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WATCH: Iowa's Terry Brands, Buffalo's John Stutzman get heated post-match

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Iowa associate head coach Terry Brands and Buffalo head coach John Stutzman got heated after the first round of the NCAA Wrestling Tournament.

Iowa 184-pounder Abe Assad beat Buffalo’s Giuseppe Hoose 6-2 in the first round of the bracket. It appeared Brands was getting agitated throughout the match and pointed towards Stutzman’s direction, according to bystanders closer to the floor.

Once the match was over, the two came face-to-face right after the bout. Watch it below.

Remember, it is just Day 1 of the tournament. It gets heated down there.

More on the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships

The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships were held March 16-18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa (Okla). The tournament consists of 330 wrestlers in total across 10 weight classes. Each weight class features wrestlers seeded No. 1 through No. 33.

Over the course of the three-day tournament, wrestlers can achieve national champion status by going 5-0 in their bracket, through Saturday night’s finals. The top eight placewinners in each bracket are considered All-Americans.

Losing one match does not eliminate a wrestler from competition. The consolation bracket is designed to determine the remaining spots on the podium (third through eighth place).

Since there are 33 wrestlers in each weight, the competitors seeded No. 32 and 33 compete in a “pigtail bout” prior to the first round to determine who matches up against the No. 1 seed in Round 1.

Losing the pigtail drops the wrestler to the consolation bracket where there is still opportunity to finish as high as third place in the weight class.

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The 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament is set to take place in Kansas City (Mo.)