MIKE POETA'S COACHES CORNER #2 (and the viral trailer)

Coach Mike Poeta of the University of ILLINOIS Wrestling team discusses the past week, which included duals against Purdue and Northwestern, tells us about "The Feud," and talks about what manner of preparations they will employ to get ready for the post-season. This is the very short trailer:






And here is the complete video:









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