I am a little bit of a novice to wrestling recruiting. I have been looking for team wrestling recruiting rankings like you see in football or basketball. I can’t find anything.
I know from 2016 to 2018, Iowa’s recruiting skyrocketedFrom #3 P4P Alex Marinelli to #1 Spencer Lee to #7 Jacob Warner, they had some top gets. In other words, a 5* type recruit that pretty much everyone else wanted.
It also seems to me that Penn State pretty much gets their pick of the litter. It’s ridiculous how many top 10 P4P guys they get at all weights. Now I know that Pennsylvania and Ohio each has better high school wrestling than Iowa. The Iowa coaches have a tougher road to travel when recruiting. Literally. Is that the only reason?
What that said, I would think Iowa would definitely get more of the top 5-10 P4P guys in the country on a routine basis instead of some here and there. Kind of confused why more kids would not want to come wrestle in front of 15,000 and compete for national championships on a yearly basis.
I know from 2016 to 2018, Iowa’s recruiting skyrocketedFrom #3 P4P Alex Marinelli to #1 Spencer Lee to #7 Jacob Warner, they had some top gets. In other words, a 5* type recruit that pretty much everyone else wanted.
It also seems to me that Penn State pretty much gets their pick of the litter. It’s ridiculous how many top 10 P4P guys they get at all weights. Now I know that Pennsylvania and Ohio each has better high school wrestling than Iowa. The Iowa coaches have a tougher road to travel when recruiting. Literally. Is that the only reason?
What that said, I would think Iowa would definitely get more of the top 5-10 P4P guys in the country on a routine basis instead of some here and there. Kind of confused why more kids would not want to come wrestle in front of 15,000 and compete for national championships on a yearly basis.