Shortly after committing to OSU he made a comment about probably being a 133 or having to get bigger to be a 141, and then he didn't make weight at that weight at a big tournament and dropped in the rankings. What? It's pretty obvious to me he will be 141 or 149. I think MatScouts has him at 157, but I don't think he will get that big.
Yes, in Minnesota 7-12 can wrestle high school varsity. Gable was runner-up at 195 as an 8th grader that year. Hall was a sophomore champ at 170 and Gross a senior champ at 138.
Tabor was #23 on his senior big board and Hopke was #17 on his last one, so both pretty good prospects (3 years apart) who have both missed a season to injury. I feel Hopke has better offensive potential and will win the spot if healthy. If their early season results are similar, he probably still wins the spot based on years of eligibility remaining. I feel Tabor would need a very convincing win or two to be the starter.
These were the two weights to watch in my mind as well. 174 seems to be truly open. Whiting is better defensively and Riddle better offensively. I think Hwt is Hopke's to lose, mainly because 4 years left vs. 1 year. No common folkstyle opponents since Koy doesn't have a collegiate match yet, but he beat Jarrett Stoner, Mizz in freestyle who beat Tabor in folkstyle last season. Koy also has a freestyle win over Nathan Taylor right after high school.
A company called Deloitte has been hired to monitor the clearinghouse process on NIL deals over $600.
One has to wonder if the poachers will just be sneakier and still avoid the process and continue to hand out unapproved bags.