Penn State wrestler Shakur Rasheed didn’t mince words. Sure, he was frustrated.
He and Anthony Cassar are close friends. Cassar even surfed on his couch for two weeks, and Rasheed recently spent a day at Cassar’s while binging on Netflix’s “Black Mirror.” But, despite that familiarity, they’re also both competing for the same thing — the starting spot at 197 pounds.
That can make for some awkward confrontations on the mat.
“It’s very annoying,” Rasheed said. “You want to be able to talk to each other and be like, ‘Hey, do this. Do that.’ But, at the same time, it’s like, ‘I want that spot.