Recruiting….

SJP80

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You know the black and gold mojo is a little off when Rutgers getting more/better recruiting news than Iowa these days. I'm disappointed that Mineo has not found his way over to add a few "booms" to this thread....
 

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You know the black and gold mojo is a little off when Rutgers getting more/better recruiting news than Iowa these days. I'm disappointed that Mineo has not found his way over to add a few "booms" to this thread....
OU is 0.5 matches won if they were to dual Iowa this year
 
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You know the black and gold mojo is a little off when Rutgers getting more/better recruiting news than Iowa these days. I'm disappointed that Mineo has not found his way over to add a few "booms" to this thread....
Is that the same Rutgers that a few morons were telling us were going to get Penn State and Iowa portal guys this past summer? 🤣
 

IndianaHawk98

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It doesn’t. Just should be some real good news soon on the first domino(or 2/3) of this class. It’s the recruits and families business to make it public…. As usual.

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Sooooo…. I think I got a good guess from a process of eliminations and things you’ve said. Excited if it is who I think it is.

Hoping Kenny and Bachmann are on this next recruiting trip this weekend! Hope we at least land 4 top recruits in this class! Amato, Bachmann, Kenny, and Borge.

Shamus Regan and Jesse Grajeda are sneaky good too!

and of course Dhabolt, he would slot in perfectly after Ferrari! Just don’t know our odds with him, do we lead in his recurring process? I know OkieSt. Has joined the conversation… but I’m curious on how we are doing.
 

IndianaHawk98

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Who has committed to Rutgers recently?
They’ve got Justin Farnsworth (125 prospect), Ryan DeGeorge (149/157 prospect), Lukas Zalota (HWT prospect) and probably will be getting Robert Duffy (149/157 prospect in the 2026 class). This all happened within the past couple of days/weeks.

Farnsworth is pretty good, he practices with the Bachmann bros in the offseason. He is probably a career 125 lber prospect from Malvern Prep.

The rest of the guys are good but honestly Farnsworth probably has the most upside in that bunch just listed.

Oh yeah, and they have Harer in the 2026 class. He is going to problems, he is a great prospect. He just won Super 32 at 144 and has a high ceiling. He is really really good.
 

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Sooooo…. I think I got a good guess from a process of eliminations and things you’ve said. Excited if it is who I think it is.

Hoping Kenny and Bachmann are on this next recruiting trip this weekend! Hope we at least land 4 top recruits in this class! Amato, Bachmann, Kenny, and Borge.

Shamus Regan and Jesse Grajeda are sneaky good too!

and of course Dhabolt, he would slot in perfectly after Ferrari! Just don’t know our odds with him, do we lead in his recurring process? I know OkieSt. Has joined the conversation… but I’m curious on how we are doing.

Let’s add Kenny, Borge, Dhabolt, the Bachmanns, the Cassioppis, and Cejudo.
 

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They’ve got Justin Farnsworth (125 prospect), Ryan DeGeorge (149/157 prospect), Lukas Zalota (HWT prospect) and probably will be getting Robert Duffy (149/157 prospect in the 2026 class). This all happened within the past couple of days/weeks.

Farnsworth is pretty good, he practices with the Bachmann bros in the offseason. He is probably a career 125 lber prospect from Malvern Prep.

The rest of the guys are good but honestly Farnsworth probably has the most upside in that bunch just listed.

Oh yeah, and they have Harer in the 2026 class. He is going to problems, he is a great prospect. He just won Super 32 at 144 and has a high ceiling. He is really really good.

Thanks. Those first two in particular seem like good gets.
 

IndianaHawk98

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Add to the wishlist...Jesse Grajeda. Then teammate Rios.
Or Sammy Sanchez👀 I believe one of his main coaches is Brody Teske, someone can correct me if I’m wrong here though.

But that could help us land Sammy👀 but I feel like PSU is where he would land. Maybe totally wrong here; but I can see him at PSU (hope I’m wrong and he goes to the good guys! ).
 

Libertylover

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Add to the wishlist...Jesse Grajeda. Then teammate Rios.
I think Regan has potential also. Bring them all in and let it work itself out. That’s what PSU and OSU do, and we have more space than expected since we struck out on all but one top recruit in 2026. Are these guys as good as Bassett’s, Raneys, Ross, no. But it gives us a pretty good base to build on, then need a few top dogs in 2028 to really get back on track.
 

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Or Sammy Sanchez👀 I believe one of his main coaches is Brody Teske, someone can correct me if I’m wrong here though.

But that could help us land Sammy👀 but I feel like PSU is where he would land. Maybe totally wrong here; but I can see him at PSU (hope I’m wrong and he goes to the good guys! ).
Should be all in on Sanchez. Kid is as slick as they come and will be problems immediately In college. Plus he’s great in freestyle, need to grow the hwc
 

SJP80

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OU is 0.5 matches won if they were to dual Iowa this year
The comment wac TIC about the number of recent recruits. Nothing about the existing lineups and who would win. Just playing off of everyone s concerns for lack of current commitments.
 

IndianaHawk98

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Seeing Sontz, DeGeorge, Singer Bro’s, and others committing makes me excited and eager to hear some recruiting news on our front.

Hoping for some really really good news within the next week! I know some kids take forever to make a commitment, I’m just eager for some more recruiting news on our front lol.

With the season starting in a couple of weeks, it has me pumped and eager for some Iowa news!
 

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Seeing Sontz, DeGeorge, Singer Bro’s, and others committing makes me excited and eager to hear some recruiting news on our front.

Hoping for some really really good news within the next week! I know some kids take forever to make a commitment, I’m just eager for some more recruiting news on our front lol.

With the season starting in a couple of weeks, it has me pumped and eager for some Iowa news!
It will be busy around the country the next 2 weeks with verbals. Iowa will definitely be getting some.
 

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I remember that! Said 3 were coming from PSU and 1 from us (Iowa) 😂 guess that never materialized, don’t know where he got that info lol
I can't remember his handle, but I recall him telling people they were "going to sh*t a pound of pickles" when it happened. I'm at least grateful to him for that gem. Have used it often ever since.
 

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I can't remember his handle, but I recall him telling people they were "going to sh*t a pound of pickles" when it happened. I'm at least grateful to him for that gem. Have used it often ever since.
RUcracker he was an AA from the 80s Anthony Surage. I can't remember his handle. He's wrote a book or two about fly fishing
 
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My guess is they get at least 4 of those guys
Tough to fit them all with two pairs of brothers. Amato 157 / 165; Paul Kenny 133; Shawn Kenny 125; Joey Bachmann 141 / 149; Freddy Bachmann 141??; Borge 149. Tough to project some of these weights this young.
 
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Corby2

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Tough to fit them all with two pairs of brothers. Amato 157 / 165; Paul Kenny 133; Shawn Kenny 125; Joey Bachmann 141 / 149; Freddy Bachmann 141??; Borge 149. Tough to project some of these weights this young.
Can't worry about that you gotta get the talent. It will all workout. Years ago before transfers guys didn't care they went where they felt they could be the best. Nowadays it's where do I fit in that mentality needs to change
 

IndianaHawk98

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Tough to fit them all with two pairs of brothers. Amato 157 / 165; Paul Kenny 133; Shawn Kenny 125; Joey Bachmann 141 / 149; Freddy Bachmann 141??; Borge 149. Tough to project some of these weights this young.
It’ll work it self out. PSU and now OkieSt. try to get all the top recruits who they believe will be a great fit to their team/culture and it seems like they never worry how those recruits will fit into the lineup. The rest will work it self out.

Plus these guys are young, they hit growth spurts. Bachmanns can be heavier and maybe grow into 165, who knows. The plan should be get the best prospects and make it workout at the end.
 
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Tough to fit them all with two pairs of brothers. Amato 157 / 165; Paul Kenny 133; Shawn Kenny 125; Joey Bachmann 141 / 149; Freddy Bachmann 141??; Borge 149. Tough to project some of these weights this young.
Borge real lanky. Could see him beefing up to 57/65 as well. Also the jump in size the Bachmanns made means they could end up as big as 157 as well. Either way it’s good problems to potentially have with too many guys for the weights all committed.

You could make the argument they all fit as a group (not counting those on the roster right now)
125- Kenny
133- Kenny
141- F Bachmann
149- Borge/J Bachmann
157- J Bachmann/Borge
165- Amato