Transfer Portal 2026 + Other team movements

GregPickel

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This is the real question about Ruth. Didn't he wrestle for like 10 years already?
2020-2021 didn't count.
2021-2022 freshman year
2022-2023 redshirt freshman year
2023-2024 redshirt sophomore year
2025-2026 redshirt junior year
2026-2027 redshirt senior year
 

Psu21310

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2020-2021 didn't count.
2021-2022 freshman year
2022-2023 redshirt freshman year
2023-2024 redshirt sophomore year
2025-2026 redshirt junior year
2026-2027 redshirt senior year
Ok, thanks. But didnt he graduate in 2019? What about 2019 - 2020? Did he defer enrollment?
 

Psalm 1 guy

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For those who didn't get the joke:

When Ruth was still in HS, before his recruitment opened, Spyker actually did say: "Edmond Ruth will be better than his brother. Book it." (He used exclamation points but I don't remember how many.)

I added the 4X NCAA CHAMP !!!! part to highlight the insanity of guaranteeing a HS kid will be better than a 3x NCAA champ.

Fast forward 8+ years, and Spyker is still overhyping poor Edmond.
And speaking of posts from the old site, I have asked several times with no answer here, but what happened to the promise that the content from the old site would be brought over here? It would be nice to be able to access that information.
 

Kingslayer

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And speaking of posts from the old site, I have asked several times with no answer here, but what happened to the promise that the content from the old site would be brought over here? It would be nice to be able to access that information.
Probably a tech glitch, the person transferring the data accidentally deleted as he was moving it over .
 

Dogwelder

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Probably a tech glitch, the person transferring the data accidentally deleted as he was moving it over .
The person set the hard drive down on a rocket shaped shelf. Then he got hungry, so he pushed the button for lunch. But it turned out to be a launch button. And the shelf blasted off into outer space.
 

GregPickel

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Redshirt was in 19-20. And 24-25 is missing in your list.
Did miss 24-25, that's my bad, but WrestleStat had him listed still in HS in 19-20, but you're right, his Illinois bio says otherwise.

I'll see my way out of this one haha. It's probably simply put by saying he might or might not have eligibility left based on whatever way the wind is blowing near the NCAA offices on any particular day.
 

Parks22

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Did miss 24-25, that's my bad, but WrestleStat had him listed still in HS in 19-20, but you're right, his Illinois bio says otherwise.

I'll see my way out of this one haha. It's probably simply put by saying he might or might not have eligibility left based on whatever way the wind is blowing near the NCAA offices on any particular day.
This one feels to me like he put his name in the portal in case he could figure out a way to get another year so he's covered.
 
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He was rumored to NC State last year but that never materialized, and he did not compete anywhere in 2026.

FWIW the VT boards claim he was an academic casualty there. Maybe something else was going on, because his 2025 season fell off a cliff too. Hopefully he gets back to where he was in 2024.
I believe there was health issues with someone close to him and that he is expected to be back on a roster somewhere this year. I think it would be cool if he went to Morgan St. and looked to give them their first AA
 

paleryder

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The Iowa board is high comedy right now re: the portal
I lurk over there but have only ever posted one time in i don't know how many years.

I laugh about how they're practically begging Corby to come back.

Looks like they pretty much have next year's starting lineup all figured out. Now all they have to do is convince them to want to wrestle for TnT.
 

Lil Nicky Scarfo

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I lurk over there but have only ever posted one time in i don't know how many years.

I laugh about how they're practically begging Corby to come back.

Looks like they pretty much have next year's starting lineup all figured out. Now all they have to do is convince them to want to wrestle for TnT.
And you see even their fantasy lineup and it would lose by 50 points. If you’re going to go full crazy, at least put together a team that will scrape 200 points.

It’s also Déjà vu over there re: Taylor and his recruits like it was 10 years ago with Cael. That is, Taylor just throws them out on the mat and of course they will win a title.
 

paleryder

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And you see even their fantasy lineup and it would lose by 50 points. If you’re going to go full crazy, at least put together a team that will scrape 200 points.

It’s also Déjà vu over there re: Taylor and his recruits like it was 10 years ago with Cael. That is, Taylor just throws them out on the mat and of course they will win a title.
IF their fantasy lineup can stay healthy and focused. They have a lousy track record when it comes to that. Certainly glad big bucks bob has more money than sense. I guess he figures if he keeps swinging he'll eventually make contact.
 
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tullfan68

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well I didn't give a specific time when they wrestled now, past, whatever but no matter how much they wrestled Jr would never get as good as Ed!