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Wrestling Recruiting: Target Chooses David Taylor, Oklahoma State Over Penn State

David Taylor landed a recruiting star that Penn State Wrestling wanted.
Graphic by Oklahoma State Wrestling: David Taylor

In recruiting news, a big-time Class of 2026 wrestling target has picked David Taylor and Oklahoma State over Cael Sanderson and Penn State.

Taylor, of course, is a Penn State legend who won two Hodge Trophies while in school and then an Olympic Gold Medal out of school.

But now heโ€™s the boss at Oklahoma State, and he just landed a commitment from Dreshaun Ross, the No. 3 Class of 2026 prospect per FloWrestling.

Ross had Penn State as a finalist along with Iowa, Iowa State and Oklahoma State. Ross comes from a wrestling-mad state of Iowa, where heโ€™s won two state titles.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

Penn State wrestling great David Taylor is in favor of national duals.

David Taylor file photo from TeamUSA

Penn Stateโ€™s domination of the wrestling world (11 national titles in 13 years) has no end in sight but people are wondering if โ€œThe Magic Manโ€ will change that. Taylor is one of the best American wrestlers of all time, and when his mentor, Sanderson (also a pretty good wrestler) got into coaching, it turned out he was just as good at that as he was competing. Time will tell ย if Taylor produces anything resembling what Penn State wrestling has turned into, but if he does, getting recruits like Ross will be a big reason. Oklahoma Stateโ€™s Class of 2026 also has Kellen Wolbert, whoโ€™s ranked No. 22 overall. OSUโ€™s 2025 Class has three of the top six wrestlers.

So, yeah, thereโ€™s some talent coming to Stillwater.

WHAT WILL BO BASSETT DECIDE?

In more wrestling recruiting news, Penn State and Oklahoma State are two of the seven finalists for Bassett, the No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026. Bassett will announce his decision Tuesday on FloWrestling.

Bassett, an in-state star from Bishop McCorut, was at Penn Stateโ€™s dual meet against Iowa Friday night in the Bryce Jordan Center.

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