The drama and bad headlines keep rolling in for PSU. On this week's show we dive into the Carter Starocci allegations, Beau Bartlett speaking out, Aaron Brooks failed drug test and how PSU is handling things to this point. We also discuss Gabe Arnold being dismissed from Iowa and Sammy Sasso being the newest addition to the Lehigh coaching staff.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Weigh in
5:13 - Penn State's silence throughout the chaos
17:05 - Aaron Brooks fails drug test
35:40 - Carter Starocci allegations + Beau Bartlett speaks out
59:09 - Is PSU dominance at stake?
1:02:17 - Gabe Arnold dismissed from Iowa
1:10:00 - Sammy Sasso joins Lehigh staff

One of the best wrestlers to come from the fabled Lehigh Valley over the last decade is headed back home as Lehigh University announced that Sammy Sasso has been hired as an assistant coach. 
Sasso compiled a 106-18 career record competing at Ohio State from 2018-2025. While in Columbus, Sasso earned NCAA All-American honors three times - including a pair of NCAA finals berths. He appeared in four Big Ten finals bouts and won two. As a redshirt freshman, Sasso was seeded third at the 2020 NCAA Tournament that was canceled. During the four times he qualified for nationals, Sasso was never seeded lower than fourth. 
Sasso’s career took a detour in the summer of 2023 when he was shot during a carjacking. He spent nearly a month in the hospital and missed the entire 2023-24 campaign. Sasso miraculously returned to the Buckeye squad in 2024-25 and was victorious in his first match in 450+ days - 12-6 against Chattanooga’s Jackson Hurst. During the 24-25 campaign, Sasso competed in the 157 and 165 lb weight class but ended up retiring before the postseason with a 12-7 record. 
Before coming to Ohio State, Sasso was tabbed the #4 overall recruit in the Class of 2018 after winning two Pennsylvania AAA state titles and never finishing lower than third for Nazareth High School. Along the way, he won titles at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and Super 32. 
Sasso will get to work with a talented group of Lehigh middleweights that include NCAA qualifiers Kelvin Griffin, Logan Rozynski, and Max Brignola. Also in that group is incoming freshman Chase Van Hoven, who was the #44 overall recruit in the Class of 2025.

June 15th was New Year’s Day for those college coaches recruiting the Class of 2027 and the student-athletes waiting to plan out their futures. The 15th was the first day that collegiate coaches could officially contact rising juniors and there has been plenty of activity on the recruiting front. 
Since the 15th, some of the nation’s top prospects have released lists of their top schools. Rather than trying to dig through social media or click through a bunch of state sites, we have compiled this list of these top recruits and their potential future homes. 
Remember recruiting is a fluid process, so another school, currently unlisted, could jump into the picture for a recruit. Conversely, the recruits could trim their list at any time. 
This is a feature that will be revisited as needed throughout the recruitment process. 
 
#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Arizona State, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pittsburgh
#3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Arizona State, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech
#5 Israel Borge (Westlake, UT) - Arizona State, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraksa,Oklahoma State, Penn State 
#9 Mario Carini (Poway, CA) - Cornell, Iowa State, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Princeton, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech
#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT) - Cornell, Lehigh, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech
#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa
#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Cornell, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Wisconsin, Wyoming
#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - Army West Point, Cornell, Lehigh, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO) - Air Force, Cornell, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Air Force, Brown, California Baptist, Cornell, Harvard, Little Rock, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wyoming
#107 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA) - Clarion, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Virginia, Wisconsin