I know you know some things. Who is landing where to the best of your knowledge?
Transfer Portal 2026 + Other team movements
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Absolutely nothing is concrete at this point. Been a weird year. A combination of April 1 start date and NIL Go and its compliances
FWW, no PSU guys in yet as of this morning as portal Week 2 begins. Not a surprise there, obviously, but just wanted to pass along.
IIRC, when I went through college (2010’s), we had to maintain something like a 1.5 or 2.0 GPA to be eligible. As stated, not difficult.
Who really knows what regarding NIL Go? Are you aware of any proposed deals actually getting a response, and if so is it a simple go/no-go, or do they return a cap for a no decision? E.g., somebody submits a $100,000 proposed deal and they come back with no, $60,000 is the max we can justify?
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Adding Norman at 174 has been rumored but it doesn't make a ton of sense
Prop 48 is absolutely still a thing, but I don't think there is any enforcement at most institutions. It used to happen all the time - when prop 48 was first enacted there were 500+ D1 football and basketball players immediately deemed academically ineligible - but when was the last time you heard of a collegiate athlete being academically ineligible? I think everybody just accepts now, faculty included, that most athletes aren't there to school. And not surprisingly, this has leaked down to the high school level.
Just like players get paid, it was always a thing, but it's gotten more prevalent with NIL/transfer portal.
I am pretty sure the minimum gpa required to be eligible is 2.3
Actually went back to check and that is what is required for incoming freshman
A J looks like an old woman as a Heavyweight. In Italian older women that look like AJ are called “Nonna”.
He is the problem and the solution is him not getting approval to continue embarrassing himself and any institution that grants him the opportunity to compete on their behalf. In the words of Nancy Regan “Just say No!”.
He is the problem and the solution is him not getting approval to continue embarrassing himself and any institution that grants him the opportunity to compete on their behalf. In the words of Nancy Regan “Just say No!”.
They accept or deny it. If it's denied you can take it to an arbitrator
Do you happen to have Prince Albert in a can?
Steveson called Albert "Ford Focus." We'll overthink things and not beat that.
Double major, Instagram and emojis. With a Gym Bro minor.
It seems pretty clear from that statement that he was bounced, at least that is my interpretation. Thank you for your service but we are moving in a different direction next year
Please does anyone want me?
Skills = a traveling minstrel, who specializes in physical contortions rare for my size, an intense narcissistic ego, a penchant for embarrassment, erratic driving, and likely AA.
PS - AJ may be the poster child for why the NCAA needs a 5 years to play 4 role.
I am good with no more Oly redshirts just because of the example he set, not even attempting to qualify.
Please does anyone want me?
Skills = a traveling minstrel, who specializes in physical contortions rare for my size, an intense narcissistic ego, a penchant for embarrassment, erratic driving, and likely AA.
PS - AJ may be the poster child for why the NCAA needs a 5 years to play 4 role.
I am good with no more Oly redshirts just because of the example he set, not even attempting to qualify.
I'm OK with keeping the ORS with the condition that you don't get it if you don't even qualify for the trials. The limit of abusing the ORS privilege should be at what Facundo did, which was take a ORS to preserve a year of eligibility because he lost his starting lineup spot, but at least he used the year to focus on freestyle, qualify for, and wrestle at the trials. Taking an ORS to sort our your legal issues and harass your SA victim into dropping her charges is inexcusable and should never be allowed.
If you take an ORS and wrestle freestyle (or greco) and can't even qualify for the trials, your Olympic bid was unserious enough that you should have known before you started it. If you get injured in your ORS year and don't qualify for the trials for that reason, you can get the eligibility back through a medical redshirt (with proper medical documentation).
Tim might not be, but Tom probably is.
If correct, what is the likelihood of Luddington leaving?
Whats the likelihood of waiting until just before the portal closes to announce AJ to hawkland to prevent thisIf correct, what is the likelihood of Luddington leaving?
AJ can announce for Iowa months after the portal closes
They could wait until AFTER the portal closes…. It closes for entries to, not commits from!
Family living there probably helps that not happen, but I don’t know why one would give up a freshman season and a possible sophomore season. Heck, if they bring AJ in, I might even assume they’ll be looking every year for portal guys over me.If correct, what is the likelihood of Luddington leaving?
Only those of us 55 and up even have a clue!
maybe even 60 and up.
It's not going to be two seasons. For that, AJ would have to get a medical RS for the year he was injured in late January in a car wreck that he caused by driving 100 mph the wrong way up a hill on a two lane highway then was dismissed from the team after he was charged with sexual assault. That's not what the medical RS is there for, and I'm sure the NCAA wants him out of their hair as quickly as possible. In fact, there's probably a nonzero chance he's not granted the waiver for the ORS to compete this year if they can justify it somehow, even though he qualifies by every standard the NCAA has published. If there is any way the NCAA can wiggle themselves out of the AJ Ferrari sideshow for good, they will do it.
Regardless, this doesn't really take away from your basic point, though.
AJ will 100% get credit for the ORS that he made no real attempt to pursue. The same thing happened with Gable Steveson who also didn’t try to make make Olympic team, and even competed professionally in other sports. The NCAA is a joke.
Gable was at least qualified for trials, that should be the standard for whether you get an ORS or not.
On Flo, they said the NCAA asked USA Wrestling what criteria they should use, and followed their guidelines. AJ was an age level champ (or placer?) at some point and that qualified him. This one isn’t really on the NCAA
They have to get those three to be serious podium contenders. They won't push for 2nd regardless of who they sign this year. Also, I doubt Garvin goes to Iowa. Crookham might, but if his degree is any indicator I'd doubt it. Iowa doesn't offer anything meaningful in a graduate program for his chosen field of study. Michigan,however, does and it's a good program.