“I just feel like it was my natural weight. Talked to the coaches. I think they wanted me to go 184 last year, but I can be stubborn at times and things like that. So for me, I think them telling me to do something, I kind of want to do the opposite.
I'm guessing this quote from Starocci was before they got Truax, not after. Like a discussion after the season ended, the Star said he's staying at 174, then Truax gets brought in.