My wrestling dream was to become a Division I national champion. That was my No. 1 dream - not Olympics, not money. Just winning that tournament.
The Heisman Trophy equivalent in collegiate wrestling is named the Dan Hodge Award, which illustrates just how Dan is perceived within that culture.
I think that Ben Askren, when he competed as a wrestler, he was an amazing athlete.
Once I started wrestling, I really got into it, and I just knew that I wanted to do that - I wanted to wrestle all the way through college.
You can have the best college wrestling in the world, but you can have terrible MMA wrestling.
I am a Division 1 wrestler.
I was very active in college. I wanted to play athletics, and then I looked at wrestling as being a viable option to do that.
I'm not the only guy who doesn't have an independent wrestling background. You know, I have a football background, but I also have a wrestling one.
I'm excited to see Jake Hager debut for Bellator in 2018. When I heard he was seriously interested in competing in MMA, and when you look at what he did at the collegiate level, I was very interested in having him on our roster.
There's still times I wish I could throw on the black and gold singlet and go out there in the Hearnes Center and wrestle for the Missouri Tigers. I miss that and I miss the stuff about college wrestling.
I was an All-American at three different weight classes in college. Started off at 149, then 157, and then finished up my senior year at 165.
After my freshmen year of college, I really wanted to pursue wrestling.
I love collegiate wrestling but the thought of training for international stuff just didn't really appeal to me.
