The Quad Pod

The Quad Pod

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.

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July 15, 2025 96 mins

This week the crew digs into the latest conversations surrounding the USAW suspension list, the USA vs Russia dual meet, the lack or issues with marketing events in wrestling, which Team USA squad they are most excited about and how much confidence they have in the teams. The also kick off the conversation discussing how high school Jax Forrest took out World Champion Vito Arujau in straight matches to claim the 61kg spot on the Sr...

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This week we jump into the latest coaching changes as Kyle Borshoff steps down at Binghamton, Teyon Ware is hired at Northern Colorado and other spot are still TBD. We also discuss the upcoming World Team final between Vito Arujau and Jax Forrest as well as the new NCAA rule changes, our thoughts on Real American Freestyle and the potential matchup. We end on a funny note as we dig into Mark Manning's comments on the small impa...

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The drama and bad headlines keep rolling in for PSU. On this week's show we dive into the Carter Starocci allegations, Beau Bartlett speaking out, Aaron Brooks failed drug test and how PSU is handling things to this point. We also discuss Gabe Arnold being dismissed from Iowa and Sammy Sasso being the newest addition to the Lehigh coaching staff.

Timestamps:0:00 - Intro

0:38 - Weigh in

5:13 - Penn State's silent throughout the...

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This week we dig into the Bo Bassett news and talk about the current recruiting landscape. We also give the story behind Cody Chittum's movement to UTC and the current coaching openings at Northern Colorado and Campbell.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:06 - Weigh in

10:38 - Bo Bassett decommits from Iowa

34:38 - What's happening with Cody Chittum

43:50 - Sneak peak of Scott Green interview (full interview coming 6/25)

46:56 - Coaching ...

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Final X gave us another incredible helping of great matches. We go through all the details of the matches from Final X and the setup, the atmosphere, the fans, Kyle Snyder being kept away from the media and the handshake situation between Josh Barr and Trent Hidlay. In the end we hit some of the latest news in college.

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0:00 - Intro
1:24 - Weighing in: Wrestling twitter trash talk, schedule ...

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The crew discusses AJ Ferrari's latest move to Nebraska and how he fits in with the Huskers, Troy Nickerson taking the head coaching job at Army and who can replace him, Vito Arujau asks for delayed wrestle off and their Men's freestyle picks at Final X. 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Weigh in
8:52 - AJ Ferrari making another move - headed to Nebraska
32:45 - Troy Nickerson named new head co...

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The AJ Ferrari situation has a lot of twists and turns with plenty of people responding to the fallout. The team discusses everything and responds to some of the things that have been said in the aftermath. We also dig into the standouts at the U20 and U23 tournaments along with what's going on with the Army head coaching process.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Weigh In
13:31 - AJ Ferrari denied admis...

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Back for episode 2 and the guys are digging into the suspensions of Kyle Snyder and Thomas Gilman, Lehigh's announcement of their women's wrestling team along with what the future holds for women and we ask the question: are duals the answer for the future of college wrestling? 

Timestamp:
0:00 - Intro
1:59 - Weigh in
8:57 - Lehigh announces women’s team + future of women’s wrestling

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Welcome to The Quad Pod sponsored by Poseidon Strength! In the first episode, Holmes, Kevin, Robbie and Austin discuss the results from the World Team Trials, the Sr. level youth movement in men’s freestyle and what’s happening with Kyle Snyder and 97KG?

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Weighing in
9:14 - Women’s WTT 
18:00 - Kyle Dake vs Carter Starocci recap
29:20 - PJ Duke, Bo Bassett a...

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