The InterMatWrestle Podcast

The InterMatWrestle Podcast

Join InterMat personalities Kevin Claunch, Ryan Holmes, Robbie Wendell and Austin Sommer as they break down Division I college wrestling around the country. InterMat has been a leader in wrestling coverage for nearly 30 years. Check out InterMatWrestle.com for tons of wrestling news, rankings, results and commentary.

Episodes

March 27, 2025 129 mins
The season has come to an end but things are heating up. The crew discuss the NCAA tournament, the steroid rumors and conversations surrounding Meyer Shapiro's post-match interview and all the craziness happening with the transfer portal. 


Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9yGAeOS6QY

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Steroid rumors
21:15 - Transfer Portal
40:50 - NCAA Recap
1:53:39 - Team Race + PSU breaks points record again
2:06:02...
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We are one week away from the biggest tournament of the year, but there's still some things to get to. The crew dives into the Tyler Brennan eligibility situation, takes a look at the biggest stories from the conference tournaments and what they like and don't like about the NCAA Championship seeds and brackets.


Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:45 - Tyler Brennan eligibility situation
0:20:20 - Pac 12 recap
0:29:42 - Big 12 recap
0:40:10...
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We have reached the post season! During this week's conversation, the crew discusses the different conferences that they cover and give some insight into the allocations, some dark horses, and how the team races could look. They also talk a little bit about the Anthony Knox situation. 


Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Fair or unfair: Anthony Knox situation
15:40 - EIWA & Ivy breakdown
37:32 - ACC Breakdown
56:13 - Big Ten breakdown
1...
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Dual meets have come to an end with some fireworks and it's time to prep for the post season. In this week's conversation the guys discuss how the coaches' rankings need to go, the Iowa vs Oklahoma State dual meet and the Spencer Lee vs Masanosuke Ono card.


Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro 
01:00 - Coach’s rankings need to go
15:02 - Iowa vs Oklahoma State breakdown
48:50 - Heavyweight is must watch
54:50 - ACC, EIWA, Ivy Recap
1:04:00 - FloWres...
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The crew discusses AJ Ferrari and Ethen Miller sitting out for big matches and whether or not they were ducking. They also dig into the inconsistency of referees and give a rivalry week preview for Virginia Tech vs NC State and Iowa vs Oklahoma State along with making their picks.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owV80GUm5p4



Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:23 - Did AJ Ferrari and Ethen Miller duck last week?
25:29 - Inconsistent refer...
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The final top five domino is off the board as Jax Forrest made his college commitment to Oklahoma State. We also discuss Iowa Coach Terry Brands going into the stands and engaging with fans and lastly, we revisit the NCAA Champion picks that we made before the season and see how much we've changed our minds or solidified our picks. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmXCEt2xM7o

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Terry Brands goes i...
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In this week conversation the team discusses Bo Bassett's commitment to Iowa and reflect on the new school of recruiting along with who is in the lead for the Hodge this year. They also get a little nostalgic as they talk about wrestling shoes. As always they recap what's happening in the different conferences and what they are excited for this weekend.

Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Bo Bassett commits to Iowa
22:42 - Iowa’s decision...
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It's the week of the biggest dual of the year - Penn State vs Iowa. We look into the top matches, where Iowa can win and the trash talking at 184. We also dig into the new rules proposal meeting coming up and the rules we would like to see added along with how injuries have sidelined a number of All-Americans this year.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Talk on Rules Proposals
28:11 - Injuries in Wrestling
36:08 – EIWAs, ACC, Big...
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The full crew is back this week and they dig into Jett Strickenberger's controversial celebration, the return of D1 National Duals, and a review of the Anthony Roble movie Unstoppable. They also discuss the topic of is wrestling tougher now or back in the day that Bo Nickal and Carter Starocci discussed last week.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:15 – Discussion on Women's Wrestling Vote
05:45 – Announcement of National Duals Return
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On this week's show Holmes and Robbie pose the question of is this the best Penn State lineup we have ever seen? They also dig into bringing back national duals along with rearranging the season, the latest D1 women's championship news and the possibilities that come with it. In the end they discuss how tough Oklahoma State looks and what's coming up this weekend on the college slate.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:12 - Dis...
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In the first show of the new year the crew discusses the fall off in competition around college holiday wrestling tournaments like Midlands and Southern Scuffle and they also question the decisions at the top of the rankings at 141 and 197.
 
The wrap up the conversation with a what they are looking forward to in the first week of conference dual meet wrestling.

Timestamps
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:15 - Decline of Holiday Wrestling...
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The Rocco Welsh rumors were swirling and many thought he was leaving Ohio State until he put that to bed. The team dives into the rumors and discusses what they are looking forward to coming up to cap off 2024 and going into 2025. They also talk about who they were surprised by so far this year.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Rocco Welsh Rumors
10:00 - Big first half surprises & Standout performances
38:00 - Looking forward to in ...
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The crew goes weight-by-weight and discusses this weekend's 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational field and makes their picks and predictions for the upcoming tournament.
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_uKtP_DWdc
 
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So much went on in week 4. This week we discuss Gable Steveson's first match back, ACC vs B1G dual meets, what's happening with PSU's lineup after Black Knight finals, CyHawk and our thoughts on UNC's 2-piece singlet.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjZg-Q1YJFQ

00:00 - Introduction and Highlights
01:20 - Big Ten Showdowns Recap
05:55 - Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech Duel Analysis
09:45 - Virginia Tech's Strong Performance
12:00 - Key M...
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We discuss the NWCA All-Star Classic plus the other big time duals that went down in week 3 before diving into what we are looking forward to watching this week.
 

Timestamps: 
[00:00] - Introduction
[00:10] - Housekeeping: Hosts discuss recent returns of notable wrestlers like Sammy Sasso and Gable Steveson.
[01:30] - Shayne Van Ness's Performance at the All-Star Classic.
[05:12] - Carter Starocci's Match: Discussion about Carter Staroc...
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Week 2 gave us a lot of action and a ton of upset. We take a look at the performances that stuck out to us along with the return of Gable Steveson to college wrestling.
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaSP4RZBeFo

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We finally got some competition last week and it was everything we thought it would be. The team discusses the biggest results and what they are looking forward to in week 2.
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQlIAiAQEpU
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The season is here! Campbell and Wyoming will be kicking off the 2024-25 season on Halloween and there are a number of great duals and matchups going down in week 1. We do our previews and picks and give props to Wyoming and Campbell for continuing to innovate and bring a different type of dual meet atmosphere.
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTh5f5SF-Os
 
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On this week's episode the crew discusses Zahid Valencia making the move to Cowboy RTC, coaches recruiting wrestlers after they've made a verbal commitment to another school, Nick Stemmet trash talking AJ Ferrari before they meet to kick off the season and the full All-Star classic lineup.
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NsMCYKGO8Y


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We are a few weeks away from the season so we dig into the dual meet schedules from the top conferences, duals we wish we were getting, pre-season NCAA Champ picks and so much more.
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ37d2qcNNc


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