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from Mat Talk Online 07/26/24 4:36 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/25/24 3:16 PM
Jason Bryant of Mat Talk Online jumps on to talk with Tommy and Kevin about life, wrestling, Fargo, parenting and relationships with college programs.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/24/24 7:00 PM
A look at the impact of the 3-point takedown had on the NCAA championships.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/24/24 5:04 PM
Part 2 of Shane Sparks' conversation with Eric Larkin on the Go Earn It Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/24/24 6:00 AM
The tribute speeches and induction ceremony for 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Medal of Courage recipient Jonathan Koch.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/24/24 4:08 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/20/24 12:59 AM
Shane Sparks talks with Eric Larkin, past NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy winner.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/19/24 9:36 PM
Michigan alum and businessman Mike Amine joins Tommy and Kevin this week.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/17/24 6:00 AM
The tribute speeches and induction ceremony for 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Order of Merit recipient Darryl W. Miller.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/14/24 6:20 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/12/24 3:47 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/11/24 4:34 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/11/24 4:16 AM
Tommy and Kevin talk about a lot of stuff this week.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/10/24 5:12 PM
The tribute speeches and induction ceremony for 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Meritorious Service for Officials recipient J.R. Johnson.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/10/24 1:00 PM
Shane Sparks picks back up with 2012 Olympian and current Virginia Tech associate head coach Jared Frayer.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/10/24 3:56 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/10/24 3:17 AM
Ryan, Kevin, Robbie and Austin are back with a discussion about the Olympics and the new allocations after Russia bailed.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/09/24 5:37 PM
Former George Mason University wrestler and Baltimore native Kramer Whitelaw was on the front lines of the Key Bridge clean up.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/03/24 3:30 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/02/24 8:43 PM
Dr. Brandon Mason was a 2007 All-American at Oklahoma State. Now he's a radiologist at Stillwater Medical Center and still finds himself around wrestling - but not just the Cowboys.
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from Mat Talk Online 07/01/24 4:26 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/29/24 5:37 PM
The dynamic Jared Frayer is next up on the Go Earn It Podcast with Shane Sparks.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/29/24 3:25 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/28/24 3:29 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/27/24 4:02 PM
Illinois high school wrestling coach and novelist J.D. Oliva is back to talk about his newest project.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/26/24 4:25 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/25/24 7:49 PM
A talk with Class of 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member Coleman Scott.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/25/24 2:17 PM
A conversation with recently retired Central Michigan head coach Tom Borrelli.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/24/24 3:04 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/23/24 2:57 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.  USAW National Duals Wolbert pin delivers men’s freestyle title to Wisconsin at AFSW Junior National Duals – TheMat.com No. 1 overall seed Wis...
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from Mat Talk Online 06/21/24 2:56 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/20/24 2:07 AM
Missouri alum Allan Hart is now coaching at one of the top programs in Texas at Allen H.S. He checks in with Tommy and Kevin on this week's Bloodround.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/19/24 11:00 AM
The gang dives into the data and analyze the numbers to help educate the viewers and wrestling fans on where the sport is on the collegiate level and where it was.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/16/24 2:53 PM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/14/24 3:40 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/13/24 7:36 PM
Catch up with Wisconsin assistant Jon Reader on Part 2 of the Go Earn It Podcast with Shane Sparks.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/13/24 4:23 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/12/24 3:03 PM
Nevada natives Billy Sullivan and Justus Scott have a shared journey on their path to the Army's World Class Athlete Program.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/12/24 2:48 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/11/24 2:36 AM
Catching you up on the day's wrestling news from around the world with Mat Talk Online's curated Daily Wrestling Newsletter sponsored by Resilite.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/10/24 4:27 PM
Talking with 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Medal of Courage recipient Jonathan Koch.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/06/24 4:23 PM
Check out InterMat's Conference Crossover discussion for June 4, 2024.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/06/24 4:06 PM
Ohio State assistant coach J Jaggers visits with the Bloodround crew to talk some wrestling.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/06/24 3:47 AM
Who gets you more fired up than Shane Sparks? Wisconsin assistant coach Jon Reader!
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from Mat Talk Online 06/05/24 8:38 PM
Walking around taking to guests at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Honors Weekend before the unveiling of the honorees on Friday night in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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from Mat Talk Online 06/02/24 5:28 AM
Gary Abbott talks about his experience at the Hall of Fame Honors Weekend.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/30/24 4:45 PM
Learn about the 2024 Outstanding American honoree, Col. Steve Banach.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/30/24 4:32 PM
This week Tommy and Kevin discuss a lot of the transfer portal moves along with coaching changes. We also talk through some upcoming events such as Beat The Streets NY, and the U20/U23 trials.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/29/24 5:33 PM
The 2023 Induction Ceremony and speeches from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend in June 2023 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/28/24 4:15 PM
The 2023 Honors Weekend Tribute Breakfast honoring the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/25/24 3:45 PM
NMU's Parker Betts is back on the show talking about the rise of Olympian Payton Jacobson and more.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/25/24 12:11 AM
Michigan native, four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean joins Shane Sparks on the most recent episode of the Go Earn It Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/15/24 9:45 PM
Shane Sparks catches up with one of the most decorated heavyweights in college and international history, Nick Gwiazdowski.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/15/24 6:37 PM
Penn State's 2024 championship performance set a new team scoring record and a record for margin of victory. But was it the best team ever?
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from Mat Talk Online 05/15/24 3:46 PM
Catching up with NCAA champion Kyven Gadson on the latest episode of Bloodround!
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from Mat Talk Online 05/09/24 9:32 PM
Shane Sparks reignites his conversation with Matt McDonough.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/08/24 5:36 PM
Recapping some notable news items with Kevin and Tommy on the latest episode of Bloodround.
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from Mat Talk Online 05/08/24 4:34 AM
Tim Hands visits with Ellis Coleman ahead of his chance to try to qualify one of three Greco-Roman weights for Paris this coming week in Istanbul.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/25/24 3:45 AM
Kevin and Tommy look back at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/24/24 8:16 PM
Episode 31 of the Mat Stats Show deals with how team scoring changed with the new 3-point TD and 2,3, & 4 point near fall, how accurate is the seeding process, and a recap of the 2023-24 season.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/23/24 10:01 PM
Maggie Hendricks covers Olympic sports for Olympics.com and has long been associated with wrestling, going back to her days growing up in Chicago.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/18/24 3:05 AM
Shane Sparks talks with Missouri head coach Brian Smith on the latest episode of the Go Earn It Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/17/24 10:50 PM
Tommy and Kevin preview the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/17/24 3:44 PM
Going into the Wrestling 411 time capsule with hosts Kyle Klingman and Jason Bryant to talk with then-Penn State AD Tim Curley on the hiring of Cael Sanderson in 2009.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/11/24 12:48 AM
Shane Sparks talks with two-time NCAA Champion David Carr of Iowa State.
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from Mat Talk Online 04/05/24 12:18 PM
Shane Sparks talks with Iowa two-time NCAA champion Matt McDonough.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/28/24 10:04 PM
Shane Sparks talks with the East Lansing Strangler, Nick Simmons on the latest Go Earn It Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/28/24 3:43 AM
Kevin and Tommy recap what went down in Kansas City.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/19/24 1:50 AM
Diving in to what goes into the 250+ page preview guide done by Jason Bryant every year for the D1 wrestling championships.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/15/24 1:34 PM
Shane Sparks is joined by Nebraska three-time All-American Robert Kokesh on the latest GO EARN IT Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/13/24 3:41 PM
Jason Bryant is joined by Anthony and Gennaro Bonaventura from the D3 Nation Podcast to talk about the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships coming up March 15-16 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/13/24 3:01 AM
Earl Smith of InterMat joins the Bloodround boys to talk about the total chaos this past weekend.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/07/24 8:16 PM
Host Brian Reinhardt and Pack head coach Pat Popolizio go weight-by-weight for a complete preview on episode No. 121 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/07/24 7:17 PM
Kevin Claunch goes solo on the conference preview edition of Bloodround.
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from Mat Talk Online 03/06/24 3:40 PM
Shane Sparks welcomes Cole Konrad, a wrestling legend from the University of Minnesota and an undefeated Bellator champion in MMA.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/29/24 5:36 AM
Shane Sparks talks with two-time NCAA champion Matt Valenti on The Go Earn It Podcast.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/28/24 9:08 PM
Checking out what’s coming up at the 2024 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships this weekend at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/28/24 8:35 PM
This week Tommy and I talk through some suggested rule changes at the High School level. We then catch up with Head Coach Mark Branch from Wyoming to catch up on their season and some of their developing young guys in the lineup.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/27/24 6:23 PM
Checking in with the new Executive Director of Beat the Streets Bay Area, Penn State All-American John Lange.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/22/24 7:47 PM
Are we wrestling less matches? What about the champions from back in the day - how many did they wrestle?
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from Mat Talk Online 02/22/24 6:12 PM
Checking in with Ohio Wesleyan assistant coach Tanner McHugh about his upcoming documentary and his True Tan YouTube channel.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/21/24 4:21 PM
Episode 4 of SEVEN will look at Gray Simons' move to the University of Tennessee and the potential in the Vols program.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/15/24 3:27 PM
Join Shane Sparks as he delves into the inspiring journey of Anthony Cassar, from his singular New Jersey state championship to clinching the NCAA heavyweight title with Penn State.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/14/24 4:11 AM
This week we recap some of the wrestling from the weekend. We also talk through some of the weight classes and their implications for seeding in the B1G and elsewhere to this point.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/14/24 2:11 AM
The NC State Wrestling team is off to a 3-0 start in ACC, and will step out of action this weekend for a top-10 dual inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/08/24 3:21 PM
Find out more about NCAA.com's wrestling beat reporter Shannon Scovel on the latest episode of Short Time.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/07/24 8:23 PM
This week Tommy and Kevin talk through some of the officiating controversy and the hopeful statement from the head of officiating. We also discuss some of the results and exciting matches that included successful takedowns.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/07/24 4:34 AM
Shane Sparks sits down with wrestling legend Tommy Rowlands, discussing his illustrious career from high school dominance to international competition.
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from Mat Talk Online 02/05/24 3:24 PM
How all the Division I wrestling teams fared in this week's dual meet competition, formatted in a How The Top 25 Fared breakdown. Rank Team Record This Week 1 Penn State (8-0) WON #7 Ohio State 28-7 2 Iowa (10-1) LOST #12 Michigan 24-11 3 Oklahoma State (12-0) WON #5 Missouri 24-10, #24 Arizona Stat...
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from Mat Talk Online 02/01/24 4:36 AM
It is Rivalry Week as the Wolfpack will host the Tar Heels in an ACC battle inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/31/24 4:04 AM
This week Tommy and Kevin talk through some of the higher profile matches from the weekend. We reference the young stud Meyer Shapiro, we talk through the goings on at 165, and we discuss the mission that Parker Keckeisen is on.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/24/24 5:42 PM
Next up on the Go Earn It Podcast is Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Doug Schwab.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/24/24 5:07 PM
Catching up with Neil Erisman, who has his Little Rock Trojans ranked for the first time.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/24/24 3:32 AM
This week we talk through some of the big names we won't see in College Wrestling this season.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/22/24 6:16 PM
Mat Town’s Championship Era looks at Gray Simons’ return to Lock Haven.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/18/24 2:33 AM
Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to discuss the results from the team's Big Ten opening dual with #14 Rutgers before previewing this weekend's road trip to #2 Iowa and #3 Nebraska.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/17/24 4:36 PM
Shane Sparks' latest guest on The Go Earn It Podcast is two-time NCAA champion Mark Ironside.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/17/24 4:05 PM
The boys at MatStats discuss the Ivy League leaving the EIWA. MatStats uses stats and past shows to inform the viewers why the Ivy League departing the EIWA could increase the chances for growing the sport.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/16/24 4:59 AM
ACC action is just around the corner for the NC State Wrestling team, as the Pack will head up to Pitt on Jan. 26 to kick off conference action.
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from Mat Talk Online 01/13/24 7:15 PM
This week we also speak with Chris Ayres of Stanford University. We talk through his transition from Princeton to Stanford, the coaching carousel of the summer, and how things came to be.