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I got so excited by the broader news that I totally missed that detail about 125. That is very surprising to me! He was not a small 133. I wondered what the heck happened to him last year. I thought he had two year of eligibility remaining.

I wondered if he could follow in the footsteps of his former teammate Caleb Smith who became an AA after transfering from App State to Nebraska. But that would mean Antrell Taylor staying at 165 instead of going back down to 157 with Robb having graduated.

Curious how the lineup shakes out for @ILLINIWrestlingBlog and his squad. Here's a guess from me 125: Ruzic 133: Byrd 141: Attasauov 149: Pucino 157: Webster 165: MiniBraun 174: Ruth 184: Connell 197: MegaBraun 285: Luffman

Joel Jesuroga has entered the portal

Couple more updates to Wrestlestat later this afternoon: 125: Max Elton, Buffalo 133: None 141: None 149: Tyler Kasak, Penn State 157: Wynton Denkins, Campbell 165: Jake Slotnick, Hofstra 174: Chris Moore, Illinois 184: None 197: None 285: None

My cousin went to Drexel Hill Community College for two years, getting a 4.0 while he was there and paying minimal tuition and living at home. He then transferred to Temple for the final two years - and he has a Temple degree - even though he only needed to be there and pay that level of tuition for two years. It was a pretty crafty plan even if not the "sexiest" as perceived by peers and the neighborhood parents

If Brock Delsignore ends up announcing a transfer to Purdue before vanishing from the wrestling world all together, he would be the third guy to do so in consecutive years at 174/184 going from NC State to Purdue after Jacob Null and Joey Milano preceded him.

No clue. @andegre, do you know how the redshirt information gets reported?

According to Wrestlestat as of today: 125: None 133: None 141: None 149: Tyler Kasak, Penn State 157: Wynton Denkins, Campbell 165: None 174: Chris Moore, Illinois 184: None 197: None 285: None

Rogers hitting the portal to me also means Cardenas is probably agreeing to terms with Michigan as we speak

Could be true. Could be April fools. It's gonna be a long day for me lol

Espalin left the academy after his second year. It's not a dumb question to me, because I asked the same to people on this board with regard to Evan Tallmadge. It appears that it is easier to transfer out within the first two years - otherwise you would owe something back to the school.

I will try!

it all depends on the terms of his NIL I suppose. Penn State and Minnesota are both good school so he gets a quality education either way. I haven't been able to identify the exact terms of NIL deals though so not sure how they are working typically

He will get paid his NIL and have a great practice room. If he wanted to be a starter above all else, going to Penn State might not have been a wise choice.

I added hometown in case it can shed any light on locations that might be more favorable for the wrestler in question. Weight WS Rank Athlete 2024-25 Year Hometown Transferring From Transferring To 165 4 Dean Hamiti Senior Joliet, IL Wisconsin Oklahoma State 197 5 Jacob Cardenas Graduate Kearny, NJ Cornell 174 6 Lennox Wolak Graduate Columbus, OH Columbia Virginia Tech 184 6 Chris Foca Graduate Cliffside Park, NJ Cornell 165 16 Caleb Fish Graduate Eaton Rapids, MI Michigan State 157 22 Chase Saldate Senior Gilroy, CA Michigan State Michigan 133 23 Connor McGonagle Graduate Danville, NH Lehigh 197 25 Evan Bockman Graduate Anchorage, AK Utah Valley 165 30 Josh Ogunsanya Graduate River Forest, IL Columbia 184 32 Brock Delsignore Junior Ballston Lake, NY NC State 133 34 Sidney Flores Graduate West Covina, CA Air Force 125 37 Nick Babin Graduate Westwood, NJ Columbia 149 37 Sammy Alvarez Graduate Garfield, NJ Oklahoma State 157 38 Jason Kraisser Graduate Ellicott City, MD Iowa State 197 44 Spencer Mooberry Junior Osage, IA NDSU 141 48 Nathan Higley Sophomore Sullivan County, PA George Mason 157 51 Brock McMillen Junior Coalport, PA Pitt 197 56 Carter Blough Sophomore Lowell, MI Michigan State 125 57 Evan Tallmadge Freshman Brick NJ Navy 197 63 Billy Janzer Junior Elk Township, NJ Rutgers 184 63 James Lledo Graduate Lower Merrion, PA Pitt 125 71 Dominic Chavez Junior Arlington, TX Presbyterian 174 73 Darrien Roberts Graduate Bethlehem, PA Oklahoma Morgan State 285 79 Xavier Doolin Junior Kansas City, MO Northern Colorado 285 80 Ryan Boersma Sophomore Channahon, IL Missouri 141 83 Benjamin Lunn Graduate Shakopee, MN Minnesota 125 85 Zachary Espalin Junior GIlbert, AZ Navy 184 97 Branson Britten Junior Amarillo, TX Northern Colorado 285 102 Billy Brosko Freshman Newtown Square, PA Drexel 174 112 Braden Welch Sophomore Ashland, OH App State 174 113 Devin Wasley Sophomore Hammond, WI Minnesota 165 115 Carson Miller Freshman Granville, OH Pitt 149 116 Bretli Reyna Junior Homestead, FL Iowa 285 119 Gage Cook Sophomore Granger, WA Army 197 123 Cameo Blankenship Graduate McRae, GA Davidson 125 125 Aedyn Concepcion Senior Anchorage, AK Gardner-Webb 157 126 Lorenzo Rajaonarivelo Graduate Arlington, VA George Mason 133 132 Kyle Rowan Graduate Perry, OH Stanford 174 134 Zachary Wells Graduate Sterling Heights, IM Presbyterian 197 137 Coen Grimm Freshman Wadsworth, OH Buffalo 133 139 Giovanni Diaz Graduate Valparaiso, IN Franklin & Marshall 133 140 Korbin Shepherd Junior Blue Springs, MO Missouri 184 144 Damen Pape Junior Hastings, NE Northern Colorado 165 147 Brant Whitaker Junior Boonville, MO Missouri 125 162 Jacob Houpt Freshman Canonsburg, PA Kent State 285 163 Max Acciardi Freshman Woodcliff Lake, NJ Cal Baptist 141 172 Cam Soda Junior Burlington, MA Edinboro 174 173 Hayden Pummel Junior Indian Lake, OH Northern Illinois 157 177 Kaiden Wagner Sophomore Lewisburg, PA Lock Haven 184 182 Anthony DeRosa Junior MIlford, NJ Bloomsburg 184 184 Connor Strong Senior Bel Air, MD Penn 133 185 Braxton Fries Sophomore Easton, PA Ohio State 125 191 Jacob Joyce Freshman Ponaganset, RI Stanford 125 191 Keegan Schlabach Freshman Lagrange, IN Clarion 125 191 Zachary Jacaruso Freshman Milford, PA George Mason 197 196 Macray Klohs Freshman Plymouth, MN NDSU 197 197 Brett Wittman Senior Appleton, WI Clarion 141 209 Peyton Moore Sophomore Fulton, MO Missouri 285 212 Carson Hatch Senior Hughson, CA CSU Bakersfield 133 213 Drew Cooper Freshman Omaha, NE Nebraska 285 224 Peter Casale Sophomore Little Falls, NJ Rutgers 141 245 Hunter Sloan Freshman Doylestown, PA Bucknell 133 249 Spencer Von Savoye Freshman Oakdale, CA Cal Baptist 165 249 Zane Licht Freshman Prairie du Sac, WI NDSU 165 251 Griffin Ray Freshman Hillsboro, MO Nebraska 165 253 Sam Beckett Sophomore Harleysville, PA Stanford 157 258 Aiden Smith Sophomore Brighton, MI Northern Illinois 165 259 Brady Conlin Freshman Williamstown, NJ Rider 174 264 Jacob Yawn Graduate Shreveport, LA Cornell 141 265 Kaiser Simpson Freshman Cushing, OK Cal Baptist 165 268 Tyler Martinez Freshman Plano, IL Northern Illinois 141 269 Tanner Frothinger Freshman Eagle, ID Nebraska 157 291 Michael Duggan Freshman Boiling Springs, PA Bloomsburg

plus Shane Griffith and Nick Suriano

Either would surprise me as an outsider

This is the lineup I'd like to see next year, but Crook may need a redshirt year to build the weight up. Catka and Smith seem like high probability portal entries unless they don't mind being a backup and would prefer to stay with the team. 125: Eddie Ventresca / Dillon Campbell 133: Cooper Flynn / Logan Frazier 141: Sam Latona / Hunter Mason 149: Caleb Henson / Mac Church 157: Tom Crook / Clayton Ulrey 165: Rafael Hipolito / Connor Brady 174: Lennox Wolak / Kolton Clark 184: TJ Stewart / Sam Fisher 197: Sonny Sasso / Andy Smith 285: Jim Mullens / Hunter Catka

Teske! I knew I missed one