NC State + Inconsistent refs 37:03 - Wyoming vs PSU: Novak and Carroll...

Ohio State vs NC State headlines the weekend and there's a number of duals and match up that we are looking forward to. Robbie and Kevin also talk about what they're putting their money on this week. Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout! Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25" at c...

CKLV gave us some great breakout performances and some that left us wondering. In this week’s recap we look at some of the good and bad performances that went down in Vegas, we also look at some of the dual meet results from last week and discuss Kevin Jack leaving NC State to take the head coaching position at IMG. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Weigh in 10:12 - CKLV recap 59:40 - Upsets + result...

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (CKLV) goes down this weekend so we go weight-by-weight to discuss our favorites and make picks.  Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - CKLV Preview and picks ---- Sponsored by:  Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount code “QuadPod” at checkout! Adidas Wrestling: Visit adidaswrestling.com and use discount code "QP25"...

This week we dig into the upset performances by SDSU and Iowa State as well as the third RAF card. To finish off the episode we discuss a tweet about the treatment of coaches from one sport to another and things we would like to see wrestling do that takes place in other sports. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:56 - Weigh in 12:14 - Iowa State breaks the streak 33:52 - SDSU upsets Minnesota 42:00 - RAF03...

This week we look at how Iowa has increased their offensive attacks along with a look at the Massoma Endene vs Mac Stout match. We also discuss if Richie Figueroa is the right guy for Oklahoma State right now as they showed off their depth on the road before moving to the PSU results at the Black Knight tournament along with notable performances around the NCAA last week. We wrap it up talking abo...

National Duals was incredible. Ohio State had a dominant performance, there were a ton of upsets, Iowa didn't look very offensive but overall it was a great event. We also talk about the latest Jax Forrest news and give our thoughts. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Weigh in 6:05 - National Duals 59:55 - Jax Forrest making early entrance at OK. State --- Sponsored by:  Poseidon Strength: Visit...

National Duals is this weekend so we discuss our favorite matchups and we make picks for each round on the winner side of the bracket. We also talk about our fantasy wrestling lineups and which wrestlers were the highest point scorers last week. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - National Duals 41:54 - Fantasy Wrestling --- Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit poseidonstrength.com and use discount c...

We had our second week of action and it didn’t disappoint. We discuss the Michigan State Open, Journeymen, Claunch’s trip to UM, the Oklahoma State vs Stanford dual, the Bill Farrell tournament and Austin Desanto’s antics. We also give some notable performances from around the conferences. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Weigh in 17:14 - Michigan State Open 27:00 - Journeymen recap 34:33 - Oklahoma...

We are heading into week 2 so we discuss what we are looking forward to this weekend and what we will be paying the most attention to. We also call some shots of what we think could happen in the second week of the season. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Fantasy Wrestling League Lineups 11:22 - W2W4: Michigan State Open + Stanford vs OK State + Northern Colorado’s trip to North Carolina 28:30 - Cal...

Wrestling has started and we ware off to a great start. We discuss the All-Star Classic, the notable performances at open tournaments, Utah Valley’s win over Stanford, and give a sneak peak of Holmes’s interview with IMG Director of Wrestling Enock Francois. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Weigh in 8:54 - Pick ‘em contest Winner 13:10 - All-Star Classic recap 29:24 - Open tournament recap + Utah Va...

The season is here and it kicks off with All-Star Classic so we discuss the main event matches and give our picks. We also discuss the under card and what’s most intriguing about those matchups as well. In our last two segments we dig into what we are excited to watch in the first weekend of the Division I college season and make a bold prediction. Timestamps:0:00 - Intro0:30 - Housekeeping3:08 -...

This week we discuss the Caleb Henson redshirt news and what it could mean for the Virginia Tech lineup, RAF 02, U23 Worlds, how much wrestle offs don’t matter and what they should be used for as well as some of the wrestle offs that had our attention. We also announce the show giveaway pick ‘em contest. Make sure you enter for your chance to win a pair of free Adidas wrestling shoes. Timestamps:...

Mike Moyer, the Executive Director of NWCA joins the show this week to talk about some new initiatives and we discuss the upcoming RAF 02 card along with the wrestle offs that took place last week and some that are coming up this week.  Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Weigh in 10:23 - RAF 02  37:31 - Last week’s wrestle-offs 49:48 - Mike Moyer interview 1:18:24 - Recap --- Sponsored by:  Poseidon...

This week we discuss LVWC and schools making investments into RTC’s, we debate the whether or not the NCAA weight classes need to change and how, should we ditch the singlet and go with the 2-piece uniforms and the matchups/field headed to Collegiate Duals this year. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Weigh in 12:23 - LVWC + schools making RTC investments 39:20 - Should we ditch the singlet for the 2...

Thanks to a commenter we went backwards to dig back into our conversation about the RAF 02 card and what we were attempting to say about the matchups for the next card and the future of the new league. After that we get to the National Duals bracket, the latest commitment of Bo Bassett and Melvin Miller to Virginia Tech, and the All-Star Classic. Support the George Mason wrestling program: https:/...

This week we talk about Vito Arujau’s injury announcement, the next set of RAF matches, Big Ten schedules, Melvin Miller’s top 4 schools and the show ending questions are back as we pick schools that we would like to see revive their wrestling programs and who we’d like to coach them. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Weigh in 9:10 - Vito Arujau’s injury update 22:37 - PSU, Minnesota and the full Bi...

This week the crew is joined by recently crowned 92kg Men’s Freestyle World Champion, Trent Hidlay. They also discuss the result from the men’s and women’s freestyle tournaments as well as the greco. And as promised they discuss the latest movements on the NCAA and RTC levels. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Weigh in 8:27 - Greg Kerkvliet is head to LVWC + SIUE using Penn approach to name Darryl Th...

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO KYLE SNYDER AND REAL WOODS FINAL DAY OF WRESTLING. WOMEN & GRECO WILL BE DISCUSSED WHEN THEY CONCLUDED BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING. On this week’s show we discuss the performance of the Men’s Freestyle team at the world championships, Gable Steveson’s MMA debut, Mitch McKee getting his 10th MMA win, more coaching movement and is there something to Bo Bassett taking...

This week we dive into Citadel’s decision to elevate Luke Welsh to head coach, IMG Academy looking to start a wrestling program, Intermat’s pre-season rankings and our medal hopes for team USA men’s freestyle team at the World Championships.  Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Weigh in 9:55 - Prospect camps + you don’t need to be D1 to have a great sports experience in college 17:45 - Luke Welch eleva...

This week the crew dives into the first event from Real American Freestyle. They discuss their likes, dislikes and general thoughts about the first event and they talk about some of the horrible responses that followed. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Weigh in 10:57 - RAF Breakdown 55:45 - Wrap up: Coaches/Wrestlers we would like to have a beer with ---- Sponsored by: Poseidon Strength: Visit pose...