Star wrestling recruit Bo Bassett decommits from Iowa

In a shocking move, superstar recruit Bo Bassett has decommitted from Iowa. He announced the news on his Instagram account on Sunday afternoon.

Bassett initially committed to Iowa on Feb. 4. However, he is opening things back up at this point.

“After a lot of prayer and talking with my family, I’ve decided to decommit from the University of Iowa,” Bassett wrote on Instagram. “This wasn’t easy, but I believe it’s not the right fit for me as a wrestler, a person, or for my faith journey. I’m grateful for the opportunity, and I’ll never speak a bad word about their program. This is about finding the place God wants me to be. This is a huge decision in my life and it has to be the right one.

“I would like to thank all of the Iowa fans who have supported me. You have been amazing and I am grateful for the support you showed me. I have opened up my recruitment.”

Bo Bassett originally had quite a lengthy recruitment, so it’ll be interesting to see how much he opens things up this time around. Among others, Bassett visited Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State and Rutgers.

Bassett’s high school teammate, Owen McMullen, remains committed to Iowa. Meanwhile, teammate Jax Forrest is the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2026 class at this point, and he is headed to Oklahoma State.

Could those decisions influence Bassett going forward? His younger brother, Melvin Miller, is also the No. 1 prospect in 2027 and recently listed his top nine schools. Of note? He has since eliminated Iowa.

Bottom line: Someone is going to get a mega-talented wrestler in the late stages. The news is almost unprecedented at this point.

As far as accomplishments, Bo Bassett won his third Ironman title this winter, this time at 144 pounds and had tech falls over six straight opponents. Bassett officially announced his commitment to Iowa following a team dual in February.

“I think the recruiting process and going to these visits and having people come in was supposed to make it easier, like, make it more clear to me where I should be,” Bo Bassett said on FloWrestling Radio Live. “And I think really, it only made it harder. Every visit I took, really just made those programs jump in value. So I think the thing that surprised me the most is how hard it actually was, how stressful it is towards the end.

“You know, I think for me, it came down to things like, where I can be the best wrestler, the best person, where I can become the best in my faith, right, where they got a rich history, where they can produce good wrestlers, where I’m going to be valued, where there’s great atmospheres, right where I can grow myself, you know, maybe with my brand. I think there’s just so many things that go into it.”

On3’s Nick Kosko also contributed to this report.