I think he’s probably 149/157 but would be a huge get!!
I just meant ugh because I don’t want Ben to step away from wrestling. Hopefully everything is ok with him medically and he isn’t going football full time.
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Flo has a tracker. They don't have zepeda in yet he just entered recently
2026 NCAA D1 Wrestling Transfer Tracker - FloWrestling
Take a look at a running list of every NCAA D1 wrestler that has entered the transfer portal and where they have committed.www.flowrestling.org
He is, but only because AJ medically forfeited. The gap between them on the mat was still pretty significant, although Ben did almost take him down at the end in Lincoln.
Yep he entered like an hour ago. I posted it above
Is Keuter really going to try and play football again? Iowa has a slew of young linebackers in the pipeline who are light years ahead of him now. He'd be an undersized DE if he wanted to go that direction and would simply be a depth piece at either LB or DE. In my opinion he should just heal up, put on 10-15 more lbs, and try to win a natty at heavyweight in his final two years of eligibility.
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You don't want to pfft, pftt Ben Keuter. He has a history of being prime time when its on the line.
Is he coming off an ACL tear?Flo has a tracker. They don't have zepeda in yet he just entered recently
2026 NCAA D1 Wrestling Transfer Tracker - FloWrestling
Take a look at a running list of every NCAA D1 wrestler that has entered the transfer portal and where they have committed.
I remain hopeful this is an AFD joke. And also note it wasn’t too long ago he was going to UNC and ended up at Nebraska.
I'm glad you're posting again but I kind of wish we'd stop doing this. It reminds me of all the conspiracy theory crap that circulates constantly on social media.
I'm not saying it doesn't happen but if someone has the receipts that its real, get it to the ncaa compliance and let's see if it has legs. I'd love to see some serious consequences if so but otherwise it just comes off as excuses.
As for Sealey, I'd take him in a heartbeat. He's given Duke all he can handle which is more than can be said by all but a couple guys.
I need to get back there to do Highline. Part of it was closed when I was there do to a bear attack/encounterLook no further. This year, there is no “timed entry permit” needed to drive into Glacier National Park. But there is a 3-hour limit on parking at Logan Pass. So, if you’re hiking the full Highline Trail, you need to take a shuttle up to the pass. You’re welcome.
Just curious if your detractors here know of your altruistic side someone exposed over in the other camp?
Insider, out.
I hope Iowa is all in on Zepeda. Kid is an absolute hammer.
Crookham, Schubert, zepeda. Thats my hope
Knox, Zepeda and AJ is my hope and yeah go get Bo and Melvin back.
I was wondering what kind of movement would happen out of NC State. I didn't expect it to be Zepeda. If you can snag him out of the portal, that's a big get at 157.
I thought Michigan would be a heavy favorite for Zepeda, especially with Michigan having a good relationship with Cormier. Mendoza is heading there and I could see Michigan pushing hard.
Tom Brands has a good relationship with Cormier too, so let’s hope we are pushing hard.
Hoping for Crookham (133), Zepeda (157), and Schubert (165). But interested to see who else enters the portal.
If Feldman heads to PSU, the Mirasola's are as good as in the portal.
Who knows they might be too busy cashing checks from Pyramid Health and Cael’s Cookies to remember to enter the portal.
Can't blame them. Not the type to sit on bench and collect $$.
Mizzou? Imagine they could use an upgrade at 97 and hwt, and Sinclair is already there.
I am not so sure. You would think but one seems pretty content to do that for 3 years
.... why lose anyone? Even though it seems unlikely to be an issue.
Here's the Instagram post from Williams:
Gotta appreciate the brevity at least
About as much effort as he put into his matches…
If he wrestles 157 and big enough for 165 down the line, then I don’t think we lose anyone.
But a lot of rumors already suggesting that he’s heading to Michigan.
I personally think Zepeda is going to end up at Michigan, but if we landed him, I doubt it would impact any 2027 recruit one way or another. Zepeda is either a 149 pounder or a 157 pounder. Joe Bachmann wrestled 152 this year after jumping up from 127. He's already slated to go at 160 next year, but if he continues to grow like he has the last two years, he may end up wrestling at 172 or needing to cut to wrestle at 160. He's a guy that I could definitely see wrestling at 165 in college.
The eligibility gap isn't exactly perfect but it's not horrible either.
| Year | Zepeda | Bachmann |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Redshirt Freshman | HS |
| 2027-28 | Redshirt Sophomore | Redshirt Year |
| 2028-29 | Redshirt Junior | Redshirt Freshman |
| 2029-2030 | Redshirt Senior | Redshirt Sophomore |
Block will graduate after the 2028 season too which would potentially open up at 149 so there would be an opportunity to have 149-Zepeda 157-Bachmanm or it could go 157-Zepeda 165-Bachmann. That's a long way off and the roster isn't so logjammed that they couldn't work around it. It's not like there are 4 top-10 kids all within a year or two of one another vying for the same two-three spots knowing that one of them doesn't have a pathway to wrestle.
25-deluca
33-knox
41-crookham
49- block/zepeda
57-block/zepeda
65-Schubert
74- Arnold
84- Ferrari
97- Luddington
285- Kueter
unlikely but would be a much better line up than what we were expecting. I also wonder if it’s ever been considered having Ferrari go 74 and Arnold 84. Ferrari looks much smaller than guys like welsh and especially mcenelly. He was considered to be a 74 coming out of hs for most teams and would be the instant favorite going into the year unless psu bumped Messenbrink which I don’t think is likely and still would be an interesting match up. Psu I think more likely go with Henkel a true fr Jayden James or try to bump Duke or kasak 2 weights.
33-knox
41-crookham
49- block/zepeda
57-block/zepeda
65-Schubert
74- Arnold
84- Ferrari
97- Luddington
285- Kueter
unlikely but would be a much better line up than what we were expecting. I also wonder if it’s ever been considered having Ferrari go 74 and Arnold 84. Ferrari looks much smaller than guys like welsh and especially mcenelly. He was considered to be a 74 coming out of hs for most teams and would be the instant favorite going into the year unless psu bumped Messenbrink which I don’t think is likely and still would be an interesting match up. Psu I think more likely go with Henkel a true fr Jayden James or try to bump Duke or kasak 2 weights.