by Jason Bryant | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog
At the beginning of this month, I made a 12-hour drive from my home in suburban St. Paul down I-35 through the plains. The endpoint was Stillwater, Okla., home of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. It was the annual Honors Weekend to celebrate the induction of the... 
by Jason Bryant | May 27, 2015 | Blog
The NCAA announced its annual Academic Progress Report ratings on May 27. The APR is a measure of graduation success rate. If a school falls below the minimum allowable APR too many times, it can be hit with scholarship and practice reductions as well as postseason... 
by Jason Bryant | May 13, 2015 | Blog
About a month ago, Aaron Pico wrestled Brent Metcalf at AGON V in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was a physical battle between an iconic Iowa Hawkeye who embodies the toughness of wrestling and a teenage phenom from California who is widely viewed as the heir apparent. Many,... 
by Jason Bryant | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog
Where did April go? I mean really, where did it go? It seemed like moments ago we were watching the finale of the college season. We watched Logan Stieber of Ohio State join a very select group of athletes. We saw his squad win its first NCAA Division I Wrestling... 
by Jason Bryant | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
The Mat Talk Podcast Network is launching a crowd-funded Legends podcast series for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. In recent years, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has been going on a fundraising drive to help pay for renovations to the main campus in... 
by Jason Bryant | Mar 7, 2015 | Blog
58TH NAIA WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS KANSAS EXPOCENTRE, TOPEKA, KANSAS MARCH 6-7, 2015 Live Results (Trackwrestling) – www.bit.ly/NAIAwrestle15 Twitter Hashtag: #NAIAWrestle Team Sportsmanship: Montana State-Northern Coach of the Year: Nick Mitchell, Grand... 
by Jason Bryant | Feb 27, 2015 | Blog
I love dual meets. It was a dual meet that first introduced me to wrestling back in 1995 and it was a dual meet tournament that got me addicted to the sport just a few days later. A few weeks back, I wrote about the personal relationships in this blog and how my... 
by Jason Bryant | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog
In the most recent episode of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I talked with King University head wrestling coach Jason Moorman and two-time WCWA champion Julia Salata about the school’s second straight national championship. One of the things that stuck out to me in... 
by Jason Bryant | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog
The following is an excerpt of the show notes from Episode 33 of Profitcast, a show that targets the world of podcasting and how to profit and monetize your show with passion. Mat Talk Online's Jason Bryant was a guest on the program. [app_audio... 
by Jason Bryant | Jan 27, 2015 | Blog
For the last 20 years, the Virginia Duals has occupied a space on my January calendar. In January of 1995, I saw my first-ever wrestling dual in my high school gym on a cold (by Virginia standards) Wednesday night. Two days later, I sat in the stands in the Hampton...
