Gaige Garcia commited to Michigan
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That would count as a football scholarship then. Unless he walks on like Jan did a few years ago. Got to keep Jimmy happy or he’ll get processed
On page 91 WoW. Thats probably the longest thread in here.
Good luck to the kid but how many kids excell at both in D1? My guess is he’ll end up wrestling full time... after a year.He will wrestle and play football
Spencer Myers added football for his 5th year. (Kerry reportedly was none too happy with that decision.) He did not place at nationals.
And I don;t think he excelled at football, in fact, I don't think he even won a starting job. Dave Joyner was successful at both as he was an AA in both sports.
My favorite thing about the Fresno guy was how ticked off he was when Bo tried to help him up after he decked him.
Steve Sefter back in my college days. 2x AA in wrestling and a Football NC ring I believe. He was light compared to the unlimited heavies back then. I think he was about 230
Not that it was ever anything other than difficult, BUT it was once a lot easier to wrestle AND play college football.
At PSU alone, Mike Reid, Dave Joyner, and Steve Sefter all did it. All were multi-year starters for the football team, not just back-ups.
The problem is that the football season gradually got longer and longer, from 10 or 11 regular season games in the 60s-80s to today's seasons, which are never shorter than 12.
It has been proposed, off-hand, by Wade Schalles to start the wrestling season later in the year. Among other reasons, Schalles opined that this could draw in more football athletes to heavyweight wrestling. It's an interesting thought anyway.
Didn't Adam Coon get a scholarship offer from Nicky Saban?
At PSU alone, Mike Reid, Dave Joyner, and Steve Sefter all did it. All were multi-year starters for the football team, not just back-ups.
The problem is that the football season gradually got longer and longer, from 10 or 11 regular season games in the 60s-80s to today's seasons, which are never shorter than 12.
It has been proposed, off-hand, by Wade Schalles to start the wrestling season later in the year. Among other reasons, Schalles opined that this could draw in more football athletes to heavyweight wrestling. It's an interesting thought anyway.
Didn't Adam Coon get a scholarship offer from Nicky Saban?
And with Joyner came Ira Lubert a year later who helped raise the $5 million nest egg that is the bane of HR. One of 4 on a comitee that caused Cael to come here as literally a lateral move from salary perspective. The architect of Iowa fundraising and the Inner Circle for wrestling and they can’t get close to keeping up. Love him or hate him, Lubert and Curley helped huge with the CS hire and Putting Vodka in rehab. Need another $10 million from Ira to really turn the screws
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