Wrestling 2024-25

[ugarte]

has/will NIL money move in to wrestling?
if so, is it more likely to allow PSU to continue to dominate the team title, or allow someone like Nebraska to close the gap faster?

it has. it's already having an effect. you aren't going to see many 2x small-school AA's if one of the big schools has a gap in their lineup.

On the other hand, i think the last couple of tournaments showed the benefit of transferring away from depth in the strong programs. Trephan left NC State for Lehigh, Beard left Penn State for Lehigh, McGonagle left Lehigh for Virginia Tech and Barraclough left Penn State for Utah Valley. All earned AA after being recruited over or losing their place in the starting lineup at their original school.