"I feel really blessed that Jake enjoys the sport," said Ryan, who wrestled collegiately at the University of Iowa for legendary coach and wrestler Dan Gable. "Dealing with the human ego is something I think is challenging for dads. We get caught up in self-pride and that is unhealthy. The father-son relationship is too important to be challenged by the sport."
Tom Borrelli of Central Michigan coached his sons Jason and Bob at the collegiate level. Jason is now the head wrestling coach at Stanford.
Borrelli said that when his sons were in high school he didn't get to see them compete as much as he would have liked because of his coaching duties at CMU, so being able to coach them in college was special, as is sharing a profession with his son.
"The nice thing about them coming to Central Michigan and me coaching them in college was that I was able to see them and be around them," said Borrelli, who was named National Coach of the Year by the NWCA and WIN Magazine in 1998. "That's the other thing about Jason coaching … I get to see him a good bit. We're at a lot of the same tournaments and functions."
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