The Quad Pod

On today’s show the guys discuss Gable Steveson’s current status as an athlete as he looks to enter another arena and make his MMA debut on September 12. They also go over the Real American Freestyle ruleset and full card of matchup before making their picks and predictions. In the back half of the show they talk about the success of USA U20 freestyle team and what has been the catalyst for such h...

Back for another week of talking wrestling. The crew discusses John Smith's return to Oklahoma State to coach the Cowgirls, the day 1 performances at U20 Worlds, the early schedule releases that we are looking forward to, the status of the PSU/Carter Starocci situation and a preview of Kevin Claunch's interview with new/returning Kent State head coach Josh Moore. They also end the show with anothe...

This week we are back to being four strong and we discuss how the UFC is moving on from the pay-per-view model, Mason Parris makes his return to wrestling, Rutgers is taking a new approach to NIL, AJ Ferrari's move up to heavyweight and his diet to get there and finish off the show by going into our NCAA 26 video game and creating a folkstyle wrestler using attributes of guys the last 25 years...

This week the guys are a man down as Austin Sommer recovers from being sick, but Holmes, Claunch and Robbie discuss Oklahoma State/Cowboy RTC facing China in a donors only dual event, Gabe Arnold heading back to Iowa after being dismissed, which wrestling league has the best model, some coaching talk and have some fun with creating their own NCAA wrestling video game. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:25...

This week we discuss Penn's huge $20 million donation, how NIL has changed sports and impacted wrestling, TJ Dudley being named the next head coach at Campbell and should Jax Forrest move on from high school wrestling? Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:45 - Weigh In10:22 - Penn gets $20 million donation19:50 - NIL, rev share and it's impact on wrestling34:43 - Rev share opt in and opt out42:21 - Ca...

On this week's show the crew discusses Sammy Sasso's arrest, Nate Engel leaving Oregon State, who is in the mix for the Binghamton head coaching position, the Russia vs USA dual and the ranking series tournament performances. At the end, Holmes and Robbie respond to some of the latest comments on previous episodes. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:04 - Weigh in9:54 - Sammy Sasso arrest25:18 - Nate...

This week the crew digs into the latest conversations surrounding the USAW suspension list, the USA vs Russia dual meet, the lack or issues with marketing events in wrestling, which Team USA squad they are most excited about and how much confidence they have in the teams. The also kick off the conversation discussing how high school Jax Forrest took out World Champion Vito Arujau in straight match...

This week we jump into the latest coaching changes as Kyle Borshoff steps down at Binghamton, Teyon Ware is hired at Northern Colorado and other spot are still TBD. We also discuss the upcoming World Team final between Vito Arujau and Jax Forrest as well as the new NCAA rule changes, our thoughts on Real American Freestyle and the potential matchup. We end on a funny note as we dig into Mark Manni...

The drama and bad headlines keep rolling in for PSU. On this week's show we dive into the Carter Starocci allegations, Beau Bartlett speaking out, Aaron Brooks failed drug test and how PSU is handling things to this point. We also discuss Gabe Arnold being dismissed from Iowa and Sammy Sasso being the newest addition to the Lehigh coaching staff. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Weigh in 5:13 -...

This week we dig into the Bo Bassett news and talk about the current recruiting landscape. We also give the story behind Cody Chittum's movement to UTC and the current coaching openings at Northern Colorado and Campbell. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Weigh in 10:38 - Bo Bassett decommits from Iowa 34:38 - What's happening with Cody Chittum 43:50 - Sneak peak of Scott Green interview (ful...

Send us a text Final X gave us another incredible helping of great matches. We go through all the details of the matches from Final X and the setup, the atmosphere, the fans, Kyle Snyder being kept away from the media and the handshake situation between Josh Barr and Trent Hidlay. In the end we hit some of the latest news in college. Timestamp: 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Weighing in: Wrestling twitter tr...

Send us a text The crew discusses AJ Ferrari's latest move to Nebraska and how he fits in with the Huskers, Troy Nickerson taking the head coaching job at Army and who can replace him, Vito Arujau asks for delayed wrestle off and their Men's freestyle picks at Final X.  Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Weigh in 8:52 - AJ Ferrari making another move - headed to Nebraska 32:45 - Troy Nicker...

Send us a text The AJ Ferrari situation has a lot of twists and turns with plenty of people responding to the fallout. The team discusses everything and responds to some of the things that have been said in the aftermath. We also dig into the standouts at the U20 and U23 tournaments along with what's going on with the Army head coaching process. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Weigh In 13:31...

Send us a text Back for episode 2 and the guys are digging into the suspensions of Kyle Snyder and Thomas Gilman, Lehigh's announcement of their women's wrestling team along with what the future holds for women and we ask the question: are duals the answer for the future of college wrestling?  Timestamp: 0:00 - Intro 1:59 - Weigh in 8:57 - Lehigh announces women’s team + future of women’...

Send us a text Welcome to The Quad Pod sponsored by Poseidon Strength! In the first episode, Holmes, Kevin, Robbie and Austin discuss the results from the World Team Trials, the Sr. level youth movement in men’s freestyle and what’s happening with Kyle Snyder and 97KG? Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Weighing in 9:14 - Women’s WTT  18:00 - Kyle Dake vs Carter Starocci recap 29:20 - PJ Duke, Bo Bas...