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    Men’s Media Day Hub (interviews included)

    I did not - however I did ask Gabe Arnold about what’s he’s brought to the team as a new bit of flavor in the 165-184lb range. Turns out, they were teammates at Wyoming Seminary once upon a time, so Gabe was pumped to be reunited at Iowa. Here’s his full answer, starting at the 7:28 mark:
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    Men’s Media Day Hub (interviews included)

    Here are some of my takeaways from Brands’ presser today - as well as a follow-up conversation we had just before Media Day wrapped up: https://www.on3.com/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/news/media-day-takeaways-from-iowa-head-coach-tom-brands/
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    Men’s Media Day Hub (interviews included)

    Brands also told me that Iowa’s lighter pre-New Year schedule was done intentionally: ”We‘ve had five guys that have had major corrections (surgeries)” this offseason. ”So, we wanted to let them heal as far and as advanced as they could heal.”
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    Men’s Media Day Hub (interviews included)

    Couple of notes from Tom Brands - both from the presser and a later conversation we had: - Jordan Williams will serve a one-dual suspension for his offseason OWI charge - “and there’s some other things that he has to continue to better himself at” as well. - Thank “Terry Brands and Journeymen...
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    Men’s Media Day Hub (interviews included)

    Here’s all of the interviews I was able to get during today’s 70-75 minutes with the Hawkeyes:
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    Media Day and Start of Season

    I’ll be there covering all the news 👍
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    STORY: Spencer Lee wins World title, overcoming fourth ACL tear

    Here’s Lee’s entire run to gold:
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    NEWS: Everest Leydecker wins World title

    FWIW: It's an 'opinion' that has more or less been echoed by many prominent figures in the sport - including Dan Gable.
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    STORY: Spencer Lee wins World title, overcoming fourth ACL tear

    I was all over the place with travel and coverage for wrestling yesterday, so it took me a minute to put 'pen to paper' for this story on a remarkable World title run by Spener Lee. That said, I'd encourage folks to check it out - not so much because I've written anything all that spectacular...
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    Senior World Championships preview/thread

    He’s not the only one. There isn’t a post-semis interview from Levi Haines, either. And even if there was one, I wouldn’t assume that it ‘means’ anything
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    Senior World Championships preview/thread

    Medal Matches begin at 8:00am CT. So it won’t be long after that.
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    Senior World Championships preview/thread

    Pretty great angle of the deciding sequence here:
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    Senior World Championships preview/thread

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    Senior World Championships preview/thread

    And well before that, I think every rational person on earth was waiting for the officials to hit AZE for a caution + 1 for hands to the face. That was impossibly blatant - with the worst offense happening (and somehow getting white paddled) right before AZE took and score his first real attack...
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    Senior World Championships preview/thread

    Lee faces European champ Islam Bazarganov (Azerbaijan) in the semis - who has also teched each of his three opponents thus far. The two met once previously, in February of 2025 - with Lee winning 6-2 at a Ranking Series event. Five months later, Bazarganov lost to Luke Lilledahl (3-1) - then...
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