This is the first I'm hearing of this news. It would not surprise me as I think about how large he looks as a 125. I also think back to a few matches last year where he looks gassed early and lost unexpected matches to the likes of Diego Sotelo and Joey Fischer. The former who proved to be a much better wrestler than I knew, but still not the caliber that Noto is.
Looking at the lineup, Gable Strickland at 133 has not used a redshirt year yet and could potentially use one this year. They would then need to put forth a true freshman at 125. In the MAC, I don't think that is as big of a deal. They have a bunch of freshman coming in at 125, but I think Dean Houser would be best suited to start right away. Darren Florance is a 3X NY State Champ, but he won this year at 116 and will need some time to fill out into a proper 125.