The Barn Session

It's just Ryne and Reese today as they discuss the proposed NCAA Wrestling rule changes announced earlier this week. What rules need to be changed? Added? Removed? Do we need to just make the jump to Freestyle?

Jacob Cardenas joins The Barn Session as he reflects on his college career and what he plans on moving forward. From his early days of getting started in the sport, wanting to be a WWE star, to striving to be an Olympic champion. Jacob talks about how to trust in his coaches, focus on the work, and staying composed no matter the challenge.

We recap another awesome US Open tournament, largely covering just the Senior Men's Freestyle brackets with some U20 MFS results as well. Plus, we talk about the latest wrestling game to play on a daily basis at gablegame.com!

The boys are back and diving deep into the US Open Senior level entries as we start the process of determining our world teams. A lot of new faces will be making their way onto the team, who from the old guard will remain? Lastly, go checkout www.gablegame.com to try your hand at some wrestling trivia!

Ryne and Sammy cover the latest chaos of the transfer portal, who is going where, who isn't leaving & and the major coaching changes. We take a look at the entries for the US Open as that is sneaking up on us. Lastly, we wrap the episode up with a look at a few more lineups.

Chris Foca joins the podcast to talk about his experience in wrestling, from youth to today. With lessons learned, goals accomplished, and memories made, Chris talks about the highs and lows of his time within the sport and what he's looking forward to in the sport. We talk about mindset, the ever shifting college wrestling landscape, and taste in music. Chris has a very unique take on the sport and is a treat for the sport!

The boys are here to present some 'Barn Seshys' to a group of very deserving candidates. We go through the following categories: Mr. Clutch, Red Hot Redshirt, Junk Yard Dawg, Breakout Performer, Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Wrestler of the Year. We did our best to put up the most deserving candidates but let us know if we missed the mark on any of these!

The boys continue unravelling the ongoing travel portal news and potential NIL implications. With that, Ryne has created depth charts for a few teams, which we go in depth on. How will the top teams utilize their incoming talent, both recruiting class prospects and transfer portal additions?

We wrap up our recap of NCAAs and debate the hodge race conclusion. With two worthy candidates, who do you think should have won? We then start to look at the ongoing ramifications of NIL and the Transfer Portal. With many quality athletes moving around early on in the transfer portal season, what else is there to expect?

We recap the NCAA Wrestling Championships lightweight results. We also talk about our experience attending the Championships in Philadelphia. We look into the team scores and how they unfolded. There's a lot of exciting things to talk about from NCAAs so if we missed anything, let us know!

We cover the top back half of the weight classes at NCAAs. With some additional news regarding transfers, DIII team title race, and more!

We dive deep into the lightweight brackets for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. We take a look at the seeds, potential early matchups and our picks to place. We cover the Tyler Brennan situation, the questionable seeds and why they might have been put there. Stay tuned for our upperweight preview coming out soon!

We recap the various conference championships from the weekend and take a look at the recently announced at-large bids.

We preview the prime match-ups and weight classes for Conference weekend! Starting On Thursday, with PAC-12's wrestling all on one mat and wrapping up on Sunday night with Big 12 finals! This is the penultimate weekend of NCAA DI Wrestling!

We go over the thrilling end to the regular season of college wrestling with Iowa taking out Oklahoma State. We take a look at how each weight class is shaping up for the post season, who is poised to make a run and who we hope to see. Flowrestling is also hosting their Night In America Freestyle card: Lee vs Ono as we are recording. Lastly, the second Ranking Series event of the year is ongoing with a handful of notable USA and high-level foreigner results to boot!

#2 vs #3 in the final weekend of the regular season as Oklahoma State goes into Carver-Hawkeye Arena in an attempt to join Penn St as the only other team to beat Iowa this season. Will any of the Cowboys get 'Carvered'? Will we see Angelo Ferrari? Will the dual come down to bonus points? It all goes down on Sunday in Iowa City!

The NCAA Wrestling Season is beginning to come to a close as we approach the post-season. We look at the few duals remaining as well as what this season can mean for the sport moving forward.

The boys discuss this week's commitments from the top 3 wrestlers in the class of 2026 in Bo Bassett, Jax Forrest, and Dreshaun Ross. There are significant implications for the two programs that these three studs are signed with. We also take a look at this weekend's duals and the Zagreb Ranking Series results.

We recap the highlight duals, the biggest of which was Iowa vs Penn St. We also look into the latest on the recruitment side of the sport.

We discuss one of the busiest weekends of the NCAA Wrestling season. With several exciting and contentious matchups and duals this weekend, there are many notable results to look at. We also look at the senior level results and the upcoming Flowrestling Senior Level Card.

We cover the highlight results from a busy set of NCAA duals from the past two weeks. Take a look at team USA's performance on the senior level, as well as an exciting upcoming event hosted in the United States. Last but not least we celebrate Women's Wrestling being added as an official NCAA sport at all three divisions!

We are back in our typical studios in a brand new year. Wrestling is drawing into prime-time dual season with the conclusion of Midlands and the Soldier Salute.

We spend this year's holiday season coming to you from the barn itself! Covering the Collegiate Duals results before getting into some of our favorite memories from our time in the Barn.

We recap the last week of dual results in wrestling. We examine how the Iowa State lineup can shake out moving into the second semester, a pair of California teams grabbing impressive dual wins and Penn St coming six points short of a perfect dual.

We cover all the highs and lows of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. As the biggest regular season event of the year, a lot of questions are answered heading into second semester.

We discuss the short list of collegiate results from the prior week and then get into the projected seeds for the CKLV. The biggest college wrestling event of the regular season, this year's CKLV will be a massive test for competitors both young and old.

Another session, now with video! We discuss the numerous outcomes from the Iowa v Iowa-State dual and the Black Knight Invite where several Penn St wrestlers competed. We also discuss just how far up the rankings Gable Steveson can pull the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

We celebrate 50 episodes with a recap of the past weekend's wrestling results. The NWCA All-Star classic delivered high-level matches filled with interesting results. Tack several interesting dual results with that and we have ourselves a stellar list of results!

We review the copious number of upsets from the previous week. As well as cover the news that dropped throughout the week, such as Gable returning to wrestling and Marcus Blaze announcing his college commitment. Finally wrap it up with the upcoming NWCA All-Star classic.

The boys discuss the final results of team USA's performance at worlds and the year overall. Coming up is college wrestling moving into full swing with Iowa St and Iowa hosting Stanford, the Journeymen Duals, and the Tiger Style Invite.

After a brief hiatus, the boys are back to talk about U23 and senior worlds and do some college season preview as the NCAA action begins this weekend!

We preview our thoughts on the upcoming Who's Number One event, the released matchups for the NWCA All-Star Classic and begin our previews of NCAA Team Lineups.

After a fantastic tournament filled with high-octane performances, we break down the highs and lows of an event that was on par with the Olympic Trials. A group of veterans in the Men's Freestyle division are tested by young talent that is eager for a chance at the world level. How will this team look at worlds later this year? Can we medal at all weights and even come home undefeated?

Team USA wins the Men's Freestyle team title at the u20 World Championships! With medals at 9 of the 10 weight classes and one champ, this is one of the best performances eam USA has had at any World Championships.

Yianni joins the Barn Session to talk about the Olympics, the upcoming Non-Olympic WTT, the upcoming season for the Cornell Big Red, his plans for the future of his career, and more!

Ryne has some beef with the Bo Bassett hating and Reese and Sammy agree. We discuss who's place it is to talk about holding a kid back a grade, since that was a hotly contested topic. We also peek at the upcoming trials as well as the ongoing U20 World championships. Get ready for the next two episodes as we have back-to-back guests!

Who is the best college wrestler to never win an NCAA title? There are several contenders but a few names rise above the rest. We also discuss the recent ongoing roster changes at Iowa and what this could mean for the future of the sport.

U17s are underway in the country of Jordan and the Non-Olympic World Team Trials are less than a month away! While still feeling the effects of the post-Olympic lull, there is still plenty of exciting wrestling to watch. Will Jordan Burroughs be able to end up back on top at 79kg? Who can beat James Green at 70kg? Buckle up, it's going to be a great month of wrestling!

We discuss the highs and lows from the 2024 Olympics. What the landscape looks like in this upcoming quad, both domestically and internationally. Who made their statements to the rest of the world and those that capped of their career with a crowning achievement.

Preview of MFS 57kg, 86kg, and WFS 57kg as well as recap the results of the first three Women's weights. This episode goes off the rails, and we hope you stay along for the ride.

We discuss the ongoing Olympic Championships as we have seen history more than once already. Now, one day out and with more revelations occurring, the Men's Freestyle brackets are beginning to heat up!

We discuss the field for the two final Men's Freestyle weights at the Olympics as we are days away from these competitors clashing! Is 74kg a next topic weight class or can any one of the 17 other wrestlers challenge Kyle Dake? Can Yazdani reclaim his title as 'the greatest' at 86kg or can Aaron Brooks take out another legend in the sport?

We discuss the field for two of the Olympic weights as we near closer and closer to the Olympic championships. Countless anticipated matchups at 65kg. Two titans set to clash at 97kg. Where do Zain Retherford and Kyle Snyder stack up in these Olympic fields?

We discuss the field for two of the Olympic weights as we near closer and closer to the Olympic championships. How many medal contenders are present at 57kg? Who are the dark horses? Will we get another round in one of the greatest rivalries in Men's Freestyle history? How far can Spencer Lee and Mason Parris go in these deep fields?

We are joined by two-time National Champ and World Champ Vito Arujau today. We talk about the ongoing developments with Russia and the Olympics before we get into the last two years of wrestling for Vito. Mindset, overcoming adversity, developing as an athlete and a person, Vito goes in depth on many important topics.

After the harsh ruling on eligibility for some Russian wrestlers to be able to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Russian Wrestling Federation announced that they are boycotting the Olympics. Who is in the wrong here and what does this mean for the sport moving forward?

16 Quotas for MFS, WFS, and Greco-Roman have been reallocated for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This has wide-reaching implications for the future of senior level wrestling. Wisconsin claimed their first ever Junior Freestyle National Duals title, what does the future of this event look like?

We are back, after a short hiatus, with another Barn Session! We go through the results of the U20 and U23 trials results and how stacked our world teams are. We also get into the upcoming college season and how many teams will have internal battles for those coveted spots on the starting lineup.

Big news as two-time NCAA All-American Wyatt Hendrickson joins us on the podcast to announce his commitment for his final year of college eligibility! We discuss his decision, the factors that played into it, the future of his career, and how excited he is for the upcoming season.

We review the performances of Spencer Lee and Zain Retherford at the Last Chance Olympic Games Qualifier and begin the long conversation of what our squad will look like at the games. We also begin to dive into the hype of David Taylor's Oklahoma State coaching staff and the lineup for the Cowboys in the 2024-25 season.

This episode was recorded mere hours before the announcement that David Taylor would be the next head coach at Oklahoma State University... So while it is kind of lacking context we believe it's still entertaining to release as we discuss what we could expect to see if the hire did happen (it did). What coaches will David Taylor bring on board, what athletes follow the hype to Stillwater? This is one of the most exciting things to happen in the sport in recent history!