Great having 2024 NCAA Champion Greg Kerkvliet back on the podcast as we talk this past season, look ahead to next season, and talk about him competing in the Craig Jones Invitational next month. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear mo…

The TBT is upon us with the first game on Saturday (1pm, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh) and to talk all things TBT, Evan and Steve are joined by Andrew Zoldan (podcast host, producer of InsideTBT)! We ask Andrew for an upset pick, break down the Pittsburgh Regional, and most importantly, ask him for a prediction for the Happy Valley Hoopers' f…

We're back to preview the Happy Valley Hoopers' first round matchup in the TBT against the DuBois Dream! We tell you our picks for starting lineup and who to watch for on the Dream. We also go over some interesting Penn State news that came our way since we last spoke to you, including the first verbal commit of the 2025 class! Support the Happy Va…

Fun time catching up with the Brain as we swift through news & rumors from the past few weeks in high school, college & freestyle wrestling! Olympics Marketing Seems Quiet Sidakov and Sadulaev Out AJ Ferrari News Matters Teemer Transferring Out Rumors, Volk? Iowa's Transfer Batting Average Bo Bassett Recruiting Thoughts Recent Coaching Moves Rundow…

We're back this Father's Day to talk about the upcoming TBT taking place for the Happy Valley Hoopers, Penn State Basketball's alumni team starting Saturday July 20th on the Pitt campus at Petersen Events Center. To do that, we brought back HVH head coach Ross Condon along with player/GM John Harrar for a fun conversation. We encourage you to donat…

Awesome having the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Luke Fickell, on the podcast today to talk about his success in wrestling early on & how it all intertwines with his current position as a D1 Big Ten Head Coach! We talked: Mindset Early in Wrestling Career Wrestling Lessons to Football Choosing to Focus on Football Balancing …

Fresh off making another age-level World Team, high school superstar Bo Bassett of Bishop McCort joins the show today to talk about the successes of the past year before we dive into the recruiting window opening up for him! We talk: Making his first Junior World Team Last Chance Qualifier Experience Humility in Defeat Not Burning Out Bumping Up in…

Great having 2024 NCAA Champ Jesse Mendez of Ohio State on the podcast today ahead of his match next week at Beat The Streets with 2023 NCAA Champ Andrew Alirez! We covered a ton, including: Making the Jump from 6th to Champ Rivalry with Beau Bartlett NCAA Finals Finish Excitement for Next Season Mindset Late in the Matches Sammy Sasso Tom Ryan Oly…

We're back in what amounts to just about our longest episode in show history but we think it's a fun listen! In this episode, Evan and Steve perform a live draft in an attempt to determine the Ultimate Penn State Basketball Roster. All players from all seasons are eligible and we each draft 12 players along with a head coach. We are asking you to v…

Earlier this week, 2x NCAA Champion & USA Olympic Team Alternate Nick Lee was named the new assistant coach at Penn State. Great to have him back on the show today to talk all about the past few months leading up to the new role with Penn State. We talked: Wrestling Gomez at the Pan-Ams Other Americans Wrestling for Other Countries 2024 Olympic Tri…

Great having 4x NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner, and 2024 Olympian Aaron Brooks back on the show today! We talked: Wrapping up College Career His Hodge Trophy Being Part of the PSU Sports Dynasty Most Memorable Matches Wrestling in U23's, Decision Why Olympic Trials Perspective Connor Mirasola Taking Him Down Match with Zahid; The Singlet Pull L…

Two fun conversations in one episode today! First up, I chatted with Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, a 2x All-American who is in the transfer portal, looking for a home for his final year of eligibility. We talked about how someone in the military service can transfer, what schools he's looking at, how NIL plays a role, the Olympic Trials, and more.…

David Taylor was just announced as the new Oklahoma State Head Coach and Willie and JB talked about it as the news officially broke live a bit into the show. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. Support the show & l…

The deadline to enter the transfer portal has come and gone and Penn State's roster for the 2023-24 season is officially set! We break it down and give you our pros and cons of the 13 scholarship players and give you our starting 5 lineups! We'll also talk about some additions to the nonconference schedule and pick the NBA playoffs! Support the Sho…

Great time today recapping the 2024 Olympic Trials as we dive into Men's Freestyle & a bit of the Women's Freestyle action. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on…

Another fun episode of "Basch & The Brain" as Willie & JB spend 2 hours going through the Men's Freestyle brackets for the 2024 Olympic Trials this weekend! Catch all the action on Friday & Saturday on Peacock & USA Network. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go th…

We are back to wrap season 2 of SGF by talking about the end of the men's and women's college basketball seasons and tallying up the final results of our Shots Gotta Fall bracket challenge! We'll be back throughout the offseason with some more fun stuff, including lots of TBT coverage so make sure to keep your downloads active! Thanks for all your …

We're back to recap the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including a couple surprise entries to the Final Four. At the same time, we'll also update you all on our bracket challenge! We also talk about some notable additions to the transfer portal, one returning Penn Stater and a new addition to the squad. Support the Show. Follow us on X @Sho…

Now a 2x NCAA Champ, Iowa State's David Carr joins me once again on Baschamania to talk all about his latest championship and more. We talk: NCAA Matches Rivalry with Keegan O'Toole Finals with Mesenbrink Winning With Fans Best Father/Son NCAA Duo? Winning Big 12 Championships What Faith Has Done For Him Perspective for Olympic Trials Post Graduati…

Ability Athletics Director Brenna O'Connor joins host Brian Tripp to discuss her team's work on reestablishing adaptive athletics at Penn State and how others can get involved!

We're back to recap the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament and talk about some recent PSU additions to the transfer portal. We also ask each other what we want to see Penn State do with its open scholarships approaching year 2 under Mike Rhoades. Support the Show. Follow us on X @ShotsGottaFall Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn …

Back on the podcast for episode 228 today, is our guy Vincenzo Joseph, 2x NCAA CHAMP, 3x NCAA Finalist (4th year stolen as the 1 seed), as we go weight-by-weight recapping an incredible 2024 NCAA Championships Tournament. We also talk about Cenzo’s return to the mat in just two weeks at the Olympic Trials Last Chance Qualifier! Feel free to tweet u…

We are back to give our post-mortem of the 2023-24 Penn State season including: Letter grades for every player Grading the team's performance Going over our pre-season bold predictions We also open up the National Notebook yet again to give our upset picks for the upcoming NCAA Tournament Support the Show. Follow us on X @ShotsGottaFall Like us on …

Evan Smith flies solo, recapping the Nittany Lions loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2nd round of the Big Ten Tournament and a brief look at the unlikley postseason options for Penn State Basketball. Support the Show. Follow us on X @ShotsGottaFall Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketball Podcast Send us an e-mail Shotsg…

Steve is back to recap a nearly wire-to-wire first round Big Ten Tournament victory and previews a second round meeting with the Indiana Hoosiers. However, these are not the same Hoosiers PSU has already beaten twice. Steve tells you why and also provides a pick for tonight's action. Support the Show. Follow us on X @ShotsGottaFall Like us on Faceb…

It's time! We have brackets for the 2024 NCAA Championships and today, Willie and I, the host Justin Basch, go weight-by-weight as we preview the 2024 NCAA Championships and make our picks at every weight! Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives …

The At-Large Bids/Wildcards came out today for NCAA's and, as per usual in the wrestling community, drama ensued. Today, Basch & The Brain -Willie of Matscouts - discuss what's going on, the process and talk about the change needed. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast a…

Penn State Field Hockey student-athletes Brie Barraco, Lauren Delgado and Caroline Myers discuss participating as dancers in THON 2024.

We're back to recap Penn State's senior night win against Maryland and preview the Big Ten Tournament. Unfortunately, no first round bye for the Nittany Lions as they will play Michigan as the 11 seed Wednesday evening. We'll also put the first season under Mike Rhoades into an historical context and open up the National Notebook. We'll be back on …

Conference Championship Week is here! Today as Pre-Seeds came out for Big 10's, Willie and JB hop on to do a full preview show of the Big Ten Championships. Also talked about Pan Am Championships and American wrestlers competing for ther countries. This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. Video Game Stats meet Real-life Training. What's …

This weekend, 2x NCAA Champ & friend of the show, Roman Bravo-Young, officially became an Olympian! He will be competing in Paris at the 2024 Olympics at 57kg. We spoke on: Becoming an Olympian Wrestling for Mexico Cutting down to 57kg/125lbs PSU Room/Gilman Launching WRSLE Audrey Jimenez/Sunny Side This show is brought to you by our friends at ATA…

Wash the taste of Saturday's collapse out of your mouth with a brand new SGF. We'll get into how it happened and how Steve saw the writing on the wall before most anyone else. We will preview the final regular season game of the season against Maryland on Senior Night and open up the National Notebook to give our picks for 4 Mid-major conference to…

We told ya so! Penn State goes 2-0 this week, including in exhilarating fashion in a familiar old building. This week we talk about the Return to Rec and all we can take away from it. We also hear from Amy Farkas (Class of 1996) to offer some perspective of stepping back into Rec Hall for a Big Ten game. We also recap Indiana and preview the final …

International student-athletes Kateryna Chorniy, Tit Nam Cheng, Samantha Catantan, and Arwen Borowiak discuss their experiences competing on the Penn State fencing team!

The Final Weekend of Regular Season Wrestling is Here, and There Is No Shortage of Storylines & Hype! Willie Won an Award, We Didn't NCAA Still Playing Credentials Game Senior Level Schedule & Updates Virginia Tech at NC State Lehigh vs Arizona State Missouri vs Iowa State #3 Iowa at #2 Oklahoma State Weekend Preview This show is brought to you by …

Steve is solo for this short episode going over the disappointing breaking news that Kanye Clary is no longer a Penn State Nittany Lion. He talks about what may have led to this decision and tries to predict how both sides will respond from this going forward. Support the Show. Follow us on X @ShotsGottaFall Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall:…

Well we're back and we hate to say we told you so but... Okay well it didn't all go down necessarily the way we thought it would but the net result is an 0-2 week. We talk about it and also spend some time trying to unpack what may or may not be going on with Kanye Clary. We also preview the upcoming week at home for Penn State including their firs…

Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we recap the weekend and talk: Penn State vs Nebraska Full Recap Audrey Jimenez Makes History in Arizona Some Iowa/Wisconsin Notes Is Vito Banged Up? Cornell/NC State Notes Adam Hall named Utah Valley Head Coach Other Weekend Notes & Tidbits NCAA Makes Another Stupid Decision This show is brought to you …

Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we talk: Willie on FRL Non Olympic Weight World Championships Announced World Team Trials & Olympic Trials Talk Pan Am Championships Coming Up ReviewGate Cornell/NC State Penn State/Nebraska Weekend Lookahead This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. Video Game Stats meet Real-life Training. Wh…

Penn State men's and women's ice hockey student-athletes Jacques Bouquot and Katelyn Roberts discuss their paths in the sport in celebration of Black History Month.

Evan and Steve to recap what was essentially a strong week for the Nittany Lions even though they snapped their 3 game winning streak on Sunday. We also preview a difficult week ahead hosting Michigan State and travelling to Lincoln to take on a Nebraska team that is very dominant at home. Finally, as always, we hit you up with some National Notebo…

Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling including: Crystal Ball Rankings Updates Transfer Portal Probables Penn State/Iowa Preview Nebraska/Michigan Preview This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. Video Game Stats meets Real-life Training. What's your #ATACrating? Put in the work …

Former Penn State baseball standout Jay Harry joins host Brian Tripp as he enters his first full professional season in the Minnesota Twins organization.

A roundtable discussion featuring Penn State women's soccer student-athlete Rowan Lapi, women's soccer head coach Erica Dambach, Senior Associate AD Kristina Petersen, and Deputy AD Brandi Stuart.

Penn State women's gymnastics junior Grace Harrell joins host Brian Tripp to discuss her journey in the sport as a black student-athlete during Black History Month.

Well that was fun! Evan returns to gush over 2 consecutive, convincing road wins for the Nits and preview a home matchup with Iowa and a revenge game on the road at Northwestern. We also reset expectations for the rest of the season and open up the National Notebook. Support the Show. Follow us on X @ShotsGottaFall Like us on Facebook at Shots Gott…

Penn State Associate AD for Events Jenn James joins host Brian Tripp ahead of Saturday's annual Lady Lion basketball Pink Zone game! Jenn began her Penn State career as a student manager with the women's basketball program and was a founding member of PA Pink Zone. In addition to her role with Penn State Athletics, Jenn continues to serve as a Pink…

Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling for the upcoming weekend. Addressing "The Bias" Pan Am Talk Previewing Penn State vs Ohio State Previewing Michigan vs Iowa Looking at the Rest of The Weekend This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. Video Game Stat…

Penn State wrestling head coach Cael Sanderson joins host Brian Tripp for this week's episode of "Let's Go State - The Official Podcast of Penn State Athletics."

Jack Posey, TJ Malone, and Matt Traynor preview the 2024 Penn State men's lacrosse season with GoPSUsports.com's Brian Tripp.