I just don’t see how Rutgers is any better with Peterson and Shawver both locked in at 125 and 133 for 2 more years
24/25 Lineup + Transfer Speculation (Coming and Going)
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It doesn't really matter with the current transfer portal. Find a place you like and move on if it doesn't work out.
He was committed to Pitt as our top recruit. Suddenly during a dead period of recruiting, he decommitted from Pitt and committed to PSU for little or no scholarship. He had a large scholie to Pitt. Pitt was not happy with PSU. Looks like Pitt got the last laugh and saved a lot of scholarship money.
In the latest flowrestling rankings there are 33 wrestlers committed to ACC schools. Out of those 33 wrestlers Pitt has only one commit. Duke is tied with Pitt with one commit while Virginia tech and Nc state lead the pack.
Correct, so Scott would be a senior whenever Johnson is a redshirt freshman so yeah he might have to wait an extra year but there is no guaranteed stout is healthy for next 3 years
VT and UNC have picked up quality 133s. McGonagle from Lehigh to VT and Oakley from APP ST. to UNC.
133 in the ACC next year looks rough,
Vinnie
McGonagle
Oakley
Orine
Yarbrough
Maybe Yarbrough moves up but if he doesn't that is an incredibly stacked weight class.
On a related note it seems like Latona is moving up to 141 for VT.
133 in the ACC next year looks rough,
Vinnie
McGonagle
Oakley
Orine
Yarbrough
Maybe Yarbrough moves up but if he doesn't that is an incredibly stacked weight class.
On a related note it seems like Latona is moving up to 141 for VT.
Unfortunately, with that lineup at 133 Vinny is lagging behind. If He doesn’t pick up his offense He ain’t gonna stand a chance.
I think it is likely a tier system going into the year of:
Orine and McGonagle
Oakley and Yarbrough
Vinnie
But he can definitely jump into the level that has Oakley and Yarbrough this season. Both are guys he can beat if he makes an offensive jump
VT's lightweight coach just left so that could be a factor. Wonder if that affects recruits like Seidel at all. Scuttlebutt is that Coulmbia's HC may leave to take the lightweight coach role at VT. That would effect Columbia recruits and current athletes. Cooper Hornack is a guy we were in on who could possibly change his mind if the coach leaves.
Damn, I hate whenever guys I wanted to be a Pitt go to an ACC school. McGonagle would’ve been nice for just one year at 133 for us.
Has anybody heard anything or any rumors around Maddox Shaw and Vince Bouzakis? Just wondering because guys like that usually make a decision going into their senior year.
We probably didn’t have a chance because as I’ve said in the past, our recruiting is very mediocre
Tom Ryan likes to cry poor when they don't pull guys out of the portal but OSU wrestling has a well funded RTC and NIL.
As I stated in a thread months ago is their number one donor was my old boss so yes, I do know. They are very well funded,, pretty much they have what they need when they need it.
Unreal, if shaw goes there I’m gonna throw up. We recruit like we are a MAC program
Unfortunately we can’t complete with the top schools when it comes to facilities or NIL money. It’s an easy decision if you put yourself in the kids shoes. Hopefully we can keep improving but sounds like we are still very far off.
Shame that 2025 was supposed to be the class the Pitt would benefit from all the other top schools not having scholarship money for. Well NIL clearly changed that but that only explains some of it not all of it. Just not good enough plain and simple
Looking at 2025 it is pretty bleak. Austin Johnson is top uncommitted PA guy and we had him for a visit. He becomes almost a must have. I hope the staff is in heavy on Mutarelli because he is a stud that may be a little underrated because he took time off and then was ineligible for the postseason. Those two are the only uncommitted PA guys left.
It is obviously disappointing but we were definitely also in on many of these top recruits and got visits. Off the top of my head we lost Vince and Shaw to tOSU, Botero to Michigan, Seidel to VT and Chapman to Rutgers. Those 5 are all studs and 2025 was a down year for the WPIAL so there are less obvious misses. 1 big class where we bring in 2-3 of these high level recruits would be huge for turning the program around. To sum it up this unfortunate recruiting year was not for a lack of effort IMO but it can’t continue if the program wants to level up
Losing out on the 2024s is rough too. Gill, Wright, Lawrence, Bouyssou to name a few. Just really thought recruiting would increase not decrease after Ninos win. Not to be fair did have some good transfers and that has to be taken into account and the late flip of Ant last year isn’t forgotten but all the top teams get the big transfers and are cleaning up the high school recruits
I don’t know. I don’t see any of those guys you mentioned being in the lineup if they were at Pitt. Maybe wright. I’ve seen people say it would be good to have high level recruits come in and provide depth but I don’t see that happening. Seems like that only happens at psu. Pitts projected lineup for next season has 1 senior, 1 junior and the rest freshman and sophomores.
Wright would have been a redshirt then go 174/184 with Luca guy. Maybe Gil would be a 125 starter but he just took 4th at PA states. Lawrence is a stud but would spend a RS+2 more years behind Mac. Bouyssou would have been a canidate to start at 157 most likely.
I do agree that having such a young team could hurt recruiting. any potential 125-141 knows they have 3-4 years of being blocked. 149 Finn has 3 years left. 174-184 clears up soon but 197-HWT is locked up long term. 157-165 is where we have plenty of young guys but not proven ones so someone like Bouzakis could have been perfect to come in and be a 4 year starter. Shaw looks like a 149 in college but he or Finn could have bumped to 157 if we got him. There are not many middleweights left from PA in the 2025 class so I think they look to 2026 as a potential major class
Have to keep building. Tough competition to land some of the top WPIAL guys.
I do believe we did get two top 100 Flo 2025 Recruits.
Carson Walsh NJ (149) and Bode Marlow TJ (160).
Evan Petrovich from Connellsville (149) is good pickup also.
Next season line-up is still young. Adding some nice depth in the low to mid weights.
I do believe we did get two top 100 Flo 2025 Recruits.
Carson Walsh NJ (149) and Bode Marlow TJ (160).
Evan Petrovich from Connellsville (149) is good pickup also.
Next season line-up is still young. Adding some nice depth in the low to mid weights.
| 2024-25 Years Remaining | ||
125 | Tallmadge 4 | Chappell, RS: Limbert OH, Marlow NY |
133 | V Santaniello 3 | 125's that move up |
141 | A Santaniello 4 | Priest, RS: Brown OH, Young NJ |
149 | Solomon 3 | Michaels, Laffey, Badgett |
157 | Keslar 2 / Evans 4 | Keslar/Evans, Miller |
165 | MacKay 4 | |
174 | Augustine 2 | RS Tongel |
184 | R Heller 1 | Kranitz (Buf Tsf) |
197 | Stout 3 | |
285 | Pitzer 3 | RS Marion |
The Miller Brothers from St Edwards are 2 more we should be in on for 2025 as they are Kade Brown’ s HS teammates and studs that project as 174-197s.
Yes, that’s the two I mentioned we should be going after, but who knows if we are. Especially with Karson Brown lurking in the class of 2026
