Sorry I messed up. Jax is #2 and projected at 141. I edited my post.
HS Recruiting News
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You think we (OSU) will even have a team in 2 years?
hopefully by the time 27 rolls around you have a packed room of great wrestlers getting recruited over or waiting their turn
Just now looked at Willie’s top 150 for 2026.
3 kids from Oklahoma….I guess it’s ideal timing to hire outside the state lol. Also hopeful for the grass roots stuff to kick off. Gonna take a few years to see the dividends on that.
3 kids from Oklahoma….I guess it’s ideal timing to hire outside the state lol. Also hopeful for the grass roots stuff to kick off. Gonna take a few years to see the dividends on that.
Obviously not. Long post just to say I think everyone pics PSU.
Willie and Fellers talked about Dee on the lastest show. Fellers pushed it but Willie agreed that Dee was the OW of the U20. Fellers said he’s matured so much in this last year and then he dropped this nugget “He’s matured so much, he has so much composure and he’s hard to rattle…. HE’S GOING TO BE A MOTHERFVCKER!!!!” Love it.
Keep testing commits imo. I love it. Way better than transfers imo
Routledge was a huge miss by the previous staff. It was unfortunate for them that he developed so late. He has turned into 4.5 star prospect. I would not quite put him at the highest level but with his rate of development, I think his ceiling is very high.
Routledge committing probably means there’s no shot for PJ Duke to flip here. Oh well very excited for Kody either way.
Could be. Just not sure why he’d do it the day after the news was broke but who knows.
I like pearsall’s online presence. He seems to give a shot-over-the-bow (a tweet or a X)when sometime going on. I like that.
I don’t think Duke was even considering OSU, I could be wrong though
I saw a couple people say he might flip because he’s an m2 kid. But you’re right tho kids don’t flip from penn state very often.
If that trend continues, so will the title route. DT has to start flipping kids and flipping them soon.
I just don’t see it. They are entrenched. All of them have drank the cool aid and just want to get better. They’re not worried about what weight they’ll be at or any log jams. They want to get in the room with each other and get better.
That said, that’ll all wear off before long and they’ll start losing guys. There are just too many of them.
He needs to focus on building a foundation of his own right now with Blaze, Jax, Bo etc and then be ready when some guys start looking.
Just my opinion
I am saying flipping kids from PSU. Recruits, transfers and guys in the room that won't see the NCAAs but are good enough to start almost everywhere else.
So yes, we agree. He needs to get some of those hammers that are percieved PSU locks and produce with them. He also needs guys like Spratley, Jamison, Williams and Travis to jump into the AA lock realm. If those two things happen, watch out.
My point was that it won’t happen soon. The 24 and 25 classes are still going to PSU. We have to swing 26 and then pick up the castaway ‘23, ‘24 and ‘25 kids as it shakes out. It just won’t be soon imo
Duke is not a M2 kid. He's from NY and wrestles for KDTrained. There's a possibility he does a M2-shirt this upcoming year.
Penn state lost a ton of kids when Cael took over. I was somewhat concerned for them back then. The culture at Penn state then to the culture at OSU now, is night and day. We have a culture and expectation of winning, theirs was not. We have a foundation, they did not. Now, we do have a Goliath to slay, but they had a bigger mountain to climb
I understand all of that, and I am not arguing that point.
I am saying that if we don't get some of the talent they are getting, instead of them, 2nd place is the outlook until that changes.
I’m not sure enough props is being given for the pickup of Routledge. Dude took 2nd to PJ Duke at U20 in probably the hardest field U20 has ever had. He has serious wins and he seems to be peeking at the right time. I would rather have a wrestler start hitting his stride right before college than hit it in middle school or early high school. It seems to me like there is still some growth and passion in him. Good get
Well, I don’t disagree with that. Our Goliath now may be bigger than their mountain then.
I watched Routledge twice last winter and really wanted him to go here. I see him having a big up-side with proper coaching and his development should open up the Edmond North wrestling room for us. I did not want Nebraska getting first pick on any studs coming out of that program.
I'm very excited. He was one of my first thoughts when we hired DT. I was hoping that we could get back in on him.
The fact that Routledge changed commitment so that he could be a part of this culture speaks volumes about where he wants his career to go and he is all-in on OSU.
As someone who is tight with both Nebraska and OKST, it's bittersweet. but i get it.
Pokes got a good one.
Pokes got a good one.
Bo talks PSU and OSU
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High school superstar gives initial impressions on Penn State wrestling recruitment
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If true, I think it’s a mistake for athletes to live with coaches. I would think that would be a university rule, or should be. I don’t believe either side is well served by it.
Not to mention it’s just weird.
