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  • Borshoff Steps Down as Head Coach at Binghamton

    Earlier today, we posted an article on the 2025 offseason coaching carousel and anticipated further action. We didn’t realize that "further action" would come today as Binghamton announced that head coach Kyle Borshoff has stepped down from his position after 10 years with the school. Eight of them were spent as head coach for the Bearcats. 
    During his time at Binghamton, Borshoff guided 25 wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament. Current assistant coach Lou DePrez earned All-American honors for Borshoff in 2021 and was named a first-team All-American by the NWCA in 2020. He also oversaw four individual EIWA titles - three from DePrez and another from Brevin Cassella in 2024. Binghamton also racked up 56 dual wins under Borshoff’s leadership. 
    Borshoff’s father, Tim, was a national finalist for Binghamton in 1975. Kyle is reportedly stepping down to work with his father in the real estate business. 
    Binghamton is coming off a 10-9 season in which they finished sixth in the new-look EIWA conference with a pair of finalists. Both of the Bearcats 2025 national qualifiers have exhausted their eligibility, so there are currently none on the Binghamton roster; however, they have a couple of wrestlers that appeared in the 2024-25 national rankings in Carson Wagner (125) and Will Ebert (184). 
    We’ll have more information about the Binghamton coaching search as it develops. 

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    The 2025 Offseason Coaching Carousel (7/7/2025)

    Last week, the coaching carousel continued to turn as two-time NCAA finalist Sammy Sasso was hired by Lehigh and two-time national champion Teyon Ware took over at Northern Colorado. With Ware moving on, Oklahoma will have an opening on their staff. That vacancy should garner plenty of interest with a relatively new coaching staff and a talented, young Sooners team. 
    In addition to the Oklahoma opening, there are still plenty of good opportunities from an assistant standpoint. We also have one head coaching vacancy with Campbell’s job open. Now that we’ve gotten some movement, I think the coaching carousel will only pick up steam. 
    Also, we’re less than a week away from action getting underway in Fargo. Fargo provides an excellent opportunity for networking, so some coaching deals could be struck in the FargoDome (or perhaps the Bison Turf). 
     
    Coaching Changes
    Army West Point: Troy Nickerson (Head Coach)
    Binghamton: Brevin Cassella (Assistant Coach)
    Brown: Tyler Grayson (Assistant Coach)
    Kent State: Josh Moore (Head Coach)
    Lehigh: Sammy Sasso (Assistant Coach)
    Mercyhurst: Jimmy Overhiser (Head Coach)
    Missouri: Keegan O’Toole (Assistant Coach)
    NC State: Malik McDonald (Assistant Coach)
    North Dakota State: Willie Miklus (Assistant Coach)
    Northern Colorado: Teyon Ware (Head Coach)
    Oklahoma State: Kevin Ward (Assistant Coach)
    Penn: Matt Valenti (Head Coach)
    Princeton: Ryan Wolfe (Assistant Coach)
    Purdue: Matt Ramos (Assistant Coach)
     
    RTC/Club
    Lee Roper (Cowboy RTC)
     
    Open
    Appalachian State: Assistant Coach
    Bellarmine: Assistant Coach
    Campbell: Head Coach
    Drexel: Assistant Coach
    George Mason: Assistant Coach
    Kent State: Assistant Coach
    Little Rock: Assistant Coach
    Maryland: Assistant Coach
    Michigan State: Assistant Coach
    Northern Iowa: Assistant Coach
    Oklahoma: Assistant Coach
    Penn: Assistant Coach

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    The Most Consistent Recruiting Programs (2021-25)

    Over the last few weeks, we’ve done a lot with recruiting. Our Class of 2025 recruiting rankings dropped as did our honorable mentions. With another year’s worth of recruiting data, it’s a good time to add it to the recent past, in order to see who have been the consistent forces on the recruiting trail. 
    We’ve taken recruiting data from 2021-25 (since Willie Saylor took over InterMat) and compiled it in such a manner to hopefully answer questions about who has been the most consistent in the recruiting game. During this span, we have mentioned the top 25 teams in our rankings, plus listed five honorable mentions. A team that was ranked #1 for a particular year has received 30 points. #2 was worth 29 points…an so on. Once we got a point total, it was divided by five for the five years observed - giving us a particular average. 
    Teams below have been sorted in order of their average - largest to smallest. 
    The teams listed below have appeared at least once in our recruiting rankings (2021-25) or honorable mentions. 
     
    1. Oklahoma State: 124 points - 24.8 average
    2. Penn State: 118 points - 23.6 average
    3. Iowa: 113 points - 22.6 average
    4. NC State: 111 points - 22.2 average
    5. Ohio State: 104 points - 20.8 average
    6. Virginia Tech: 103 points - 20.6 average
    7. Nebraska: 101 points - 20.2 average
    8. Cornell: 96 points - 19.2 average
    9. Stanford: 95 points - 19 points
    10. Iowa State: 93 points - 18.6 points
    11. Rutgers: 81 points - 16.2 average
    12. Missouri: 77 points - 15.4 average
    13. Michigan: 71 points - 14.2 average
    14(t). Minnesota: 68 points - 13.6 average
    14(t). North Carolina: 68 points - 13.6 average
    16. Arizona State: 58 points - 11.6 average
    17. Oklahoma: 48 points - 9.6 average
    18. Wyoming: 46 points - 9.2 average
    19(t). Pittsburgh: 43 points - 8.6 average
    19(t). Oregon State: 43 points - 8.6 average
    21(t). Army West Point: 42 points - 8.4 average
    21(t). Penn: 42 points - 8.4 average
    23. Wisconsin: 40 points - 8.0 average
    24. Purdue: 38 points - 7.6 average
    25. Virginia: 37 points - 7.4 average
    26. Illinois: 36 points - 7.2 average
    27. Indiana: 34 points - 6.8 average
    28(t). Lehigh: 33 points - 6.6 average
    28(t). Navy: 33 points - 6.6 average
    30. South Dakota State: 33 points - 6.6 average
    31. Princeton: 32 points - 6.4 average
    32. North Dakota State: 31 points - 6.2 average
    33. Maryland: 27 points - 5.4 average
    34. Northwestern: 24 points - 4.8 average
    35(t). Air Force: 23 points - 4.6 average
    35(t). Bucknell: 23 points - 4.6 average
    37. Northern Iowa: 20 points - 4.0 average
    38. Little Rock: 17 points - 3.4 average
    39. West Virginia: 15 points - 3.0 average
    40(t). Campbell: 12 points - 2.4 average
    40(t). Northern Colorado: 12 points - 2.4 average
    42(t). Brown: 11 points - 2.2 average
    42(t). Lock Haven: 11 points - 2.2 average
    44. Columbia: 10 points - 2.0 average
    45. California Baptist: 8 points - 1.6 average
    46. Drexel: 6 points - 1.2 average
    47. Cal Poly: 5 points - 1.0 average
    48. SIU Edwardsville: 4 points - 0.8 average
     
    Of course, recruiting is only part of the game when it comes to success at the collegiate level. There is also retention and development. Schools that have poor retention might have a higher recruiting score, while programs known for their development might end up with better results than this study would indicate. 
     

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    • Borshoff Steps Down as Head Coach at Binghamton

      Borshoff Steps Down as Head Coach at Binghamton

    • The 2025 Offseason Coaching Carousel (7/7/2025)

      The 2025 Offseason Coaching Carousel (7/7/2025)

    • The Most Consistent Recruiting Programs (2021-25)

      The Most Consistent Recruiting Programs (2021-25)

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