NCAA Podcast Episodes

Apr 14

293

Is ASU Ok?, All The Latest Portal Moves, & Coaching Shuffles Begin

There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves! 01:55 - Richie Figgs leaves ASU; Is ASU ...

Apr 10

292

Thomas Gilman on This Past Season at Oklahoma State & His Departure

Thomas Gilman just spent his first year as a coach at Oklahoma State, and today we caught up to talk about his first year coaching, his retirement from competition - ...

Apr 8

291

Rocky Elam on Why He’s Transferring & Where He's Headed

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 ...

Apr 6

290

Zack Ryder to Oklahoma State, Iowa's Lineup Coming Together, & More Portal Talk

Another wild week in College Wrestling with the Transfer Portal, and we're here to break down all of the latest. 05:00 - Transfer Portal, Peterson Commits to Iowa 08:15 - Iowa’s ...

Apr 4

289

Minnesota's Max McEnelly on Incredible Freshman Season (That Left Him Unsatisfied)

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 ...

Apr 3

287

Iowa’s Drake Ayala on New Transfers, Battling Adversity, & The Iowa Culture

Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today! 1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s & Gaming 03:40 - Growth at Iowa 06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer ...

Apr 1

287

Basch & The Brain: Hodge Race, Portal Heating Up, & NIL

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 ...

Mar 30

286

Rocco Welsh Announces Where He's Transfering & Why

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 ...

Mar 26

285

Luke Lilledahl on Ono, AA'ing, His True Freshman Year, & Freestyle Plans

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 ...

Mar 26

284

The Transfer Portal Is Getting Wild! + Early Projected Line-ups!

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 ...

Mar 23

283

2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap!

WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint, and we are back and recapping the whole event! Audio Timestamps: 0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip 07:30 - Starting ...

Mar 17

282

NCAA Championships Crystal Ball & Bracketology

It's NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEK & we're diving into more of it! Video Timestamps (Add :30 for Audio): 3:00 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships 05:10 - The Whole Gang Is ...

Mar 13

281

2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Preview & Picks!

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. ...

Mar 10

280

Wrapping up Conference Championships as All Eyes Turn to Philly

Conference Championships are officially in the books & we went weight-by-weight through it all as all eyes now turn to NCAA's in 2 weeks! Video Timestamps (Add :30 for Audio): 06:00 - 125lbs ...

Mar 9

279

Conference Championships Saturday Recap with Basch & The Brain!

Conference Championship Saturday DID NOT Disappoint! This morning, we did a live show to go through the madness. Video Timestamps (Add :30 for Audio) 0:01 - What Happened with Weigh-Ins 07:00 - Who’...

Mar 8

278

Conference Championship Saturday Kickoff Show with Basch & The Brain

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 ...

Mar 5

7

Big Ten Championships & Conference Championships Preview!

BIG Weekend ahead! It's Conference Championships Time! Let's dive into it all. Audio Timestamps 0:01 - Willie’s Awake 02:35 - We Finally Got Big Ten Seeds, Delayed 07:21 ...

Feb 28

Episode 276

Spencer vs Ono Reaction, Allocations Are Out & Coaches Rankings Are Comedy

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 ...

Feb 24

Episode 275

#3 Iowa Beats #2 Oklahoma State 21-16, Weekend/Season Recap

The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Did NOT Disappoint! We dive into it all on today's show, episode 275. Video Timestamps (add :30 for Audio) 02:20 - Crookham Didn’t ...

Feb 20

Episode 274

#2 Oklahoma State vs #3 Iowa Preview + Full Weekend Slate Look!

Recapping the weekend in College Wrestling with Willie the Brain! Video Timetamps (add ~:30 for Apple/Spotify streams) 01:00 - Wrestling Travel Plans 09:10 - Rutgers/Penn; Poz Retired? 12:40 - Sammy Sasso is ...