Why would anyone RS and give up a year
. I'm reading everything now. They definitely changed a few thingsFive in Five - What Might That Look Like?
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. I'm reading everything now. They definitely changed a few things
Wonder if we will see any top recruits that might've been stuck behind a stud go elsewhere to start for a year or two before eventually transferring in to wherever they planned originally. And will Ivy League guys still only get four years?
Case by Case basis - so for instance Mocco. If he opts in, and kueter stays 2 years - he only wrestles 3Why would anyone RS and give up a year
If Mocco greyshirt, redshirt he gets 4 years.
Ivy still only gets 4. But you can transfer and keep that 5th year. They're only harming themselves honestly.
In year tournaments may improve since they have all sucked greatly compared to previous versions. Maybe the same lack of stars but depth should be way better.
I bet a very awesome late year ‘non-starter’ tournament is intriguing. NIT vibes but lots of interest if they grab one of the late season weekends everyone is normally resting/healing up.
I bet a very awesome late year ‘non-starter’ tournament is intriguing. NIT vibes but lots of interest if they grab one of the late season weekends everyone is normally resting/healing up.
Yes but it wouldn’t matter since he is able to opt into the old rules. The fact that they allowed 2026 grads to have the choice between the old and new system makes it interesting.
My understanding is he can't take a gap year but he can RS and do 4/5 instead of 5/5 . But that doesn't buy him a year without Ben
So. Old rules means no age constraints.
He COULD, greyshirt, Olympic shirt, redshirt, wrestle, med shirt, etc.
How is that functionally different than doing 5/5 and only using 4 years than doing 4/5 and redshirting and the doing 4 years.
Either option isn’t Mocco only doing 3 years since Ben has 2 years left? Regardless of 4/5 or 5/5, he’ll start 3 years.
Nope. He could literally greyshirt, Olympic shirt and compete at NCAAs for 4 years and have regular redshirt available.
Ah, forgot about gray shirt. So if he takes the old rules, he could redshirt, grey shirt, and then do 4 years.
either way, there’s no scenario where he does 5 years.
When we see the official documents tomorrow we will have a better idea. Are they sticking with u can't be 25 before school starts ? Or is it you can't be 24 and compete? I haven't seen the language on that one yet .
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Olympic RS have been eliminated I thought.
I don't see how they would let one class have 6 years but only that one class that enrolls in fall 2026
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Never thought of that angle. But the PSU and OSU guys supposedly would rather not compete if it meant having to train at someplace like Iowa instead of PSU/OSU while competing.
Would it matter if he decided to go with the old system? Only negative of old system would be only 5 competitions during redshirt, and non attached during greyshirt. For him it would be worth it to get 4 instead of 3 years of competition, unless he doesn’t want to stretch college out 6 years.
They can choose for themselves, but they can’t force others to only start for 4 years.
Gotta see it in writing once it's signed. Im not sure how they're gonna let guys who are 19 have 6 years after HS when no one after this year would get those rules . So if you graduate in 2026 you can grey at 19 and then do 5. When all others classes after 2026 would only get 5 years at 19.
Finally, some sanity. (Once all the lawsuits for those who had finished up their eligibility last season under the old rules are settled of course.)
Or how about those who were? Why do the ones who aren’t good enough bother you? Who cares?
If he were to gray shirt he wouldn’t be entering college in the fall of 26 so I don’t think he would get a choice of which rules to follow. He would be entering in the fall of 27 which means new rules apply which mean his clock starts when graduating high school.
How so? He can pick the old rules since he already took a RS which would make his medicals count. July 31 is the deadline to enter hardships. He's wrestled in 2 NCAA tournaments so far. He should get 2 more years. The rule means we will see him 2nd semester though
Edit : he's actually only wrestled in 1 NCAA tournament
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Did he wrestle in 2 NCAA? I thought only once and took 3rd.
I thought his 4 seasons at Lehigh were:
redshirt
3rd
Season ending injury
Season ending injury
So then no point in grayshirting, right? Just redshirt, Olympic shirt, and then 4 years.
Well, @Corby2 said there may be no more Olympic shirts.
So, i think it's greyshirt - 5for5 as mandatory, and get 4 years.
Can't Olympic RS anymore . It's military or religious missions and for woman being pregnant ( I know it's 2026 but no men can't get pregnant)
All hardship waivers must be submitted by July 31
So it's not the date a university starts classes it's the start of the academic year which starts August 1. So anyone who's 20 before Aug 1 would only get 4 years . A few kids will fall under that situation and I know of one who's looking to reclassify and graduate HS early so he can have 5 years
No not Melvin. But I would be shocked if he's not at VA tech 2nd semester. He will be fine age wise even if he doesn't reclassify