Bader and Bray catch up with Missouri Assistant Coach Kendrick Maple and Oklahoma Assistant Coach Nick Heflin.

Order of Show

0:02 Has Brian Smith gotten soft?

0:03 Maple’s beginning in wrestling

0:05 Kendric Maple took some beatings before winning a lot

0:07 Maple’s first big national performance

0:09 The wrestling scene in Kansas

0:10 Maple’s expectations for himself nationally

0:11 Kendric’s recruiting process

0:12 Maple found out Cael was going to Penn State on his recruiting trip to Iowa State

0:14 Jack Spates was a magician as a recruiter

0:15 The coaching changes when Maplel was at OU

0:16 Maple’s expectations coming into college and his challenging first year

0:19 Being coached by Sammie Henson

0:20 Making the adjustments to have success

0:23 Being at OU during a season of crazy transfers

0:25 Bumping up to 149 for Maple’s challenging senior year

0:29 Maple’s motivation to compete on the senior level

0:32 Working with coach Todd at Purdue helped the transition to Missouri

0:34 What Maple is hearing about the potential schedule this year

0:35 Kendric Maple’s wins & whoopins

0:38 Maple’s series with Stieber

0:39 Kendric Maple asks Nick Heflin about Tate Picklo’s kneepad

0:41 Heflin asks Maple about how his ping pong game has been

0:43 The start of Heflin’s wrestling career

0:46 Why Heflin stuck with wrestling even when he was losing

0:46 When Heflin started having success

0:49 Heflin’s high school goals

0:50 When Heflin knew he wanted to wrestle in college and his recruiting process

0:52 Heflin’s time at Ohio State

0:55 the move from 174 to 197

0:57 getting Heflin’s body ready to be a big 197-pounder

1:00 Heflin’s decision to compete on the senior level

1:02 When Heflin got hooked on coaching

1:04 Making the move to Oklahoma

1:05 Comparing wrestling culture in Oklahoma and Ohio State

1:07 Will Heflin continue to compete?

1:09 Heflin’s wins & whoopins