Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, lots of interviews to get you ready for this weekend’s action. You’ll hear from South Dakota State’s Cody Caldwell, Iowa State’s Brent Metcalf and David Carr, Northern Iowa’s Doug Schwab, and Iowa’s Tom Brands.

STORIES

• WRESTLING MAILBAG: Wrestlers in the Super Bowl, Spencer Lee, Alex Marinelli, and more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/02/02/wrestling-mailbag-wrestlers-in-super-bowl-hawkeyes-spencer-lee-alex-marinelli-iowa-state-cyclones/4309571001/

• Iowa State wrestler Alex Mackall steps away from program to focus on new family: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2021/02/01/iowa-state-wrestler-alex-mackall-leaving-cyclones-wrestling-program-coach-kevin-dresser/4341385001/

• Iowa coach Tom Brands tests positive for COVID-19: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/wrestling/2021/02/04/iowa-wrestling-coach-tom-brands-covid-tests-positive-coronavirus-hawkeyes/4387361001/ 

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