2024 Transfer Portal
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why would iowa want any transfers they are already the best,just ask them!!
That's always the default first guess for anything in the portal
Wow. I can hear GIA heads exploding from here. For one thing, they've already got a log jam at 165 with Caliendo and PK, and 174 blocked with Gabe, but on the other hand, every guy who hits the portal is bound for Iowa until he isn't. Would they do a double recruiting over both PK and Caliendo?
Hamiti listed as do not contact. He’s UM bound
This is some of Willie's finest work (no spitting, LOL). I especially love to dramatic pause to take a drink (at about a minute in).
Hamiti will fill one of many holes in UM's lineup. They lose 7 starters (DeAugustino @ 125, Gomez @ 149, Lewan @ 157, Amine @ 165, Griffin @ 174, Striggow @ 197, and Davison @ 285).
Do we have a date when he entered the portal?
For him to be Do Not Contact on the day after travel day, is a more than a little suspect.
Luckily it will have zero impact on us.
How long is Bono going to last? I bet not much longer with how things are going at Wisconsin
What a load of BS. If Steven little goes into the portal (his choice), coaches are “scummy” and “losers” for contacting him?
I know you're joking about Michigan imports, but Hamiti just finished his true JR year.
Amine has another year (remarkably), and Mantanona looked really good in limited action, so 165/174 is probably down at the bottom of their list of needs.
Not sure Michigan really has a lot of lineup holes without digging thru their individual results.
They strategically imported 1-year guys in order to shirt their 2023 class, which was very good. Of that class, Lemley was the only one to not shirt. Ragusin was also going to shirt until Cannon got hurt.
Any idea what Cannon is going to do? He had 2! whole years left if he wants them but Ragusin should have 133 locked in at this point
I'll take your very bad advice under consideration.
Going to Rutgers, of course. Rutgers is the premier destination for transfers.
If it's Michigan, then 174. Amine has a year left. They don't have a good 174 backfill for Griffith unless Mantanona moves up, and he's the future 165 after Amine graduates.
Thanks. Another post had Amine gone, casting doubt on my belief he had a year left (good or bad). He had a weird year (similar but different from Nagao) making me wonder what was plaguing him. I didn’t get the sense everybody simply caught up. (And I sense Nagao could be back to top-4 next year)
Crazy to think for 2025 the Portal is almost an afterthought. I assume Kerk will stay, so there is only a 'slight' need at 197 if we want to shirt Marisola, Cockran has the smell of an AA from the glimpses we saw. If we get noone there is hardly an impact.
Cardinas is interesting, otherwise...yawn. what a great place to be. I prefer a home grown lineup as much as possible anyway.
Cardinas is interesting, otherwise...yawn. what a great place to be. I prefer a home grown lineup as much as possible anyway.
2024 NCAA D1 Wrestling Off-Season Transfer Tracker - FloWrestling
Take a look at every NCAA D1 wrestler that has entered the portal since it opened back up on March 20th.
What’s with Michigan snapping up everyone in the portal each year? Do they have the corner on NIL money or something? Probably been discussed before but I missed it.
Sammy Alvarez and Connor McGonagle some other big names on the list. What happened to Alvarez? He was a young star then he couldn't make weight then he was kicked off the team then he couldn't win a spot at Ok St.
McGonagle seems like a good candidate for Iowa. They need a lightweight (either 133 or 125 if Ayala can't hold the weight).
McGonagle seems like a good candidate for Iowa. They need a lightweight (either 133 or 125 if Ayala can't hold the weight).
Last year they had a large incoming freshman class and wanted to shirt them. Coincidentally a lot of 1-yr rentals became available.
This year they'll likely start several of those guys. 174 remains a need, so Hamiti makes sense.
If Kerk leaves, we know Cochran is a LOT better than the Rutgers AA 285.
Mantanona needs to start next year, too. He was a high recruit (top 10 on Willie's big board) and looked pretty good as a redshirt. Bringing in Hamiti over Mantanona is risking losing him (and possibly his brother). My gut says Bormet is not willing to take that risk.
This will be the last year for super seniors. It gives Michigan boosters one more chance to throw money at second place.
Edit: it looks like 2026 will be the last year. A kid who entered 2021 still has a RS plus 4 more.
Edit: it looks like 2026 will be the last year. A kid who entered 2021 still has a RS plus 4 more.
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Current scuttlebutt out of Lock Haven is that Grace Stem may be looking to transfer out of the women’s program
If he wants PSU, Cardenas is the best option. He's already said he's leaving Cornell.
Buchanan is also a JR and woukd make sense, though there's no indication of him wanting to leave Oklahoma.
Braunagel is shirting and should be top 10. He also has 1 year left. Also no indication of him leaving Illinois.
The rest aren't happening for various reasons -- not leaving, not upgrades, and/or too many years remaining and would sit after Mirasola shirts.
"Nobody" is also a viable option.
Agreed. I think it's Cardenas if he seeks out PSU the way Dean did, or it's Cochran.
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