Hosted by Ryan Holmes, Kevin Claunch, Austin Sommer, and Robbie Wendell, The Quad Pod discusses the latest results, news and storylines in NCAA wrestling and adds athlete and coach interviews for firsthand insight and perspectives.
Hosted by Ryan Holmes, Kevin Claunch, Austin Sommer, and Robbie Wendell, The Quad Pod discusses the latest results, news and storylines in NCAA wrestling and adds athlete and coach interviews for firsthand insight and perspectives.
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
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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.
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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 spoil Nittany Lion shut out
41:05 - Around the conferences + NIL money impact
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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.
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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 + results that caught our attention
1:08:54 - Kevin Jack heads to IMG
1:14:54 - Final thoughts + Spotify wrapped
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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
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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
1:02:00 - Wrestling coaches can’t get treated like football coaches
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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 about Gable Steveson’s second vicious knockout in the cage, RAF03 and what to look out for during Thanksgiving week.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Weigh In
10:21 - Stout vs Endene + Iowa turns on offense against Pitt + Gabe Arnold at 174?
32:08 - Richie Figs struggling + Oklahoma State depth
42:13 - Desmond beating Lilledahl + PSU at Black Knight
52:15 - Keystone Classic
59:07 - Notable Performances: ACC, EIWA, MAC, Big Ten, Big 12
1:12:58 - Gable Steveson looks dangerous
1:20:33 - What’s coming up?: Top duals + RAF03
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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
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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
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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 State freshmen show up against Stanford
43:02 - Notable performance round up
1:02:51 - Bill Farrell results + Desanto antics
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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 - Call your shot
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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 Valley vs Stanford
54:38 - RAF03 match ups
1:02:29 - Enock Francois interview sneak peak
1:04:00 - Wrap up
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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 - All-Star Classic picks and matchup discussion42:35 - What we are watching this week51:05 - Call you shot---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 checkout!Follow The Quad Pod on social ⬇️Holmes: @Mr_RHolmesClaunch: @ClaunchinatorRobbie: @coach_wendellAustin: @AustinSommerTwitter: https://x.com/QuadPodWrestleIG: https://www.instagram.com/quadpodwrestling/Email: quadpodwrestling@gmail.com
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:
0:00 - Intro
2:17 - Weigh in
10:17 - Caleb Henson redshirt news + what it means for VTech
23:41 - U23 Worlds
34:19 - RAF 02
48:48 - Wrestle offs: Meaningful or Meaningless?
58:14 - Wrestle off that caught out attention
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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
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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-piece uniform?
57:50 - Collegiate Duals
1:14:16 - Do college weight classes need to change?
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.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Weigh in
10:39 - Going back to RAF 02 card conversations
25:35 - National Duals bracket release
39:44 - Melvin Miller & Bo Bassett commit to Virginia Tech
57:23 - All-Star Classic matches set
1:13:25 - Closing out
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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 Big Ten schedule
54:52 - Hayden Schwab to UNI (of course) + Melvin Miller’s top 4
1:12:00 - RAF match ups
1:31:17 - Revive a wrestling program
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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 Thomas next head coach
16:01 - Team USA results at Worlds
52:24: Trent Hidlay interview
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