FinalX Preview & Picks - Session 104

The college wrestling season has arrived in a big way this year! We break down the biggest matches of the past weekend and give our take on the results! 

We go over Team USA's World Championship run from this weekend's tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. medals at 9 of 10 weights, 5 champs, and 1 team title. We also go over the few college wrestling results from opening weekend.

We break down the brackets for each of the 10 Men's Freestyle weights at Senior Worlds and give our takes on the US reps draws. How each guy can navigate their path to the finals, what the odds are, and more. We also dive into some of the drama surrounding Worlds thus far, and give our takes.

The boys are back for a preview of the 2026 Senior World Championships, with Men's Freestyle starting on Thursday October 29th. How will Team USA's reps do? Who are the favorites to whin each weight? Tune in to find out!

The boys are back to look at two more top notch lineups. The Huskers picked up a SOLID group from the transfer portal this offseason are poised to make another trophy run this season. The Hokies have their star recruit, Bo Bassett, making his college debut this year. Can he, Caleb Henson, Aaron Seidel and the rest of the other Virginia Tech lineup have a top 3 performance in March this season?

We look at the lineup options available to the top two programs in the country. Both boasting incredibly deep rosters, certainly neither will have their final starting lineup until long after the season starts. Who do you have making the starting spot for the Nittany Lions and Cowboys?

The boys are back to preview the Men's Freestyle U20 World Championships! How will Team USA's reps do? Can the Americans pull off a repeat performance from their title-winning run last year?

Aeoden Sinclair just made his first U20 World Team and took 3rd at NCAAs for Missouri — but this conversation isn't really about the results.We talk about what it actually felt like walking out after winning his world team spot (and why it wasn't the moment he expected), why he doesn't think his achievements define who he is, the "second arrow" concept from sports psychology he uses to deal with losses, his faith and how it shapes how he competes, his path to Mizzou and chasing a team national title.If you're at any of Aeoden's camps this summer, go say hi:– KC and Springfield camps — June 25th– Missouri team camp– Caldwell camps (Idaho)– Aberdeen, South Dakota — June 29th (date unconfirmed, check locally before traveling)Follow The Barn Session:Website: https://thebarnsession.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnSessionSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YouS4OXdoczp2v4IbdWzGApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-barn-session/id1720755832Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarnsession/X/Twitter: https://x.com/TheBarnSessionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.barn.session#Wrestling #NCAAWrestling #Mizzou #USAWrestling

This episode, Reese and Sammy run through the 9 remaining Men's Freestyle World Team spots left to be determined. They evaluate the matchups and provide their predictions for how each series will play out.

This episode, the boys preview the US Open now that all of the entries have been entered and finalized. We go weight by weight, looking at who will have the strongest opportunity to win and secure their spot in FinalX.