An early front-runner for this year's perseverance award is Cam McCormick who was just granted a record 9th year of eligibility. However, he may not prevail as he will still only be a young, spry 26 years old when he has exhausted his eligibility. Surely there is a wrestler out there who can best that number!
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39337111/miami-te-cam-mccormick-granted-ninth-year-eligibility