I would say KOT would be huge in the room for guys like Rath, Bambinelli and Heiser to continue developing. Obviously others as well but those guys are in his weight range.
I would like for KOT to be on staff. I believe it would be good for both parties. KOT gets paid to stay, train and help coach. Mizzou gets a middle weight that can help the roster. We have Maple, Todd and Bradley currently.
The unintentional announcement was that Askren will be wrestling in some sort of pro league sometime soon. Pyles went on to say jokingly that he wasn’t sure KOT was supposed to say that yet. It was during the time Pyles mentioned Bader is wrestling in a masters division this week. So KOT accidentally let it slip. Anyone have any info on this new league that’s happening?
Was Jacobi not eligible last year? Might have been a better option than Stoner/Nitzel. He used a RS at NIU, so maybe he just didn’t wrestle at all to avoid using a year. Does that seem likely?
When did Jacobi get on campus? Didn’t know he even left NIU. Also according to Mizzou’s ‘25 roster and it may be incorrect, Nitzel is no longer listed along with several others. Crapps is listed but he’s in the portal.