Bader Show: Kendric Maple & Nick Heflin
Bader Show: Kendric Maple & Nick Heflin
Bader and Bray catch up with Missouri Assistant Coach Kendrick Maple and Oklahoma Assistant Coach Nick Heflin.
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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