Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling

David Hoffman came to Virginia Tech from the Hill School in Pennsylvania. After a stellar high school career that culminated with a couple of National Prep championships and a runner-up finish at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle National Championships, Hoffman headed to wrestle for then-coach Keith Mourlam at Virginia Tech. / / Hoffman then stuck around when Tom Brands took over the post for two years and finished his career as an All-American at 141 pounds. After a six-year run as an assistant coach at Bucknell under former Hokie assistant Dan Wirnsberger, Hoffman came back to Blacksburg to join Kevin Dresser's staff. / / On Episode 4 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we'll talk with Hoffman about his career in wrestling and what drove him to coaching and also ask him about what he picked up along the coaching years at Bucknell. / / We'll also do a quick recap of the tri-meet against Gardner-Webb and North Dakota State and look ahead to the big match with No. 4 Ohio State on November 23 at Cassell Coliseum. There's also a little tease about the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which is on December 5-6. / / There will also be the Virginia Tech Coaches Clinic held on Nov. 22-23 in Rector Fieldhouse with a special speech on Friday by legendary coach Dan Gable. Coach Gable will also give a technique session on Sunday. Information on the clinic can be found by clicking here. / / A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. / / We?re also happy to let you know the Android and iOS apps are available. Go to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and check the HOW TO LISTEN menu and you'll see links right to the specific apps. It's also available on the sidebar of the homepage. / / Follow @mattalkonline on Twitter for updates and nuggets of information about Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling and all the other shows that are part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. You can also check out our network home page at www.mattalkonline.com.

The season is here and Virginia Tech wrestling prepares to open up its wresting schedule with a home dual on November 8 against Division II Newberry College and one day later, the Hokies will bring the Hokie Open to campus at Rector Fieldhouse.

It's a jam-packed show today on Episode 3 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. We'll talk with sophomore 125-pound All-American Joey Dance about his match with Missouri's Alan Waters at the NWCA All-Star Classic. We'll also meet up with senior 149-pounder Devin Carter who competed in the undercard against Penn's C.J. Cobb. Carter also has an interesting take on one of the experimental rules used at the All-Star Classic.

We wrap things up talking with coach Kevin Dresser about this weekend's upcoming action and we also look forward to November 16 where Virginia Tech will host Gardner-Webb and North Dakota State at Cassell Coliseum.

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On Episode 2 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we talk with associate head coach Tony Robie. The Pennsylvania native was a two-time All-American for Edinboro and then went on to coaching positions at his alma mater, West Virginia and Michigan before landing the head coaching position at Binghamton. 

After one year at Binghamton, Robie came to Blacksburg to join Kevin Dresser's staff. With a wealth of experience, Robie was a natural fit for the program. Robie discusses the relationship he and Dresser have with the way they operate the program. 

Other than his resemblance to Dan Henderson, Robie speaks on a number of topics including the upcoming Hokie Open, the season's kickoff dual a day earlier against Division II Newberry College and the intrasquad match on October 30, just two days before the Hokie football game against Boston College. So make sure you take that half day, get to Blacksburg if you're coming in from out of town and make a weekend out of it. 

Robie also touches on Joey Dance's upcoming participation at the NWCA All-Star Classic and talks about his own experience in the match back in 1997. We'll also break a little bit of news about another Hokie wrestler who will be making an appearance in Philadelphia. 

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It's the first episode of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, released just in time for National Podcast Day. Yes, National Podcast Day is September 30 and we couldn't think of a better time to launch this Virginia Tech wrestling-specific show where we'll talk with coach Kevin Dresser and his staff about all things related to the Hokie Wrestling Program.

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On today's episode, we'll get a quick refresher on who coach Kevin Dresser is and how he ended up at Virginia Tech and we'll get right into the lineup discussion and what you can expect to see on the mats at Cassell Coliseum this season.

Joey Dance will compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic on November 1 in Philadelphia. Dance's appearance will be the fourth time a Hokie wrestler has participated in the event. Sean Gray wrestled in the event twice, while Devin Carter was in the event last year. 

After a discussion about what we'll see in the lineup, we took some time to talk about the memory of Darren Hankins, a Chesapeake native and member of the Virginia Tech wrestling team who tragically passed away this summer.