Ferrari

[skintight]

announced to transfer to Nebraska and will compete at HWT

WOW

 

[Walleye 1]

Sheesh don’t know how to feel about this one

 

[BugsAreQualityProtein]

It will definitely get more people to watch wrestling

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

 

[Iowanhusker]

I went to nationals and he is quite the showman. I’m excited that he will be at Nebraska.

 

[American Horse]

A wrestler and showman. Lots of baggage and not a great teammate. Definitely won’t help NU image even if he does help winning %.

 

[Walleye 1]

A wrestler and showman. Lots of baggage and not a great teammate. Definitely won’t help NU image even if he does help winning %.

But why with the image? I know he is a show boater and a talker. But what is the baggage he has. Like legal problems or what? I honestly don’t know.

 

[skintight]

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/11286330-charges-against-ncaa-champion-aj-ferrari-dismissed

there are of course many layers to this incident. and there are also many other layers to folks speaking out online regarding Ferrari. then there was the episode at the Soldier Salute

https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...tb=1&msockid=9f78eaf0442211f0bc564595ff664a44

 

[leodisflowers]

Kid is a scumbag. Stain on Manning

 

[MuskyHawk16]

The dude is a lunatic, great wrestler however. I wonder if he makes it into the new year.

 

[ZaneHickey]

Hopefully, his transformation from double-bird-flipper to quoting the scriptures and waxing eloquent about the Holy Spirit holds. GBR!

 

[skintight]

here is the reveal interview.

https://www.flowrestling.org/video/14274004-aj-ferrari-announces-next-school

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

How many years of eligibility?

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

How many years of eligibility?

2

 

[PvilleHuskerTim]

Any rumors on a transfer to replace Pinto at 174? Or an underclassman / incoming recruit the plan? If we can get a good replacement at 174, we should challenge again in the NCAAs.

125 = Lauridsen (bold prediction is he is an NCAA qualifier).
133 = Van Dee (NCAA AA 7th)
141 = Hardy (NCAA AA 2nd)
149 = Lamer (transfer, 3-time NCAA qualifier)
157 = Taylor (NCAA AA 1st)
165 = Minto (NCAA AA 4th)
174 = ?????
184 = Allred (NCAA AA 7th)
197 = McDanel (NCAA AA 8th)
HWT = Ferrari (NCAA AA 3rd at 197)

 

[SickOfPractice]

Yikes. I didn't know this guy had that kind of baggage. I hope Manning has weighed the potential pitfalls of this.

 

[skintight]

I suspect it more likely Araujo

 

[mgbreeze]

I don't know that much about wrestling. Is it a realistic jump for him to wrestle at HWT? Or will he get handled by guys built like Nash?

 

[skintight]

I don't know that much about wrestling. Is it a realistic jump for him to wrestle at HWT? Or will he get handled by guys built like Nash?

WrestleStat has him ranked #1 at HWT FWIW

 

[PvilleHuskerTim]

I don't know that much about wrestling. Is it a realistic jump for him to wrestle at HWT? Or will he get handled by guys built like Nash?

Most likely, Ferrari had to cut weight to get to 197, so his "natural" weight is somewhere around 215. He is very quick and has good strength, so the transition to HWT shouldn't be too difficult. Especially if he can put on a little bit of good weight. He should be much quicker than guys at the maximum 285 limit and still be strong enough against the polar bears of the weight class. Ferrari may have to adjust his wrestling style a little bit because of that. I would label him as a "poor man's" Gable Steveson at this point. Should earn AA status but not predicting him as a national champion caliber yet. He is a significant upgrade to Harley, even if undersized a bit at the start of the season. (I liked Harley as he was a tough competitor, but he doesn't have the total package of strength and speed of Ferrari).

 

[PvilleHuskerTim]

WrestleStat has him ranked #1 at HWY FWIW

Hendrickson, Steveson, and Kirkvliet all exhausted their eligibility, apparently? I don't remember any others in 2025 that could compete with those 3 guys, so Ferrari starting at #1 makes sense. Maybe he will be national champ!!!

 

[skintight]

2	Ferrari, AJ | JR	#3 Nebraska	Big Ten	0 - 0	1614.44	.00% / .00%	1

0	Bastida, Yonger | SR	#6 Iowa State	Big 12	0 - 0	1580.23	.00% / .00%	2

2	Trumble, Isaac | SR	#18 NC State	ACC	0 - 0	1560.62	.00% / .00%	6

3	Feldman, Nick | JR	#4 Ohio State	Big Ten	0 - 0	1548.46	.00% / .00%	2

0	Taylor, Nathan | JR	#8 Lehigh	EIWA	0 - 0	1538.23	.00% / .00%

3	Kueter, Ben | SO	#2 Iowa	Big Ten	0 - 0	1537.48	.00% / .00%	4

3	Pitzer, Dayton | JR	#19 Pittsburgh	ACC	0 - 0	1534.98	.00% / .00%	1

2	Voelker, Wyatt | JR	#16 Northern Iowa	Big 12	0 - 0	1526.14	.00% / .00%

2	Luffman, Luke | SR	#12 Illinois	Big Ten	0 - 0	1520.94	.00% / .00%	6

0

Ghadiali, Taye | SR

#9 Michigan

Big Ten

0 - 0

1510.61

.00% / .00%