BASCHAMANIA Justin Basch

Awesome having the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Luke Fickell, on the podcast today to talk about his success in wrestling early on & how it all intertwines with his current position as a D1 Big Ten Head Coach! We talked:


Mindset Early in Wrestling Career
Wrestling Lessons to Football
Choosing to Focus on Football
Balancing Multiple Sports
Bono & Reader’s Impact on Him
Can We Get a Program at Cincinnati
Success from Wrestling
Gable Signing With The Bills
Ben Kueter Focusing on Wrestling
Recruiting Wrestlers
Coaching Influences
Wrestling’s Effect on Team Culture
Advice for Athletes Who Want To Be Recruited at D1 Level
Excitement For the Season Ahead

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Fresh off making another age-level World Team, high school superstar Bo Bassett of Bishop McCort joins the show today to talk about the successes of the past year before we dive into the recruiting window opening up for him! We talk:


Making his first Junior World Team
Last Chance Qualifier Experience
Humility in Defeat
Not Burning Out
Bumping Up in Weight
Commitment to his Faith
Having 100k Followers
Recruiting Window Opening
NIL's Role in His Decision
Opinions on Some Top Schools
Fan Questions
Rapid Fire Fan Questions

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Great having 2024 NCAA Champ Jesse Mendez of Ohio State on the podcast today ahead of his match next week at Beat The Streets with 2023 NCAA Champ Andrew Alirez! We covered a ton, including:


Making the Jump from 6th to Champ
Rivalry with Beau Bartlett
NCAA Finals Finish
Excitement for Next Season
Mindset Late in the Matches
Sammy Sasso
Tom Ryan
Olympic Trials Experience
Wrestling Andrew Alirez
Headlining Beat The Streets
Indiana is 141U

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Earlier this week, 2x NCAA Champion & USA Olympic Team Alternate Nick Lee was named the new assistant coach at Penn State. Great to have him back on the show today to talk all about the past few months leading up to the new role with Penn State. We talked:


Wrestling Gomez at the Pan-Ams
Other Americans Wrestling for Other Countries
2024 Olympic Trials Experience
Wrestling Zain at the Olympic Trials
The NLWC vs NLWC dynamic
Traveling with Zain to Qualify the Weight
Oklahoma St News Breaking
Being Offered The Assistant Job
The Increased Competitiveness in College Wrestling
Looking Ahead to Next Season
What’s Next Competitively

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Great having 4x NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner, and 2024 Olympian Aaron Brooks back on the show today! We talked:


Wrapping up College Career
His Hodge Trophy
Being Part of the PSU Sports Dynasty
Most Memorable Matches
Wrestling in U23's, Decision Why
Olympic Trials Perspective
Connor Mirasola Taking Him Down
Match with Zahid; The Singlet Pull
Late Night Olympic Trials Weight Cut
Sweeping David Taylor 2 in a row
The Adderall Rumors
Take on David Taylor to Oklahoma State
What's Next for AB
86kg or 92kg After 2024 Olympics

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Two fun conversations in one episode today!

First up, I chatted with Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, a 2x All-American who is in the transfer portal, looking for a home for his final year of eligibility. We talked about how someone in the military service can transfer, what schools he's looking at, how NIL plays a role, the Olympic Trials, and more.

Then, 2024 Olympian Kennedy Blades joins the podcast once again as we talk about her Olympic Trials run, dethroning Adeline Gray, the role her faith has played in this past year, being coached by Izzy & Mark Perry, the depth of the 76kg Women's Freestyle field and more.

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