The Penn State wrestling plan for star signee Jaydan James is in; here's what it means for the Lions' 2026-2027 lineup
Penn State wrestling freshman and No. 1 Class of 2026 recruit Jayden James is in State College. Will he compete this winter?
EARLY 2026-27 lineup projections/discussions
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So let it be written, so let it be done.The Penn State wrestling plan for star signee Jaydan James is in; here's what it means for the Lions' 2026-2027 lineup
Penn State wrestling freshman and No. 1 Class of 2026 recruit Jayden James is in State College. Will he compete this winter?www.on3.com
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Some fun notes therein:
- the original, free source of the interview that NJ dot com bundled up behind their paywall, between James & State Media's insta:
- reminder that two of his victims at this year's U.S. U20 World Team Trials, James defeated two NCAA finalists in Mikey Caliendo & Quincy Monday.
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Injunctions are starting to be granted for Class of 2022 athletes, a sign for Levi and Mendez?
I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Levi in the spring.
If Mitchell has actually beefed up to 174 and PJ is a sturdy and studly 165 does Levi move Rocco out of the lineup?
Has Levi even filed a lawsuit? He can’t get an injunction without doing that first. The last I heard he wasn’t going to pursue it.
I don't believe he has . It would be the Wisne vs NCAA case thats in the 10 district court of appeals in Colorado that would grant Levi eligibility is my understanding. That case had arguments made by both sides a few weeks ago.
That is my understanding as well. He is currently not a plaintiff in any lawsuits that are searchable either in PA or in federal court. Thus, the Wisne appeal decision, which is what gave him an avenue to come back in the first place before it was reversed, is his only avenue.
Here's a little tool to play with matchups and tournament projections. It's a good way to see the optimal lineup and see what max points might look like.
https://www.rosterboss.ai/s/Aff4tC2w
https://www.rosterboss.ai/s/Aff4tC2w
Kasak isnt taking 8th and only scoring 5 points. He is top three at minimum and 16 points at least. I think he wins it.
I think who takes the mat at 174 for the first match will be telling, if not mesenbrink, I think the coaches will be leaning for Levi to be eligible in the spring.
You could be 100% right, unfortunately with his concussion issues, I honestly don't know if we will see the best of Kasak.
HUGE wildcard. He's definitely in the mix for an individual title, maybe the outright favorite, if it's the Kasak everybody saw in '25. But he definitely has not looked fully recovered based on his freestyle matches since. Response and recovery from TBIs are virtually impossible to predict - I know a few guys (in MMA/BJJ) that were never the same after a concussion. I don't know whether to expect him to win it or that we'll see Joe Sealey.
NCAA gonna NCAA
Levi and Mendez should be fine. Look what these idiots did
"What happened was the players' attorneys provided Jorden with a copy of the NCAA's freshly printed rules manual for the 2026-27 school year. In the manual, Rule 12.6 states that as of Aug. 1 any athlete who was within five years of finishing high school or their 19th birthday was eligible to play five seasons of college sports. It did not explicitly say that if a player had exhausted eligibility under the old rules, then the new rules wouldn't apply to him or her."
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The decision to wrestled Duke and not Kasak was very much an objective decision.
Win Magazine preseason ranked SVN as 4th. (which is crazy bc he took 3rd and 3rd)
lets say they know something we dont. We are all talking about PJ and Mith moving up and possibly bumping Rocco (a guy who took 2nd ad 2nd)
is there a possibility that Kasak bumps down? He is not the tallest and replacing SVN is not crazier than replacing Rocco
125 Luke
133 Ono / Desmond
141 Blaze
149 Kasak
157 PJ
165 Mitch
174 Levi
184 Rocco
197 Barr
HVY Marisola (one of them)
lets say they know something we dont. We are all talking about PJ and Mith moving up and possibly bumping Rocco (a guy who took 2nd ad 2nd)
is there a possibility that Kasak bumps down? He is not the tallest and replacing SVN is not crazier than replacing Rocco
125 Luke
133 Ono / Desmond
141 Blaze
149 Kasak
157 PJ
165 Mitch
174 Levi
184 Rocco
197 Barr
HVY Marisola (one of them)
I like this line up. I think this would/could yield 6-9 NC. On a scale of 1-10 I rated my thought on likeliness of finishing #1
10 - expect them to win it all
9- expect them in the finals. Like their chances of winning it all
8- expect at least to be a semifinalist. Still a good chance of winning it all
7- looks like a really tough weight, maybe into the semi's, would not be surprised with a NC
4- definitely an AA but it's a tough road to the top.
125 Luke - 9
133 Ono / Desmond - 7
141 Blaze - 9
149 Kasak - 8
157 PJ - 10
165 Mitch - 10
174 Levi - 10
184 Rocco - 8
197 Barr - 10
HVY Marisola (one of them) - 4 - Love these guys but I think there is a few guys that will top them.
If Mitch is at 174, and Levi wrestles he is challenging Rocco or Rocco is challenging Barr.
IMO, if Mitch is at 174 and Levi ends up wrestling Rocco is the one most likely getting squeezed out.
149 will be absolutely stacked this year. Do you have SVN beating Vega and Henson, not to mention Valencia?
He has beaten Valencia and Henson before. Not saying he’s a favorite in that group, but I can absolutely see a path to him winning the title. But I’m a big SVN fan so you can call me biased if you want.
I am comfortable with my SVN bias.
You don't know there are 3 returning champs at the weight? That IS crazy.
Also Shayne took 2nd ... crazy to miss that too.
Do you think Kasak would have a better shot at beating Vega, Henson, Valencia?
No. Not sure Kasaks health for entire season either. Lots of unknowns at this time. Out of those 3 Vega is really tough. Has crazy length too. Will see
Yup, taking off my blue and white glasses, 4th seems like a good place for him. It’s too bad we don’t see him wrestling Vega, Henson or Valencia until the semis in St Louis, so it will be hard to prove WIN wrong between now and then, unless someone else loses.
Kasak finished and won that match without his left arm, so there's that ;-)
I think he can make 149 without cutting limbs off. He would have to go without his gas tank though.
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