Pat Popolizio previews NC State wrestling; impact of Zack Esposito, Trent Hidlay; growing viewership

NC State wrestling head coach Pat Popolizio joins Nick Kosko to preview the upcoming campaign for the Wolfpack. He also dives into the impact of Trent Hidlay sticking around, associate head coach Zack Esposito, growing the sport, NIL and more!

1:00 - Summer training
2:10 - Balance of freestyle into folk style training
3:55 - No. 12 recruiting class in 2024
7:05 - Uniqueness of summer workouts
9:32 - Zack Esposito coming into the program as Associate HC
12:00 - Impact of Trent Hidlay
13:45 - Loaded lineup, filled with veterans
15:43 - Family oriented lineups, recruits, etc.
17:20 - Rise of ACC wrestling, addition of Stanford
20:14 - Potential recruiting out west
21:56 - Traveling in wrestling
23:05 - Dual meet atmosphere at NC State
24:30 - Unique atmospheres in dual meets
26:02 - How NC State schedules
28:24 - Dual meet championship?
30:44 - Growing the sport of wrestling, Revenue Sharing Model coming, NIL philosophy