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Protecting Athletes and the Schools

Maybe. You have a race to recruit these kids early because the other schools were doing it. But trying to project a kid wrestling at 126 in high school and he hits campus freshman year at 165 isn't realistic. With such a limited scholarship quantity, schools need to prioritize having kids at the proper weights and filling in the lineup. The shift to 5 for 5 is only going to increase that need as the recruits are not going to be as willing to sit out a year so the coaches can manipulate the lineup year to year. I think it should actually help the kids, let them focus on school and improving over their high school career and leave recruiting until the summer after junior year.
Posted: 05/04/2026 at 04:44 PM ET
(In response to this post by UpperQuad)

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Robbie Wendell tweet...
KCDale 05/04/26 06:21 AM ET
Coaching News?
Hokie2000x 05/04/26 08:34 AM ET
James Green stuff probably breaks officially.**
ElbertoHokie 05/04/26 10:26 AM ET
You are probably correct ...
KCDale 05/04/26 11:20 AM ET
2 Coaches
SCA Hokie 05/04/26 11:35 AM ET
Staff
Hokie2000x 05/04/26 11:41 AM ET
Doubt there is any ambiguity for the kids we're recruiting
donjfs3 05/04/26 12:38 PM ET
Help me understand the recruiting changes for C/O 28.
GoFightingGobblers 05/04/26 02:50 PM ET
Hokie2000x has the answer, the proposal pushes every step back 9 months
donjfs3 05/04/26 04:04 PM ET
C/O 2028 Recruiting Rules
Hokie2000x 05/04/26 03:32 PM ET
The proposed changes compress the timeline too much for the kids**
UpperQuad 05/04/26 04:37 PM ET
Protecting Athletes and the Schools
Hokie2000x 05/04/26 04:44 PM ET
Thanks for the info. What is the purpose of the proposed changes?
GoFightingGobblers 05/04/26 04:12 PM ET
Early commitments leading to too many changes
donjfs3 05/04/26 08:43 PM ET
James Green
Hokie2000x 05/04/26 01:49 PM ET