Ono to Psu
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I mean he already dismantled everyone at Worlds, including Vito.
Maybe Cael is a true patriot and is bringing Ono stateside to give our wrestlers the best chance to learn how to beat him! 😂
Ono is already the best in the world. Perhaps the American wrestlers at NLWC can learn from him.
Terrible for college wrestling on so many levels. Great for PSU, go break some records and bore us some more with your championship interviews.
i don't disagree with you, but if you look at it from just about every other angle, it makes tons of sense:
Ono likely getting $$ along with good enough partners (along with that PSU education!)
PSU gets a potential hammer.
and (as somebody already joked about re: Carl sabotaging Ono) both things can't true- either Ono is getting better training there (and thus is makes sense for him), or he's not getting better in the room training (and thus it isn't hurting the Americans).
its my opinion that Ono is going to be getting better wherever he is at, so I'd prefer he was doing it for the Hawks and maybe helping us get a title there.. There are plenty of Nittany Lions on these boards, so i dont need to speak for them, but I am guessing most feel the same way
edit to add: I also think the fewer 24 years olds wrestling 18 year olds, the better!
We like our guys?
it isn't an excuse it is a fact. And, majority of wrestlers use some sort of performance enhancer not just PSU. So get over yourself please.
thank you for acknowledging the obvious joke that got deleted. apparently PSU fans can com where and make jokes disparaging Iowas program and coaches all the time on our board but we cant do the same on our own board Silly
Well, Spencer likes the move for Ono and congratulated him.
Ono will be a 23 year old World Champion freshman at the 2026 NCAA Championships.
If he wrestles for 4 years at Penn State, still will be younger than Teemer and Brands this year. Clearly being old doesn't equal success.
All true but I think there are more 19,20 year olds wrestling as true or redshirt freshmen than 18 year olds.
I think we are going to see just how much tougher folkstyle is than freestyle and how you need a much more diverse set of skills to succeed. With he ability to back up, he will not be as dominant on his feet.(I still hate that backing up is allowed) Also, the leg passes and the riding and mat wrestling will make him mortal and beatable. IMHO.
It was bad for college wrestling to allow athletes to extend college careers to 6+ years. Ono also will block development of younger wrestlers. Ono will not improve by wrestling in college. He is already the best in the world. It is like an NCAA champion going back to high school to win a state championship.
He is not the best in the world at folkstyle wrestling. COULD be. But it's a different rule set that requires a different skillset.
Bad / good BS - sour grapes. Go get someone that can beat him.
Seriously? you know they test for that, right? This isn't forty years ago.
No one is going to hate PSU because he trains there. It will also be great for Lilledahl and Blaze to have him in the room, and vice-versa.
Careful. I’m pretty sure there are posters here who will get mad at me for YOU saying that.
It is absolutely a great deal for Ono. Free education and lots of NIL money (I'm sure way more than he would get in Japan) to wrestle while getting his free education. It is a no brainer for him to jump all over the PSU offer.
Supposedly he has to have deals in Japan, I'm not sure though but I believe I read that somewhere.
Assuming he’s on a student visa, I do believe that limits his earning potential? Unless that has changed. That was what I had read about Tory Taylor.
Correct. He will turn 22 on February 10, 2026.
If he is given 4 years and doesn't redshirt, he will be 25 years and 1 month in March 2029.
No real answer just yet. A lot will depend on what type of VISA he gets.
In short: He could file for an exception. With revenue sharing he cold run afoul of Immigration/labor laws. OR he could file for a VISA that allows him to work in the US - then it's all gravy.
https://www.backingthepack.com/2025/2/25/24372538/ncaa-nil-and-international-athletes
In short: He could file for an exception. With revenue sharing he cold run afoul of Immigration/labor laws. OR he could file for a VISA that allows him to work in the US - then it's all gravy.
https://www.backingthepack.com/2025/2/25/24372538/ncaa-nil-and-international-athletes
LMAO... listen to what every wrestler says about the "tests" that they go through. I am done talking about it. I don't want to get banned. As a PSU fan you are allowed to keep going though...
yes I am sure some of the guys may get prescribed adderall or something like that just for example
I would agree that any student athlete receiving stimulant treatment for ADD/ADHD should be required to demonstrate pretty clear evidence of the condition to warrant a TUE. And, yes, that includes PSU athletes such as AB.
He can apply for an O-1 visa under exceptional athlete and still go to school.
It's almost like an Olympic champion going back to college to wrestle.
It's bad for college wrestling because it benefits PSU. Holding a kid back simply for wrestling purposes is okay though if it benefits Iowa, amirite?
How old will Bo Bassett be at his first NCAA tournament?
I think 20 if he doesn't RS.
If he has four years and no RS and Ono has two and no RS, Bo would actually compete at an older age in college.
After COVID, who cares?
No, your wrong.
Penn State was going to win championships with or without Ono wrestling in college. Ironically there are fewer and fewer Pennsylvania wrestlers in the PSU lineup. But go ahead and villainize the high school wrestlers who chose to leave the state.
Are you saying that Iowa and Oklahoma State should do the same? Recruit world medalists from other countries? If this practice proliferates do you really think it is good for college wrestling?
Hey man. I'm on record saying Iowa should have gone after Masoumi 2 years ago.
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