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Bear With Us: Lights at Nottingham, and Spring Football
May 26, 2026
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Iron Sharpens Iron: A Seven-Game Win Streak, School Records and Half Court Shots
Feb 20, 2026
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Iron Sharpens Iron: The winning streak continues, peaking at the right time and old video games
Feb 12, 2026
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Iron Sharpens Iron: A Brutal Start in the Big Sky, a Players-Only Meeting, and (Hopefully) Coming Out the Other Side
Feb 5, 2026
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Iron Sharpens Iron: Quinn's Unprecedented Return, A Program-Defining Win at CU, Then a Disappointing Montana Trip
Jan 8, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/26/26 | Bear With Us: Lights at Nottingham, and Spring Football | Ben "Editor and Producer" Schleiger and Chris "Whatever You Want to Call That Mustache" Bolin talk lights at Nottingham Field, and observations from the four weeks of spring practice. | — | ||||||
| 2/20/26 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: A Seven-Game Win Streak, School Records and Half Court Shots | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker join Chris Bolin to talk about another big weekend, with wins over Sac State (MAC State?) and Portland State bring the Bears win streak to 7. Then, they touch on Quinn's 16 assists against and Zach taking 15 3s against the Hornets before touching on half court shots. They then end with another edition of the Splash Segment. | — | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: The winning streak continues, peaking at the right time and old video games | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker are joined by Chris Bolin to talk about UNC's now-four-game winning streak after a tough start to Big Sky play. Then, they talk peaking at the right time before it devolves into Yu-Gi-Oh and other old video games. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: A Brutal Start in the Big Sky, a Players-Only Meeting, and (Hopefully) Coming Out the Other Side | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker are joined by Chris Bolin to recap a tough start to Big Sky Conference play, and what went wrong after a historic start to the season. Then, they touch on a players-only meeting after a loss to Northern Arizona and how that propelled them to wins over Idaho and Eastern Washington. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: Quinn's Unprecedented Return, A Program-Defining Win at CU, Then a Disappointing Montana Trip | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker are again joined by Chris Bolin to recap a program-defining win at CU, highlighted by 33-8-8 from Quinn, who returned from a broken hand in just 12 days. Then, they get into a disappointing road trip to Montana, where UNC lost to both Montana State and Montana. | — | ||||||
| 12/21/25 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: An Update on Quinn's Hand and a Christmas Surprise | Quinn Denker and Zach Bloch reconvene with Chris Bolin after missing a week. Quinn gives an update on his hand, the pair talk about a few UNC players standing out this season, and we have a Christmas surprise. | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | Tarleton Goes Down, Plus a Semifinal Brawl of the Wild Rematch | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap an entertaining quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs, including Villanova upsetting Tarleton, and both Montana and Montana State taking care of business to set up the first playoff matchup between the two rivals. | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | NDSU Goes Down in a Stunner, Plus a Possible Brawl of the Wild Rematch | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a crazy week 2 of the FCS playoffs, including Illinois State taking down the top-rated NDSU Bison. | — | ||||||
| 12/6/25 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: Three More Early Wins, Plus Quinn Named Back to Back Big Sky Player of the Week | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker are joined by Chris Bolin to talk three more early-season wins for the Bears to move to 8-1. Then, Quinn gets uncomfortable getting showered in praise for his early-season accomplishments. Finally, they end with a Splash Disciples segment on Jesus meeting people where they are. | — | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | Yale with the incredible Comeback: Recapping Week 1 of the FCS Playoffs, Previewing Week 2 | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a generally boring, but at times intriguing Round 1 of the FCS playoffs, then make their picks for Round 2. | — | ||||||
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| 11/26/25 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: Three Days in Portland, Including a Heartbreaker vs. St. Thomas at the Buzzer | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker are joined by Chris Bolin to recap three games in three days in Portland, including a heartbreaking loss at the buzzer to St. Thomas. Then, Quinn and Zach talk about finding joy in every moment. | — | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | Recapping the Bears Best Season in Nearly a Decade, Plus Portal Fears | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a very up and down season for UNC, capped off with a win vs. Portland State that moved the Bears to 4-8, their best record since 2016. | — | ||||||
| 11/22/25 | Ben Runs Through The State of the Big Sky and FCS | Ben "Solo Vacation" Schleiger takes a look around the Big Sky and FCS ahead of the last week of the season. | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | Ben Rolls Solo Recapping a Disappointing Two Weeks of UNC Football | Ben "Vacation" Schleiger, freshly home from the beaches of sunny Mexico, recaps a bummer of a couple weeks by UNC football. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: An OT win at Pepperdine as Malibu was underwater, Plus is 67 Here to Stay? | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker join Chris Bolin to recap an overtime win in Pepperdine as UNC had two locker rooms flood the day of the game. Then, they get into other travel quirks they've dealt with and talk about whether 67 will stand the test of time. Finally, they close with the Splash Disciples segment, including a touching Halloween story about teammate Chancellor White. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  Iron Sharpens Iron: Zach's Career-High, Pregame Rituals and Shoes | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker join Chris Bolin to chat Zach's career high in a win to move UNC to 2-0 on the season. Then, they get into pregame rituals, play calls and shoes, before closing with a Splash Disciples segment on avoiding temptation and following the right path. | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 | A Wild Week in the FCS! Tarleton, SDSU, UC Davis and UND All Go Down | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a crazy week 10 across the Big Sky and FCS, including a putrid week in the pick 'em for both. Then, the look ahead to week 11. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | Iron Sharpens Iron: A Season-Opening Win, Favorite Sports Teams and a Word From the Splash Disciples | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker are joined by Chris Bolin to recap a season-opening win over Colorado College, talk about their favorite professional sports teams, and Quinn tells a story about being on Last Chance U. Then, the two end by talking about the meaning of Iron Sharpens Iron and the importance of their faith. | — | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | Peter Costelli Returns in UNC's Blowout Loss to Montana State. Do We Have a QB Controversy Brewing? | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a 55-7 UNC letdown against No. 4 Montana State, including getting a little heated about the QB position after Peter Costelli returns, playing a couple first-half snaps before spelling Eric Gibson Jr. in garbage time. | — | ||||||
| 11/3/25 |  Annual Men's Basketball Preview with Assistant Coach Colin Gause | Assistant Coach and Director of Basketball Operations Colin Gause previews the upcoming season, talks his favorite and least favorite trips and gives his NBA comp.Thumbnail photos courtesy of UNC Athletics | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | Tarleton Faces Its First Real Test in Weeks, How Good is Montana? | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a fun week in FCS football, including a commanding win by Montana at Sac State. Then, they shift their focus to the week ahead, including making their picks. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker Detail This Year's UNC Basketball Team | Zach Bloch and Quinn Denker sit down with Chris Bolin for Episode 1 of Iron Sharpens Iron, a brand new weekly podcast by Bear Claw Media. In this week's episode, the guys dig in to this year's team, recap the exhibition in Wyoming and the Roundball scrimmage, as well as take a look at the season ahead. | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | UNC Can't Shake Off Slow Start vs. UC Davis, Drop Second Game in a Row | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap the UNC loss to UC Davis, in which the Bears fell behind 24-0 before fighting back to give themselves a chance at the end. Then, the two briefly preview a game vs. Montana State next weekend.Thumbnail Photo Courtesy: Jesus Ayala (IG: Jesuzzy) | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | Who Should Be Ranked No. 3? Dr. Luke Wood Turns Everyone Into Montana Fans | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin discuss who should be No. 3, including a Montana vs. Montana State debate. Plus, they talk Sac State and Luke Wood's Comments toward Montana. | — | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | UNC Football Once Again Must-See TV in Loss at Sac State | Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap yet another heartbreaking loss for UNC Football. The two start by discussing the 4th & 1 play call with under a minute to play, touch on the 4 interceptions thrown and the state of the program after 7 weeks. Thumbnaiil Photo Credit: Jesus Ayala (IG: jesuzzy) | — | ||||||
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