When OSU appointed David Taylor as their new head coach, many in the wrestling frowned with doubt. How will the former defending Olympics who had just failed to qualify for Paris 2024 step into the shoes of a legend like John Smith? How will the former Penn State athletes fair as a coach against the formidable Cael Sanderson? Fast-forward to today, and the nay-sayers are nowhere to be seen.
That’s because the former world champion has done something neither the OSU legend, not Sanderson could do in their debut year. At the 2024 NCAA DI Championships, Taylor Cowboys won two individual titles. Favorites Dean Hamiti (125 Lbs) and Wyatt Hendrickson (285 Lbs) lived up to the hype brining home the national title in their respective divisions. That’s more than either Smith or Snader managed in their debut years.
DO YOU BELIEVE?!
WYATT KNOCKS OFF THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TO WIN THE HEAVYWEIGHT NATIONAL TITLE!#GoPokes pic.twitter.com/H2IdvqCAfn
— OSU Cowboy Wrestling (@CowboyWrestling) March 23, 2025
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