He bashed us hard.. no way he’s ever coming here.. doesn’t seem he can beat Davis for the spot now if they burn his RS.. PSU just recruited a bunch of stud lightweights so doubt we will ever see Howard start again if not this year…nothing wrong with being a room guy..
I think he's better in freestyle. Could the longer term play be to stay there either way and workout w nlwc?
Deluca committed to Iowa not PSU… he will be fine at Iowa they are basically lightweight U. PSU tho will have a huge logjam in the mid-upper weight soon though… as they say Cael always has a plan but they just seem to get a never ending stream of talent…
Levi Haines, Mesenbrink, Facundo, Duke, Sealy, Cunningham, Henckel I’m sure I’m missing someone else too.. Ryder, Mirasola twins... how they going fit all that in the middle-upper weights…
RIP Howard starting chances at 125.. maybe Lilledahl will break the curse there finally
They say FS is more fun to watch then folkstyle but idk y.. can’t get into it.. maybe bc there’s no emotional attachment or team sport element to it idk much prefer folkstyle and barely follow FS… think wrestling needs to do a team dual championship or something like the bowl games in college football… get more fans into it.. some stakes involved otherwise it’s just two random guys scrapping .. and for that why would ppl care.. maybe that’s y I could never really get that into freestyle wrestling….
I don't know the details, but I saw a few instances where that vibe was put out there (too good for RU). I never really liked the kid after seeing him place the shoes in the mat for the Flo event.
Smith is way smaller than Knox. I think there is a chance Smith has trouble making 125. And if he does could be at that weight his whole career.
Yeah, need a team. People who follow folkstyle usually become fans of guys who they like from their freestyle teams
Heard smith is pretty small.. hopefully he gets a little bigger to compete in the big ten at 125.
And bc of that he might be a little under ranked, about ranked 80 on flo’s big board, so there’s def upside… love the fact he won a prestigious National tournament, beast of the East(I value winning these more then any state titles), and beat fresh phenom Paul Kenny… love in his interviews he’s focused on improvement too… this recruiting class prolly a top 10 class now w Smiths inclusion.
Peterson has 2 years of eligibility after this season. I would think Smith will most likely redshirt next year and then there’s one overlap year. In other words, he’ll have something like 20 months after his season ends this year to put on 12 pounds before competing for a starting spot, and if all is still well with Peterson at that point Smith could have another 12 months before he’s looked at to be the starter. Pretty much 2.5 calendar years. No reason to be concerned about his size at this point.
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Yeah well for 125 he needs to be walking around 140-150 to compete at the D1 level. But he does have plenty of time to get there.
Both Harer’s win in the finals. Connor with a 3-2 win and the Brandt beats PSU recruit Gibson 3-1. Big win!
Thats a big win.
If I had to guess he matured faster than most as he was probably held back as well, which caused him to be more dominant early on. At this point in HS, I think most people caught up to him in terms strength and overall development. He obviously has talent but he’s just not an elite outlier anymore.
What other schools were recruiting Connor? His experience at Rutgers may influence his brother's choice, as well as any other attractive offer$. If beating Gibson is any indication, he may be recruited heavily.
Smith wins 5-1 and Kenny wins 8-0. They will meet in the Finals
Just happy Smith is beating elite national talent.. little surprise he’s still wrestling at 114 as I saw him in the rankings listed under 120.
Rivera won a state title at 113 his senior year,
