The biggest news of the wrestling offseason came last week when it was announced that AJ Ferrari would no longer be wrestling for Oklahoma State. This now leaves Oklahoma State with an interesting hole to fill at 197 pounds. Here are four realistic scenarios we could see Oklahoma State use to fill the gap left without AJ Ferrari.
1. Cut Surber back down to 197
Luke Surber was a Big 12 finalist and NCAA qualifier at heavyweight for Oklahoma State last season. But the reality in that was he was a undersized 197. In a pattern Oklahoma State has used a lot in recent years, the Cowboys “bulked” one of their 197-pound wrestlers up to heavyweight to strengthen their lineup.