12 01 am coaches were allowed to call 2026 recruits.....Who did the RU staff call!
Recruiting class of 2026
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My guess is Harer but I'd like to hear who we called. Probably Waters and Weidemoyer too.
I talked at length after practice Thursday with Connor and yes we would be on little Harer
I think Lil Harer (Brandt) is a Huge recruit...Real lanky and his style would translate to College, Already 100 career wins in PA and 54-0 his Sophomore season winning PAs probably toughest weight class in PA State tournament..I think He will be the Top recruit in USA by his Senior year
Penn State wasn't in a rush to call because they likely knew they had a lock on him. According to the call log, Rutgers got less than a minute on the phone, or it went to the answering machine. Well, you can't get a guy unless you try, but really?
Steve talked about the Bassettd and their relationship and it sounded pretty strong. Maybe a cursory, quick call and knowing they already have a relationship built.
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I doubt he is a lock for Penn State. I’m sure they’re high up on consideration, but lock? Unlikely.
I think Cornell is the favorite with how much he respects and trains with Yianni
Some people as usual never happy. The same people who question why were never in on the top recruits, why we weren’t the first ones to call Knox for example, now want to know why the phone call wasn’t long enough. Clowns
Some people as usual never happy. The same people who question why were never in on the top recruits, why we weren’t the first ones to call Knox for example, now want to know why the phone call wasn’t long enough. Clowns
It was goodale, Mytych, and basset on FaceTime last night. Better than a call imo.
Steve coaches some of the pa freestyle teams too. I know last year he and bill basset coached u14 together
Steve coaches some of the pa freestyle teams too. I know last year he and bill basset coached u14 together
Yianni was in Stillwater this week so maybe we’ll see him on the move in the near future.
I wonder if that would impact Knox at all if yianni moved rtcs. That said, Id be surprised if yianni left spartan rtc
Ugh, this one hurts as James trained at the SKWC for a long time. Going to Delbarton is truly the kiss of death for RU. We need to find a way to keep these guys. I can understand losing them to Princeton, Cornell, or even PSU but to a lower rated state school in terms of academics, etc shouldn’t happen.
Hard to recruit after our staff got decimated im sure. Plus we just don’t do well with nj private schools.
This really can't be much of a surprise. Of course, the kids will use the SKWC to their benefit. According to Forbes, Rutgers is ranked 79th and Va Tech 83, which is pretty much a wash. Tech finished the big tournament within the top ten in 2024, and their line-up now looks like this:
125: Eddie Ventresca
133: #13 Connor McGonagle
141: #18 Sam Latona
149: #1 Caleb Henson
157: Rafael Hipolito
165: #15 Connor Brady
174: #7 Lennox Wolak
184: #7 TJ Stewart
197: #11 Andy Smith/Sonny Sasso
285: #12 Hunter Catka/Jimmy Mullen
125: Eddie Ventresca
133: #13 Connor McGonagle
141: #18 Sam Latona
149: #1 Caleb Henson
157: Rafael Hipolito
165: #15 Connor Brady
174: #7 Lennox Wolak
184: #7 TJ Stewart
197: #11 Andy Smith/Sonny Sasso
285: #12 Hunter Catka/Jimmy Mullen
We win at 125,& 133
Lose at 141, 149, 165, 174, 184
Toss-up at 157, 197, 285
Sounds about right but I might consider 133 closer to a tossup then 285 is..
Mcgonagle was ranked 6th when he beat now new teammate-Latona at all star classic.. before he got beat for starting spot by Crookam. He’s deceptively under-ranked at 13.
We win 125, 133
We lose 141, 149, 165, 184
Toss up at 157, 174, 197, HWT (lean RU at 174, 197 and HWT)
Turley matches up well with upper body specialist Wolak. Stewart is a terrible matchup for Soldano. Poz better than both VT guys from neutral. Yara is the better wrestler but has to be active/take some risk on his feet.
Would love to wrestle VT but the ACC is thin and last time we scheduled UNC they ducked everyone so it’s probably a turnoff.
We wrestled VT last season at Home and we wrestle them Friday Nov 22nd in Blacksburg this season.
I don't understand this take. Va. Tech and NCSU are quality programs that generally (almost always?) outscore RU at NCAAs. We should wrestle them every season if we can, and this year we have that opportunity.
We're 1-2 against Va. Tech including last season's 19-12 loss at home. We're 1-1 against NCSU with the last dual in 2000, a 29-15 RU win.
It’s not a take. I agree we should be wrestling them if they’re willing to put us in the schedule
