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My thoughts, for what they are worth:

125 - As a junior, Dickson has the edge given his collegiate experience but his high school pedigree isn't as strong as either that of Beard or Simpson. I don't think Beard has wrestled yet for us. I don't know if he's injured. I can see this class being wrestled by committee throughout the season and the younger wrestlers surpassing Dickson eventually.

133 - Tutolo is very good and has the potential to qualify for NCAAs. He (and the other starters) didn't wrestle at the Ohio Open because the level of competition is not the strongest.

141 - This will be Driscoll's 4th year of collegiate wrestling so the starting spot should be his. However, McCoy is hanging with him, only losing by 2 points at the Open. McCoy is a multiple PA place winner so he will push Driscoll.

149 - Rooney should be the starter at this weight class. He finished 2/4/5 in Ohio. I hope he wrestles to his potential or this will be a problem weight for us as I don't see anyone else ready to go.

157 - Sparkman is solid and could qualify for NCAAs.

165 - Bast has the edge. He was injured at Clarion - not sure how serious. Walker has a strong high school pedigree. We could see both throughout the year.

174 - James is the starter and could really produce. He has a lot of potential for a recruit that didn't generate a lot of interest coming out of high school (4/7).

184 - Spohn was a starter 2 years ago so he is the "leader" of the youngest line-up I've ever seen at KSU. He can dominate but I've also seen him get dominated. Interesting.

197 - Suglio has done well but Conel has the most potential.

285 - Nye has shown potential but is still somewhat of a question mark.

This season will be interesting, yet painful at times.