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From the Columbus Dispatch. Article is paywalled... https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/columns/2026/02/17/ohio-state-wrestling-tennis-new-challenges-nil-transfer-portal-revenue-sharing/88709539007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=pp&gca-ds=override "The Nittany Lions’ wrestling program receives $1.5...

29-16 Buckeyes over the Terrapins. Bouzakis, Davino, Mendez win. Paddy, Fishback and Feldman win. Notable: Geog got caught and pinned. Guys bounced back as expected...

Agreed, but we've known for a couple weeks. Birden instead of Kharch is a surprise though...

I just read Birden for Kharch in another forum...

OSU / PSU Feb. 13th, 2026; 7:00 BTN 125 (2) Bouzakis vs (6) Lilledahl - Bouzakis, 3-0. I just can't pick against him. 133 (2) Davino vs (4) Blaze - Davino, 6-0. I just can't pick against him. 141 (1) Mendez vs (12) Davis - Mendez, 11-0. I believe Mendez gets a TF. No shade on Davis, but...

Yes. Edited the original.

125 (2) Bouzakis vs (6) Peterson/ Cruz - Bouzakis 4-0. 133 (2) Davino vs (9) Ayala - Davino 7-0. 141 (1) Mendez vs Petersen - Mendez 12-0. 149 (4) Stiles vs (18) Block/Voinovich - Stiles 15-0. 157 Desselle/Shaw/ Chase vs (14) Williams/ Voinovich III - Williams 15-5. 165 (17) Paddy /Birden...

Vince was my HS coach back in the early 80's after Tom Rowlands moved on...

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/vince-disabato-obituary?id=60692671 Fare thee well Coach...

Any chance you get to wrestle next season against UM...

He was so good coming out of HS. Never should of wrestled 197 (he was 220 in HS and cut to 97kg for Greco). But he couldn't beat Hilger and Hilger got an extra year. Injuries got him too. Been a fan since he was in HS. And yes, "beefed up" indeed.

I never had a doubt he would get a TD. Not once...

125 Kilkeary / Rivera. Rivera wins 12-7. 3-0 133 Davino / Fugitt. Davino wins 7-2. 3-3 141 Mendez / Exferd. Mendez with a quick fall. 9-3 149 Stiles / Zargo. Zargo wins in SV. 9-6 157 Desselle / Mechler. Mechler wins 20-9. 10-9 UW at the break. 165 Birden / Goebel Birden wins 16-3. 12-10 OSU 174...

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15308375-shared-sufferings-galvanizing-ohio-state-wrestling

Wisconsin 125 (2) Bouzakis/ Kilkeary vs (16) Nicolar /Tyson 133 (2) Davino vs (11) Fugitt 141 (1) Mendez vs Exferd/Tomazeric 149 (4) Stiles/ Shaw/ Chase vs (15) Zargo 157 Desselle vs Mechler 165 (17) Paddy /Birden vs (24) Goebel 174 (5) Kharchla vs Condon/ Jens 184 (7) Fishback vs Anderson 197...