The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents approved Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy’s new contract on Friday, according to The Oklahoman‘s Scott Wright (you should really read Scott’s Report).

The contract, according to Wright, includes a $1 million pay reduction (which is set to be applied toward revenue sharing), a reduced buyout and eliminates the annual rollover that Gundy once had which gave him a perpetual five-year deal. The new contract is a four-year deal that is set to expire after the 2028 season that will start at $6.875 million per year with an annual raise of $125,000. Gundy’s new buyout is a flat total of $15 million (down from the more than $25 million it was). That buyout drops to $10 million in 2028.

There are also some interesting bits and bobs as part of the deal like increased engagement in fundraising and donor activities and lays the groundwork for an eventual succession plan. Both of those, according to Wright, were at the request of OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg.

The succession plan, according to Wright’s report, would allow Gundy to play a role in identifying, evaluating and developing a potential successor and facilitate a smooth transition of power. A succession plan was something Gundy discussed a little bit at Big 12 Media Days (before OSU’s dreadful season), coming after news that Utah named defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley as the Utes’ “head coach in waiting.”

“If I’m fortunate enough to be in a situation to say Oklahoma State football is in great shape and this is somebody I would recommend to be the head coach here and would make me comfortable, I would like that and appreciate it,” said Gundy at Big 12 Media Days. “I have a lot of years and a lot of service at this place. And I would like to see it get better and better and better, and when I’m done, even better. I want to be able to go and sit in a suite and enjoy watching the game and be proud of a sold-out stadium and a premiere team on the field that has a chance to win every Saturday. That’s what I would look forward to at some point. Now when that would happen, probably gonna be a long time based on I feel good. Unless they run me off.

“But it’s a good question, I never thought about [a coach-in-waiting]. But I really believe it’s so far down the line for me that I don’t have to think about it, but at some point, I would like to be able to say maybe these two guys to pick from, because Oklahoma State is a different situation. It’s a very unusual job. You have to have a little bit of history with it to really know it, in my opinion.”

The process of this new contract really got rolling at another Board of Regents meeting in early December. The Cowboys came off their worst season under Gundy, going 3-9, with the season finale being a 52-0 loss against Colorado. The poor season was compounded by comments Gundy made in November about people voicing negative opinions “can’t pay their own bills.”

All those factors led to what was a wild Friday in early December that started with a regents meeting that Weiberg and OSU president Kayse Shrum attended. News then came out that Gundy and OSU were in a “standoff” about Gundy’s future with the program. It eventually all led to this restructured deal.

Gundy met with reporters last week for the first time since all that took place. Gundy said some of the drama was “blown out of proportion” and that his commitment to OSU is “stronger every year.”

Weiberg also took to the podium that day, backing his head coach.

“There’s been 19 years of evidence of why there should be trust in him moving forward,” Weiberg said. “It’s pretty remarkable what we’ve done in that time. You go back, obviously this year ended that, but prior to that the number of consecutive winning seasons, there was like two other schools that had that — two. So there are a lot of big brands out there that have broken that streak way before we did.

“He didn’t forget everything he knows overnight. I think there was just a lot of confidence there. He knows this place better than anybody — he’s been here, played here, he’s coached here for a long time. Loyal, loves this place. That’s what gave us the confidence.” 

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The Cowboys didn’t have their best showing in Salt Lake City three weeks ago. Now they’ll get a chance to make up for it.

Oklahoma State hosts Utah this weekend. The last time these teams met, OSU fell behind early but stayed within striking distance for most of the first half until Utah blew the game open in the second. It was a wire-to-wire win for the Utes that accounted for one of the Cowboys’ worst shooting performances of the year. Since then, Utah has won four of six, and OSU has lost four of five. Can the Cowboys keep from dipping below .500 and exact a little payback on the Utes while they’re at it?

Let’s look at three things to know about the matchup that could factor in.

1. It’s Tough Shooting against the Utes

The Cowboys’ missed a lot of bunnies in Utah, but their 33% shooting performance wasn’t exactly a fluke.

Utah ranks third in the Big 12 in opponent field-goal percentage, only allowing just 40.1% on the year. That number has gone up to 41.8% in league play, but only one team (Texas Tech) has shot better than 44% against Utah and four have shot below 40%. To that point, Tech is the only team to shoot over 37% from 3 against Utah. OSU shot managed a paltry 26.1% in the meeting in Salt Lake.

Again, the Cowboys haven’t collectively been on fire very often in conference play. They shot well in their wins against K-State and Colorado and some streaky shooting helped them keep it relatively close against Arizona and Texas Tech, but they’re coming off a 39.6% shooting night (31.6% from 3) in their worst loss of the year at Kansas State.

So, if the shots fall, great. But when they don’t you need more …

2. Opportunities

Although you can’t always control when the shots fall, the amount of shots you take often comes down to effort, a preaching point for Steve Lutz all year.

The Cowboys rank 14th out of 16 Big 12 teams in field-goals attempted per game, despite leading the Big 12 in adjusted tempo. That comes down to two main factors: rebounding and turnovers.

During their current three-game losing streak, the Cowboys took less shots in each game and averaged five fewer attempts per game than their opponents. In fact, in Big 12 play, the Cowboys have only put up more shots than the other team four times, and two of those were in the Pokes’ two conference wins. It’s not the whole picture, but it’s a big factor when your team is more of a streaky slugger than a polished offensive machine.

On the glass, the Cowboys land in the middle of the pack in most raw rebounding numbers among the league while the Utes are the Big 12’s top rebounders.

The Cowboys actually outrebounded the Utes in the SLC (by one), and they held the edge in offensive boards 18-6. That, of course, didn’t keep them from getting lapped, but it at least shows that the Cowboys can bang with them on the boards.

When it comes to extra possessions, turnovers impact a team both ways. Unfortunately, the Cowboys have set a new season-high in turnovers in consecutive games, something Steve Lutz didn’t mince words about earlier this week. Both of these teams rank toward the bottom of the league (and nationally) in turnover percentage and giveaways per game, though they were actually pretty tidy in that category in their previous meeting, committing 11 each.

The one edge the Pokes might have is their ability to force TOs, a skill they’ve demonstrated throughout the year. That’s not exactly the Utes’ bag. OSU is second in the league forcing nearly 15 per game while Utah is last at a hair over 11.

Utah head coach Craig Smith cosigns on this point.

“We have got to take care of the ball, and we have to rebound and handle their pressure,” said Smith, “because they get after you, one through five, depending on the lineup, but one through four at all times. So we got to be really good.”

If the Cowboys can be disruptive and turn those missed Utah opportunities into paid-off transition points — and hang with the Utes on the boards again — it would go a long way in tipping the scales toward an OSU win.

3. Utah’s First Trip to GIA

The Cowboys do play better in Stillwater.

OSU boasts a 7-2 home record with those two losses coming at the hands of a then-ranked Houston team, which is now No. 6, and an Arizona team that is ranked No. 15 by KenPom’s metrics. All that posturing to say, there’s a chance things don’t play out just like they did in Salt Lake City.

“We played really well that night,” said Smith of Utah’s home win over OSU. “We had a lot of synergy. We had a lot of spunk to us. We were at home. Oklahoma State, clearly, like most teams in the country, but specifically Oklahoma State, they’re a way better team at home than they have been on the road, and so we have to have a great mentality going into this game.”

Pink Out: The Utes haven’t played in Stillwater since 1953 when the venue was still called Gallagher Hall. That was two years before Eddie Sutton, the court’s namesake, played for the school.

For this trip, the Big 12 newcomer will get to witness a Pink Out as the Eddie Sutton Foundation raises dollars and awareness for breast cancer.

Who do you scowl at cancer in honor of?

Be sure to grab a sign tomorrow in GIA! pic.twitter.com/CHciEOyvbw

— OSU Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 31, 2025

 

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STILLWATER — Sunday will be the final time for a handful of Cowboys to take to the mat in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Oklahoma State has eight seniors listed on its wrestling roster, with six or seven of those guys expected to be in OSU’s lineup Sunday. It feels like some of those wrestlers just got to Stillwater. Others seemingly grew up withing the hallowed halls of GIA.

It’ll also be David Taylor’s first Senior Day as the Cowboys’ coach. At 34 years old, Taylor isn’t all that far away from his own Senior Day at Penn State back in 2014.

“A piece of advice that I got one time, I was getting ready for the Olympics and I was in training, and I was like, ‘I can’t wait to get there, I can’t wait to wrestle, I can’t wait to wrestle,'” Taylor said. “The advice that I got was like, hey, don’t wish the days away. Enjoy this process, enjoy this moment. I just feel like my mindset shifted, and I really appreciated that time. I think that’s just what I try to share with these guys. Don’t wish the days away. These are awesome times. You’re gonna look back in your life and love this time. …

“College wrestling, it’s the pinnacle. It is. It’s the pinnacle of our sport in every way, shape or form. It is. I enjoyed that time. Feels like it’s a really long time ago now. These guys will look back, and their gonna enjoy this time, as well.”

Dustin Plott has been a regular in OSU’s lineup since getting to Stillwater by way of Tuttle High School, the same school that produced OSU senior Luke Surber. Plott has made the NCAA Tournament every year since, earning All-America honors the past three seasons which includes his runner-up finish last year. Plott is 13-2 in his final season with his only two losses coming to reigning national champ Parker Keckeisen.

Building off Taylor’s point of not wishing the days away, Plott said as a senior, he now appreciates even the tougher aspects of being a college wrestler.

“As far as things I won’t miss … I don’t know, I kind of enjoy everything,” Plott said. “I don’t have any complaints. …

“I think just part of the sport is learning to love everything, even the stuff that people would be like, ‘Man, that doesn’t look like fun.’ But through time have kinda learned to enjoy and appreciate all of it. I think it’s just something that happens with maturing through my college career.”

Plott said he’ll be sticking around Stillwater with the Cowboy RTC once his college career finishes, and Wyatt Hendrickson will join him.

Hendrickson is one of those guys whose time with the Cowboys has flashed by. A heavyweight transfer from Air Force, Hendrickson entered his time as a Cowboy already having been an All-American and Big 12 champion twice. He’s been one of the more exciting Cowboy heavyweights in recent memory. He’s 15-0 this season, winning a dozen of those matches by either fall or technical fall.

Dean Hamiti Jr., Cameron Amine and Caleb Fish join Hendrickson as OSU seniors who are in their first year with the program.

“It feels like it was just yesterday when I first got here, and now it’s like, wow,” Hendrickson said. “Since August, time has flown by, but time flies when you’re having fun. That just shows that it’s a fun time wrestling here. We’re competing well, we’re getting better at wrestling, we’re having fun along the way. It’s kinda gonna be sad.

“I definitely enjoyed the experience wrestling here at Oklahoma State for one year. It’s gonna be a little upsetting. It’s always going to be a little bitter sweet moment, but it’s also not the last time I’m going to be stepping on the mat, wearing Oklahoma State wrestling. Still got Big 12s, still got NCAAs. Still looking forward to that.”

OSU Wrestling Seniors

Cameron Amine
Konner Doucet
Reece Witcraft
Caleb Fish
Dean Hamiti Jr.
Wyatt Hendrickson
Dustin Plott
Luke Surber

OSU vs. Missouri

Time: 2 p.m. Sunday
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena
Watch: ESPN+

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The Cowgirls are in Morgantown this weekend for a ranked matchup against the Mountaineers.

No. 24 Oklahoma State plays No. 21 West Virginia on Saturday. It’s a rematch after the Cowgirls bested WVU 64-57 earlier this season. The Cowgirls enter Saturday’s game on a four-game winning streak. The Mountaineers return home after a road loss against Arizona.

Viewing Info

Time: 11 a.m. (CT) Saturday
Location: WVU Coliseum
Watch: ESPNU

Team Stats

	Oklahoma State	West Virginia
Record	18-3	16-4
NET	27	14
Points Per Game	80.6	79.6
Opponent Points Per Game	58.6	54.1
Field-Goal Percentage	48%	46%
Opponent Field-Goal Percentage	35%	39%
3-Point Percentage	37%	33%
Free-Throw Percentage	69%	77%
Rebounds Per Game	41.2	35.6

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Last Game Starters

Oklahoma State	Class	Height	PPG	RPG	APG
Alexia Smith	Senior	5-8	6.7	4.4	2.4
Anna Gret Asi	Senior	5-8	11.9	2.1	2.8
Micah Gray	Junior	5-8	13.9	2.7	1.7
Stailee Heard	Sophomore	5-11	17	8.1	2.3
Tenin Magassa	Senior	6-6	8	5.2	1.1

West Virginia	Class	Height	PPG	RPG	APG
Jordan Harrison	Junior	5-6	13.7	3.4	5
JJ Quinerly	Senior	5-8	19.4	3.1	3.1
Sydney Shaw	Junior	5-9	12.4	3.3	1.5
Kyah Watson	Senior	5-10	6.6	7.7	1.4
Kylee Blacksten	Senior	6-3	8.1	2.9	0.6

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Series History (WVU Leads 15-14)

Season	Winner	Score	Location
2024-25	Oklahoma State	64-57	Stillwater
2023-24	Oklahoma State	68-61	Stillwater
2022-23	Oklahoma State	62-61	Kansas City
2022-23	West Virginia	71-67	Morgantown
2022-23	Oklahoma State	76-65	Stillwater
2021-22	West Virginia	60-56	Morgantown
2021-22	West Virginia	61-57	Stillwater
2020-21	West Virginia	59-50	Kansas City
2020-21	West Virginia	67-59	Morgantown
2020-21	Oklahoma State	78-73	Stillwater

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The Utes and Cowboys will play basketball in Stillwater for the first time since the 1950s this weekend.

Oklahoma State hosts Utah on Saturday afternoon for what will be the teams’ second meeting in Stillwater. They did, though, meet in Salt Lake City earlier this season, a game Utah won 83-62. Here’s a quick preview of Saturday’s matchup.

Viewing Info

Time: 2 p.m. Saturday
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena
Watch: ESPN+

Team Stats

	Oklahoma State	Utah
Record	10-10	12-8
NET	121	76
Points Per Game	72.4	76.5
Opponent Points Per Game	74.9	70.1
Field-Goal Percentage	42%	46%
Opponent Field-Goal Percentage	48%	40%
3-Point Percentage	33%	34%
Free-Throw Percentage	72%	63%
Rebounds Per Game	35.7	40

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Last Game Starters

Oklahoma State	Class	Height	PPG	RPG	APG
Arturo Dean	Senior	5-11	6.4	2.6	2.7
Jamyron Keller	Sophomore	6-3	5.8	2.2	1.3
Bryce Thompson	Senior	6-6	11.4	2.5	1.6
Robert Jennings II	Junior	6-7	6	3.6	0.3
Abou Ousmane	Senior	6-10	11.9	5.9	0.9

Utah	Class	Height	PPG	RPG	APG
Gabe Madsen	Senior	6-6	15	2.5	2.8
Ezra Ausar	Junior	6-8	11.1	4.6	0.8
Mike Sharavjamts	Junior	6-9	6.8	3.5	2.8
Jake Wahlin	Sophomore	6-10	5.8	4.8	1.4
Lawson Lovering	Senior	7-1	9.3	4.9	2.5

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Series History (OSU Leads 4-2)

Season	Winner	Score	Location
2024-25	Utah	83-62	Salt Lake City
2009-10	Oklahoma State	77-55	Las Vegas
1980-81	Utah	89-73	Salt Lake City
1956-57	Oklahoma State	73-59	Salt Lake City
1953-54	Oklahoma State	71-44	Stillwater
1944-45	Oklahoma State	62-37	Kansas City

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Steve Lutz Previews Utah

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STILLWATER — The Cowboys are the 16th most experienced team in all of college basketball, according to KenPom, but the past few games have seen the Cowboys turn the ball over at an alarming rate that goes against that experience.

Oklahoma State had a season-high 21 giveaways on Wednesday night against Kansas State. Those 21 turnovers led to 28 K-State points, leading to OSU’s most lopsided loss of the year. This past Saturday, OSU had 20 turnovers against Texas Tech, leading to 20 Red Raider points. So in the past two games, teams have scored a combined 48 points off turnovers alone against OSU. First-year coach Steve Lutz met with the media Thursday, and he didn’t mince words about his team’s struggles with taking care of the ball.

“Selfish play, I’d start there,” Lutz said. “I think that we try to go make plays when there’s no play to be made. What I mean by that is, if I’m one on one, and I have a clear path to the basket and I have a chance to go make a play, it makes a lot of sense to go, to jump into the guy, put your shoulder in his chest and go score the ball or get fouled. But when I’m going one on three or I get a catch and I’m trying to get downhill and I’m driving into the paint and they’ve got 6-10 and 6-11 then my guard, I’ve got three people guarding me. It makes no sense to shoot those shots. You’re either one, gonna miss, two, gonna turn it over, but nothing good is gonna come out of that.

“We’ve gotta get back to being a better team, making more team plays, being less selfish. Maybe when we need a basket, not thinking, ‘OK, man, I’m gonna do it all by myself, and I’m gonna bring us back.’ Work through the offense and when a good shot comes, now go take advantage of it.”

Lutz has been critical of his team’s defense at points this season. Big 12 squads are shooting 49.2% against the Pokes, which is the worst in the conference. But these recent turnover struggles aren’t doing that defense any favors. When a team is giving the ball away, it isn’t always able to set up defensively, leading to open shots on the other end.

“Easily fixable, easily fixable, but we can’t sit here on game No. 20 of a 31-game season that’s guaranteed and keep saying the same things,” Lutz said. “At some point you have to quit turning the ball over.”

Lutz said practices have been good and team morale is still good, but there have been stretches in games that have proven costly. Here lately, those stretches have been right at the start.

OSU started Wednesday’s game in a 13-2 hole. That opening stretch saw OSU turn the ball over three times in less than four minutes. The first half alone saw OSU turn the ball over 16 times and give up 22 points off turnovers. The Cowboys didn’t give themselves a chance.

The Cowboys were down 12-4 less than four minutes into the game in Lubbock, turning the ball over twice in that stretch.

“We’ve had several team meetings,” Lutz said. “We’ve had several what I’d call in the old days ‘come to Jesus meetings.’ But ultimately, you have to be able and willing to accept being a teammate rather than being an individual, and we haven’t done that at a high rate. And we certainly haven’t sustained it, right?

“The good thing is, and I’ve said this once before, I believe in humankind. I believe that we have good people on our team that care. But, it’s one thing to be a great person and have good character off of the floor and do things right off of the floor, but when you get into competition, you have to have that same resiliency and that same good character. What I mean by that is you can’t be a bad teammate, and you can’t take bad shots, and you can’t turn the ball over and points fingers — those sorts of things. And sometimes we’ve had that within our team.”

OSU has shown at times that it can compete in this tough league. The Cowboys clobbered K-State at home on Jan. 7 and beat Colorado a few weeks later. The Cowboys even competed against Houston in the Big 12 opener. OSU struggled to put the ball in the basket against the Cougars, but the Pokes held Houston to 60 points, the fewest it has scored in a Big 12 game this season. Houston is the No. 6 team in the country, so it’s possible for the Cowboys to play much, much better.

It’s the end of January. The Cowboys’ season isn’t over, but in order to have the type of season they want, things are going to have to turn around soon.

“You have a choice,” Lutz said. “You’ve got 11 games left. You have a choice. Your legacy is either gonna be that you’re gonna be the team that sacrificed for one another and came together and became a good team, or you’re gonna end up with a really bad record. I don’t think any of us what that.”

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STILLWATER — It’s been a tough past week or so for the Oklahoma State basketball team, coming off road losses to Texas Tech and Kansas State where the Cowboys had a combined 41 turnovers. But the Big 12 waits for no one. OSU gets back in the saddle this weekend when Utah comes to town for a 2 p.m. tip on Saturday. Steve Lutz, Brandon Newman and Devo Davis met with reporters on Thursday to recap the past week and preview Saturday’s matchup.

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STILLWATER — Wrestling season is flying by, as the Cowboys are somehow just days out from their home finale this weekend.

Oklahoma State wrestles Missouri at 2 p.m. Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys had a media availability on Wednesday to preview the dual and recap duals from this past weekend. Here are a few topics that stood out.

Plott on ‘Really Liking Gilman Now’

David Taylor being hired as the Cowboys’ coach this offseason took the entire wrestling landscape by surprise, but perhaps even more surprising than that was the fact that Thomas Gilman was going to be on his staff in Stillwater.

Gilman was a three-time All-American at Iowa, with his college career coming to a close in 2017. The OSU-Iowa wrestling rivalry needs little explanation, but even past that, Gilman was an OSU villain. In 2017, Gilman got into it with the Cowboys during the post-dual handshake line. OSU won the dual 24-11, but Gilman had a major-decision victory against Nick Piccininni. Here’s a fun video Flo did about the encounter:

So, yeah, Gilman being an OSU wrestling coach was rather surprising, even to Dustin Plott. Plott was only a high school freshman when that incident took place, but being a lifelong Oklahoma State fan, he shared this funny story about what he thought when he saw Gilman was coming to Stillwater.

“It’s been a really cool experience, especially being a lifelong OSU fan actually really liking Gilman now,” Plott said. “When I first saw he was announced to the staff, I was like, ‘Ah, gosh, I can’t stand this guy.’ And then I started talking to him, and he’s phenomenal. Really cool.”

‘Oklahoma State’s Brand Is a Worldwide Brand’

With one home dual remaining, it’s likely the Cowboys are going to set a program average attendance record in Taylor’s first season.

OSU is averaging 7,073 fans at home duals this season and that comes despite rivals OU and Iowa both being on the road this season. OSU announced Thursday that club, reserved and floor seats for Sunday’s home finale against Missouri have sold out with general admission being all that’s left.

But it isn’t just at home where people are packing gyms to watch the Pokes wrestle. OSU started the season on the road against Utah Valley, where a Utah Valley record 5,053 were in attendance. Northern Iowa set an attendance record of 6,030 on Friday when OSU came to town, and two days later, 6,533 went into Hilton Coliseum to watch the Cowboys wrestle Iowa State.

“I think it just speaks a lot about the tradition of our program,” Taylor said. “Oklahoma State’s brand is a worldwide brand. It’s not just statewide, it’s not nationwide, it’s a worldwide brand. …

“The tradition of our program is longstanding, and then I think obviously some of the excitement that we’ve had this year, people want to come watch our team wrestle. It’s exciting to be a part of a team that makes a difference in wrestling. Whether it’s here or whether it’s on the road, it’s pretty exciting for our guys to have the opportunity to go and compete in those environments all the time.”

‘I Think You Learn from Your Wins’

There are a handful of cliches used in sports that amount to something along the lines of losing give you an opportunity to learn.

If you could only learn from losses, David Taylor wouldn’t have a ton of learning opportunities. While wrestling at Penn State, Taylor went 134-3. At the senior level, he’s won three world championships, three US Open championships and an Olympic gold medal.

The Cowboys went to the state of Iowa this past weekend and earned two tough dual victories. When discussing those wins Wednesday, Taylor talked about the ultimate competitor mindset of constantly seeking improvement.

“When you’re an ultimate competitor, people say you learn from your losses — I think you learn from your wins,” Taylor said. “You’re just not satisfied. Like, you win by a decision, well, I could’ve won by a major. You win by a major, well, I could’ve secured some back points. I think that’s when you can really separate yourself as a competitor individually, and that’s only gonna help your team. Although we won both matches this weekend, I think there’s a lot to learn there.”

Taylor Praises Fish’s Discipline

Over the span of a few months, Caleb Fish has gone from redshirting as a 165-pounder to jumping into the All-American conversation at 157 pounds.

Teague Travis suffered an early season injury before Fish accepted the challenge of dropping some weight and jumping into OSU’s lineup. He seems to be getting better and better at that weight. He earned a third-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December and has gone 5-2 in duals this season. He has six wins against ranked opponents (two of those via medical forfeit)  including a statement 7-4 decision against No. 4 Ryder Downey on Friday. Fish did suffer a loss to No. 12 Cody Chittum at Iowa State, a match that had a bit of controversy to it when Fish wasn’t awarded a takedown that the majority of people online thought should have been awarded.

Regardless, Fish is No. 12 in Intermat’s rankings for 157 pounds. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier at Michigan State at 165 pounds but finished short of All-America status on all three occasions. With how he has wrestled lately, it wouldn’t be the most surprising thing to see Fish push for a podium spot in 2025.

“He’s just a guy who is so disciplined,” Taylor said. “He’s been disciplined from the moment he got here. He’s a really enjoyable guy to coach. When you’re disciplined, you know exactly what you want. He’s doing a great job. He’s making the most of his opportunity. He’s a fun guy to have on our team.”

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