They've been so careful to drag out the drama for months, only to blow it a few minutes before the big reveal?
WTF? Who's the marketing advisor for this kid?
The kid's clearly a narcissist. At PSU he'll have to battle for a starting spot and there's real risk he won't be in the lineup his first or second year. And why knows who PSU brings in over the next 4 yrs. at his weight. What does that do "the brand"?
He won't be a Nittany Lion.
Starocci barely beat a true frosh. There's a good chance he does not win this year and it will go down as one of the biggest choke jobs in wrestling history.
There are some people who will pass up a few thousand dollars in NIL right now to access the money that follows receipt of an ivy league degree. They're getting paid - just later and more indirectly.