sorry, but that's just silly, and you also misspelled his name. he was rated pretty highly coming out of high school, and he earned that ranking. Willie mentioned several times that Pletcher never avoided anyone, and that he wrestled in every elite competition he could. Willie also mentioned that Pletcher was never conservative on the mat, to try to protect his ranking, but he went after things. He didn't defeat every single top wrestler he faced, but he won quite a few of his toughest matches.
The odds are that it will hurt tOSU in the team race, in that Hayes is really talented, plus he had a year to redshirt, get used to college wrestling, and also get used to being a college student. That said, Pletcher has a lot of talent, and he'll be a pretty strong 141 lber. I think it would have been better for Pletcher, long term, if he could have shirted, but with Hayes out he's tOSU's best option, so he gets to start his college wrestling career a season earlier than expected.
(), and with their entire team back next year, Pletcher probably would not have started until 2018-19. This way, he can wrestle this year, RS in 2017-18 when Hayes returns, then wrestle 3 more years.
