Brew

To be continued....

The Eligibility Timeline for Jesse Mendez The Baseline (March 2026): Mendez completed what appeared to be his final collegiate season for the Buckeyes, capturing his second NCAA Division I National Championship (141 lbs). Because he did not take a traditional redshirt year during his four years at Ohio State, he had completely exhausted his standard four seasons of athletic eligibility. [1, 2] The Federal Injunction (July 2026): A U.S. District Court judge in Colorado issued a nationwide preliminary injunction ordering the NCAA to grant a fifth year of eligibility to Class of 2022 athletes who had wrestled four straight seasons. This immediately cleared the way for generational talents like Mendez and Penn State’s Levi Haines to return for the 2026–27 season. [1, 2] The NCAA Appeal and Stay (August 2026): The legal victory was short-lived. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals granted the NCAA's request to pause the injunction. This federal stay stripped Mendez and thousands of other student-athletes of their fifth year, rendering them ineligible just as the fall semester and athletics calendar were getting underway. [1, 2, 3] DeWine's Executive Order (October 2026): Governor DeWine's newly signed executive order acts as a state-level bypass of the federal court pause. By decreeing that Ohio universities have the authority to grant Class of 2022 athletes an extra year regardless of NCAA rules, DeWine has legally cleared the path for Ohio State to reinstate Mendez. Current Status and Next Steps Because Mendez meets all the criteria outlined in Governor DeWine's order—he is 23 years old, has not signed a professional sports contract, and graduated high school in 2022—the choice to return now rests on Mendez and Ohio State University leadership. However, because NCAA President Charlie Baker has explicitly stated that state governments cannot dictate NCAA eligibility rules, any attempt by Ohio State to field Mendez in official NCAA competition this winter will likely face swift legal retaliation or institutional sanctions from the NCAA.

Will anyone AA from the socon?

He hasn't wrestled since 11/15

Any updates on him, he has been absent from the lineup for quite some time.

Fleegs is the man!

What is the latest on Lorenzo Norman?

I thought I read somewhere that he was going to be a grad transfer and has 1 semester left of eligibility.

Julian

What weight....where does he go? 165 or 174

Maybe Spencer can start working out with him

How do you feel Kyler Larkin and Manville will do this season, they seemed to have a good weekend. Regular season Figs stock always does seem to be down.

Who ya got?

Larkin vs mcneil

Why are the Larkins and Manville wrestling in the freshman/soph division?