Drake Ayala From Iowa To Iowa State | The Bader Show (Ep. 492)

Drake Ayala was a 2x NCAA finalist and 3x NCAA All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Iowa State. 1:00 - How healthy was Drake this season? 2:00 - The Freshman Fab Four (Jax, Davino, Blaze, Seidel) 4:10 - Last year wasn’t completely smooth for Drake and Hawkeyes 8:00 - Drake’s 2026 NCAAs11:00 - Iowa’s 2026 NCAAs13:30 - View of Iowa State as a Hawkeye 15:00 - Iowa - Iowa State rivalry 19:50 - Dealing with a tough year 22:50 - What were his plans for after graduation? 24:45 - How did Iowa State come about? 29:00 - Reactions from Iowa fans 31:45 - Being integrated at Iowa State 32:30 - Difference or similarities between Iowa and Iowa State 36:00 - Learning as a coach 40:20 - Questions from fans 44:30 - How does Drake use AI? 45:45 - Drake’s All-time favorite wrestler 47:20 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices