Next Year’s Lineup '26

Corby2

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He would use it as a RS year. He will wrestle 4 years straight most likely if he comes in next fall.

He would only lose the ability to take a regular redshirt down the road.
I understand how it works. Things happen who knows if he goes 4 straight with the Olympics. Coming in this year and RS and taking 12 credits to just wrestle in 5 dates is definitely not gonna happen.
 

chasepollard

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Just passing along what some have said. Take it however you would like to.
Well, in his defense, there are people close to the program that said he’d be in an Orange singlet starting in January.

Now, I really believe it sits in the hands of Jax/Howard and could be fairly fluid. Those two guys are team players and will most likely do what is best for the team. If 33 is doing well, it’s probably not smart to use him.
 

Corby2

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Nah. He could take less than full time amount of credits and wrestle RTC only.

It's more, does he not care bout wrestling with/for McCort this year. As enrolling is the only we he could train there during the high school season.
So your saying he wont be at the Ironman for McCort this year? I think he will be
 

pokepelli

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Howie_Fartz

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Here's the whole damn problem boys. Think about how crazy good psu has been and theyve only just now managed to get 10 AAs. Cael's finally reaping the full benefits of his success by having a stud at every weight. Now, we can let the hungry guys go OR we can try to figure out a plan for having a top 5 guy at every weight in the near future and try to take them down. Much easier said than done of course. You have to take into account what recruits you land, development and the possibilities of injury. The last piece of that is can DT get studs to stay and sit a year or more if he needs them to?

I feel like from 165 down we have the guys now along w/ the incoming guys to hang w/ psu for the next 4-5 years. We also have an amazing heavyweight prospect coming. That leaves 3 weights that we have to develop better than what weve seen so far, but to be fair they all have potential and its early. All 3 can AA. Now If the development doesnt come that leaves recruiting better talent or get a stud from the portal.

Now if like I posted elsewhere if LRob and Dee could move up a weight in a couple years that leaves two weights we need improvement from at least what weve seen so far. Let me be clear, 84 and 97 (&74) could absolutely become solid top 5 talent but keep in mind we also need point scorers. I hope by the end of the season I can come back to this post and say we got all we need. :cool:

Bottom line I see the merits in both ideas of letting the hungry dawgs eat or loading up a future stacked deck.

But either way the silver lining says we're really not that far off!
 

osu2082

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You understand DT and Willie are friends

I understand Willie has great contacts. I also understand coaches are going hedge what they say to him and everyone else. I also take into account Willie’s best OSU contacts are no longer there. I don’t think Willie is lying or making anything up. Conversations have obviously taken place surrounding Jax and what could happen this year.

The conversation I had was asking if Jax would transfer here at semester and be the starter and was told it was very unlikely. They said he could enroll but likely wouldn’t wrestle and if he did they would still preserve a RS for him.

This wasn’t DT or another coach and this information could certainly change. I was just passing along information from one of our biggest wrestling donors who is very close with our staff.
 
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