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 NCAAs

11:00 - Iowa’s 2026 NCAAs

13:30 - 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