McCade Ford is in his 9th season as an Assistant Coach at the University of Wyoming.

Coach Ford wrestled at the University of Wyoming where he was an NCAA qualifier and helped the Cowboys win the Western Wrestling Conference title.

Ford was also a two-time National Junior College All American for Northwest College before coming to Wyoming.

In high school, he was a two time Utah State champion.

Ebed and Stephen Jarrell are the co-founders for Iron Faith Grappling, located in Rhode Island.

Ebed was a two-time national qualifier for Drexel University. Stephen was a D3 national finalist for Johnson and Wales University and was an assistant coach for Sacred Heart University.

Rancho Bernardo Head Coach, Joe Terriblini, joins the show to talk about San Diego wrestling and the Rancho Bernardo wrestling team.

Eric Thompson

Assistant Coach for Arizona State University

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Coach prior to ASU, worked with Kyle Snyder and David Taylor

He has also coached at M2 Training Center and Lock Haven University

In college, he was a three-time NAIA National Champion at Heavyweight for Grand View University, and was named NAIA Wrestler of the Year in 2012.

Went to high school at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Iowa, where he was a Two-time Iowa State Champion, and was rated the top Heavyweight Recruit in the class of 2008 by Intermat. He was a part of two state championship teams at Waverly-Shell Rock, and was a Junior Nationals Freestyle Champion in 2008.

Fan of the Week: Tristen Lorraine

Returning guests Manny Rivera and Carlo Franciotti talk all things wrestling.

Juan D is our fan of the week. Please reach out to us through the DM on our social media and we will hook you up with a Simple Man Podcast T Shirt!

Assistant Wrestling Coach at Cal Baptist University (since 2022). Previously coached at Bucknell, University of Ohio, and Virginia Tech. Three-time NCAA qualifier for Edinboro. Wrestled out of Timberlane Regional High School in New Hampshire.

Our fan of the week is Brian Navarro. Brian, thank you so much for your review and thank you for what you do for California wrestling and for being a great commentator. We got a Simple Man Wrestling t-shirt for you!

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California National Team Coach, and Granite Wrestling Club Head Coach talk about club wrestling in California, Granite Hills, and Fargo.

This is Justin Martin's second year as a California National Team Coach. He wrestled at Grand Canyon University and Clackamas Community College.

Timmy Box has been the Head Coach of Palomar College since 2021. He is a Beach Wrestling World Team Member. In 2019, he won a World Silver Medal.

In college, he wrestled for CSU Bakersfield and the University of Northern Colorado.

In high school, he was a two-time state placer for Bakersfield High School and was on their last state championship team.

We interview Oklahoma wrestling coaches Cam Sykora and Austin Marsden while they are on the road back from a recruiting visit to talk about their coaching move from NDSU to Oklahoma.

We find out about their thoughts on transfer portal, NIL, and all things Oklahoma.

Manny Rivera is a former D1 college Head Coach at CSU Bakersfield. He was a 2008 D1 All American for the University of Minnesota. In this episode, Manny Rivera reflects on his wrestling and coaching career as we talk about life, coaching philosophy, and old wrestling stories.

Sean and Bryan connect with Sean's old high school coach, Brett Sanchez, who is the current Head Coach for Clackamas Community College.

Brady and Bryan catch up with the Rhodog and find out how his transition has been from Clackamas to Oregon State. We get into his coaching philosophy and how he has grown as a coach since he first become the Head Coach at Clackamas in 2006.

Miguel Estrada talks about why he chose Iowa and why he made the decision to leave Wisconsin.

He talks about his wrestling career and some of his big wrestling moments.

Adam Aho is the Head Coach at University of Mary, a Division II program that is on the rise, producing 3 All-Americans this last season and finished a team high 13th overall at the National Tournament. In this interview, we talk about his coaching philosophy, how he is adaptable to the needs of his wrestlers, and what went into turning this struggling program around.

Why does wrestling live at Penn State?

Ordog and Bryan run it with current events surrounding the Penn State program. We talk transfer portal, NCAA NIL and Rule Changes, and the US Open.

Oren Dramen is a former CSUB and Palomar JC wrestler. He has worked as a producer for Flowrestling and the San Diego Padres. Oren has been a Flo commentator for the last two seasons at the California high school state tournament.

NCAA DI Tournament recap.

NCAA DI Tournament preview.

California State Tournament recap.

Grant Leeth is currently an assistant coach at Stanford University. In college, he was a D1 All American from the University of Mizzou despite battling adversity with numerous injuries. In the interview, he shares his wrestling journey from learning mentality and passion for the sport at a young age to his current position as Assistant Coach at Stanford University.