He will be BIG at 165. Probably needs to make 165 to be a starter with Sax transferring in. I have always though Picklo was going to make the jump to be an AA contender (probably tainted because I watched him beat Devos in Brookings). Perhaps this will be the year.
I’ve listened to enough FRL to know that this is not Askren’s take on this issue. He thinks kids that adequate size and skill level should not be held back. He thinks that kids that are not adequate size or skill level should be held back. He doesn’t really support a one size fits all approach but rather tailored to what he sees as best for each kid.
Brandon Meredith upgraded to Robbie Howard upgraded to Drew Hildabrandt upgraded to Gary Steen upgraded to Braeden Davis.
It did not work out for those guys but they kept trying to roll someone new out there.
The fact that you have to go back 10 years and select a former AA in his sophmore year, R12 his junior year proves that PSU will seek to upgrade those spots not performing. The exception always prove the rule.
Few and far between. This new era with the NIL really ramping up and the transfer portal being so accessible I highly doubt that PSU would not be looking to upgrade a spot like that.
I’m not sure why people are acting like it’s very surprising that guys at Iowa that are getting recruited over late in their careers or are buried in the depth chart behind young studs are rumored to be leaving. They probably want to go somewhere that they have a chance to start. Makes sense to me.
Jamison looked big at 141 and I believe his father has stated that it was a very tough cut for him. With Williams moving on, I would think he slots nicely into 149. I think Cael Hughes wins the spot over Carter Young at 141 if Hughes cannot make 133. If the rumors of Hughes partaking in some of the same extracurricular activities as Williams are true, then perhaps that had a factor in Hughes missing weight at WTT.