Commish Chat is a series of one-on-one interviews between Southern Conference Commissioner Jim Schaus and various student-athletes, coaches, administrators, media members and more as they discuss SoCon athletics and issues that affect college athletics on a broader scale.

Schaus's guest for Episode 11 is App State wrestling coach JohnMark Bentley, now in his 12th year as the Mountaineers' head coach.

Schaus and Bentley discuss how the Mountaineers have maintained their level of success in the SoCon, Bentley's expectations for his squad this season, the challenges presented by COVID, and Bentley's view of the SoCon and what competing in the league means to Bentley and the App State program.