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 quick one! On today's episode, we talk briefly about where he's headed & why.

• 0:51 - Why Rocco is Transferring
• 02:10 - What Happened Back in December
• 03:45 - Reaction When Going Into the Portal
• 05:11 - Making The Decision
• 07:32 - Reuniting with KDTC
• 08:21 - The Role of NIL
• 09:20 - Weight for Next Year
• 10:00 - Offseason Plans
• 11:37 - What He’s Looking Forward To Do The Most
• 12:35 - What He’ll Miss The Most at Ohio State

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• 0:01 - Winning another World Title Before Season
• 4:14 - The Hunger For More Gold, The Fun in Competing
• 05:30 - Pressure of Being a Highly Touted Recruit
• 09:00 - Adjusting to College
• 011:40 - Bouncing Back from Losses & Defeat
• 13:30 - Losing at NCAA’s
• 16:22 - Being a Part of the 10 AA Team
• 19:00 - Making the Jump from High School to College
• 21:49 - Making Improvements From This Year to Next Year
• 24:06 - Getting the Nickname “Lightnin”
• 26:15 - Importance of Play Wrestling
• 28:35 - World Champ Ono being in the Room
• 32:30 - Being Teammates with Ono Next Year
• 38:12 - Who’s Taken on Mentor Role
• 41:15 - Penn State Culture
• 44:20 - Biggest Takeaway from Freshman Season
• 48:00 - Fan/Listener Q&A
• 58:00 - What’s Coming Up/Closing The Show

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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 - Coaching Changes Are Quiet
• 07:50 - There Are Buckets of Transfers
• 21:16 - Portal Rundown
• 43:13 - What’s Going on at Iowa State?
• 51:30 - Lucas Byrd Transferring Out?
• 52:55 - Jayden James Flips to Penn State
• 59:30 - Cleveland State Wrestling May Have a Chance
• 01:01:50 - Ono & Predicted Penn State Lineup for 2025-2026
• 01:14:58 - Nebraska Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
• 01:19:30 - Iowa Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
• 01:31:45 - Oklahoma State Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
• 01:39:30 - Lehigh Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026

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WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint and we are back and recapping the whole event!

• 0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip
• 07:30 - Starting With The Team Race
• 09:00 - Penn State Dominated
• 18:00 - Podium Picture
• 24:30 - David Taylor’s Rookie Coaching Season
• 31:50 - Ono to Penn State?
• 41:00 - 125lbs Recap
• 47:15 - 133lbs
• 56:20 - 141lbs
• 01:09:50 - 149lbs
• 01:18:30 - 157lbs
• 01:30:20 - 165lbs
• 01:39:45 - 174lbs
• 01:47:25 - 184lbs
• 01:54:30 - 197lbs
• 02:06:25 - 285lbs
• 02:20:00 - Closing The Show

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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.

• 3:30 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships
• 05:40 - The Whole Gang Is Going to Philly
• 11:00 - Tyler Brennan Situation is So Dumb
• 20:00 - Betting Odds for Teams
• 22:15 - Projected Seeds
• 25:30 - Iowa Bracket Projections
• 35:15 - Oklahoma St Projections
• 44:30 - Can Illinois Take Top 5 After Big Ten Performance?
• 48:30 - 125 lbs - WIllie’s Official Predictions & Projections
• 53:10 - 133 lbs
• 58:50 - 141 lbs
• 01:02:50 - 149 lbs
• 01:04:45 - 157 lbs
• 01:09:15 - 165 lbs
• 01:11:10 - 174 lbs
• 01:18:40 - 184 lbs
• 01:23:40 - 197 lbs
• 01:26:15 - 285 lbs
• 01:28:30 - Dark Horses
• 01:32:30 - Yianni is Returning! Up at 70kg
• 01:35:30 - Transfer Portal Updates

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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.

• 06:00 - The Seeds Were Not Bad
• 10:00 - 4 Teams Qualified All 10
• 11:30 - Tyler Brennan Situation
• 19:30 - Previewing 125 lbs at NCAA Championships
• 23:45- Actually Starting 125 lbs
• 30:30 - 133 lbs
• 38:20 - 141 lbs
• 50:14 - 149 lbs
• 01:01:15 - 157 lbs
• 01:17:20 - 165 lbs
• 01:24:30 - 174 lbs
• 01:31:48 - 184 lbs
• 01:39:12 - 197 lbs
• 01:51:15 - 285 lbs
• 01:59:00 - Team Score Predictions

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Conference Championships are officially in the books & we went weight-by-weight through it all as all eyes now turn to the NCAA's in 2 weeks!

• 06:30 - 125lbs at Conference Championships
• 22:10 - 133lbs
• 35:40 - 141lbs
• 46:00 - 149lbs
• 54:00 - 157lbs
• 01:01:30 - 165lbs
• 01:07:08 - 174lbs
• 01:17:40 - 184lbs
• 01:25:30 - 197lbs
• 01:36:45 - Heavyweight

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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 as PA & Jersey State Finals! Fun live show! 

• 03:30 - Pac 12’s
• 06:30 - Pac 12 To Grow?
• 10:15 - Recapping Pac 12’s
• 15:45 - AJ Ferrari Wins Pac 12 Title, What Will Happen in Philly, Next Year
• 32:00 - Big Ten Brackets
• - Rest of the show was live Q&A and randomness. 
  

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Another LIVE show this morning as we recap Conference Championship Saturday!

• 0:31 - What Happened with Weigh-Ins
• 07:30 - Who’s In, Who Needs Allocations
• 13:59 - Starting to Recap 125lbs at Big 10’s and Big 12’s
• 22:45 - 133lbs
• 25:45 - 141lbs
• 30:45 - 149lbs
• 35:45 - 157lbs
• 37:45 - 165lbs
• 43:52 - 174lbs
• 47:39 - 184lbs
• 50:21 - 197lbs
• 52:20 - 285lbs
• 56:10 - Adam Waters, Jax Forrest, Random Notes

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BIG Weekend ahead! It's Conference Championships Time!

• 0:31 - Willie’s Awake
• 03:05 - We Finally Got Big Ten Seeds, Delayed
• 07:51 - Saitiev Died
• 13:25 - Ryan Crookham Is Now Officially Out
• 20:25 - Taye Ghadial In the Transfer Portal
• 37:00 - California is Bonkers, NYS
• 43:30 - Conference Championships: Pac 12s
• 51:00 - Big 12 Seeds & Picks
• 01:08:30 - ACC Championships
• 01:16:55 - Big Ten Championships Preview: Preseeds and Picks (125-157)
• 01:42:34 - Big Tens 165 - 285

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