Pat Minnow just tweeted something very interesting. Apparently Siebrecht, Cass, Brands, Assad suspended for the entire season due to gambling allegations.
Sasso will be at 157. At least to start the season.
Could Shapiro be the first true-freshman preseason #1? I don't think the rankers would be quite THAT bold.
Maybe something like: SVN, Parco, Mauller, SHAPIRO?
I'll just name my top 3 at this point:
1)Brooks
2)Star
3)O'Toole
Brooks #1 because I think he gets more bonus point victories than Starocci and 184 has been a bit tougher overall than 174.
I feel comfortable with O'Toole at #3 at this point; with more bonus point wins at such a tough weight class he could move up.
I know Wisconsin has always been a hotbed for OL and many have had success in the NFL. To me, Johnson looks more like a DT as of right now and I don't think Wisconsin is going to be a great football team this season. Perhaps he will shift his primary focus to wrestling in due time. Who knows, money talks and he could become an elite D-1 football athlete.
Really excited to see Davino for Ohio State. Fingers crossed they can also land Marcus Blaze.
I also think 160 lb Senior Ethan Birden will be a guy that makes some waves when he cracks the starting lineup.
Franek and Caliendo transferring in. Both middleweights. How is Iowa going to make this work?
Thought I had heard Franek was a pretty big 157lber last season, so who knows if he plans to move up?
Kelly and Mark's son being on the Michigan team definitely made this segment happen; which I'm glad it did. When Michigan is on BTN they seem to be at many of the duals as the camera pans to them at least 1x a match. Conseulos in better shape than 99% of us on here lol.
Illinois is my 2nd favorite team in the BIG 10 after Ohio State. Always seem to turn out good dudes and I always liked Coach Heffernan and current coach Mike Poeta.
Yes, 3 Ohio guys who I think will have big seasons and move up in rankings.
I know Joy is the most familiar name of the 3, but still feel he is a bit underrated. Excited to see how all 3 do at Ironman and progress through the season.