PSU-only Recruits & Commits news
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Find Correa going heavy to be good news for us, unfortunately would create a jam with Cole Mirasola but it's how it goes.
Collin Gaj was asked about recruiting, said he's taking it slow and not in a rush. When asked about first day of contact, he only listed two schools by name. He said he enjoyed his call with PSU a lot but also appreciated coaches from schools like Bucknell taking the time to call him. Seems like a great kid, would be entering a logjam but huge talent I (and the coaches clearly) would love to add.
"Hey Collin, it's Bobby Telford ... from the University of Iowa."
Sir - this is a Wendy’s
We would love for you to take a gamble on us. We're betting you'll love it here.
Duke and Blaze took their visit to OSU together. Mendez and Davino were there, they all visited Sasso in the hospital together
“You’ll finish second a lot and potentially end up in the hospital after being shot in an alley” is quite the pitch.
New PSU recruiting pitch:
Only one team has won a team title and not had any wrestlers shot in the past 15 years.
It was definitely an Official, Blaze and Duke did the whole photoshoot with Davino and Mendez joining in. But the Sasso visit might have been on their own prerogative
FWIW: Willie floated a rumor today that Duke was currently a Navy lean, though he also said he didn't buy it.
I’m not a big fan of using one of your wrestlers who is in the hospital as part of the recruiting pitch. Even if the recruits wanted to see Sammy, it’s something I would’ve done on the down low. Not put it on social media. Feels icky to me.
To be fair the only person I saw post it was Sasso, he has been posting pictures of himself with those who visit
As shown above, I see Tom Ryan was giving interviews about it. I’m not saying it’s the worst thing, but it’s not something I would do. If Sammy put it out there then that’s OK. As the head coach, I would not be talking about that being part of the recruiting process.
I’m outside our hotel in Champaign for the Illinois game. I’m watching the World Championships on my phone, and a woman says “my sons are upstairs and they were talking about getting up early to watch that”. And she says they are going to Penn State to wrestle. Their names are Connor and Cole. Small world I said.
How are they at run blocking?
Couldn’t hurt.
not a very good recruiting pitch what will he say,come be a buckeye and get shot on campus??that wont work!
Anyone have any intel on who attended the White Out? I know that's a heavy hitter recruiting game.
PJ Duke will make us all so happy. He will definitely create a log jam but a very nice problem to have. Coach Cael will figure it out. He always does
I've seen 157 projected. Likely above 149. He wrestled 152/160 this past year, though at his level he could've bumped up for the challenge.
If It’s Duke, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go the M2 route, like his high school teammate Zack Ryder:
Wrestling champ Zack Ryder leaving Minisink Valley for elite club program near Penn State
Zack Ryder won four state wrestling titles with Minisink Valley but he will forego his senior year to join an elite club program tied to Penn State.
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Who would be considered a more highly touted future Hwt? Cole Mirasola
Or Jude Correa, also if they brought in Jude wouldn’t this potentially turn away his twin brother Connor from PSU? I don’t know, just was thinking about these things , I do feel somehow Cael would make it work cause that’s what he Does, just didn’t know who was considered to be the better future HWT since both are growing into it
Or Jude Correa, also if they brought in Jude wouldn’t this potentially turn away his twin brother Connor from PSU? I don’t know, just was thinking about these things , I do feel somehow Cael would make it work cause that’s what he Does, just didn’t know who was considered to be the better future HWT since both are growing into it
As of right now, probably Mirasola. But it's hardly a slam dunk.
One big difference: Correa has not wrestled Fargo the past 2 years. Mirasola finished 5th at 2022 JR 195, and 2nd at 2023 JR 220, both times losing to Cody Merrill.
I'm skeptical that we'll get Correa (or Austin Johnson for that matter). Obviously there will be a lot of competition from other schools that didn't land a top 2024 HWT. Plus the size of our 2023 and 2024 classes ... depth in 2025 plus Waters or Mocco in 2026 might make more sense.
Probably another reason it's good I'm not the head coach.
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