Channel 13 sports has confirmed that Iowa State head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson is the leading candidate for the same job at Penn State.
Sports Director Keith Murphy reports that Sanderson has interviewed twice with Penn State. Penn State competes in the Big Ten conference against two time defending champion Iowa, but Penn State is thought to be a sleeping giant because of all the high school wrestling talent in Pennsylvania.
Sanderson is an Iowa State legend and a wrestling icon. He is the only collegiate wrestler in history to win four national championships while never losing a match (159-0). He also won the United States' only freestyle gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Upon being hired as Iowa State's head wrestling coach in 2006, Sanderson said, "We want to be the dominant program in the country. I know the expectations are high and that's what I love about Iowa State. We're going to win national championships. There are no other goals here." He already came close once, finishing second in 2007.
It's really hard right now to not jump to conclusions, because the evidence is right there out in the open. All I got to say is if this is true, then screw him. This would be even worse than Gable going to Iowa - hell, that was our own fault because we let him get away. This would be Cael stabbing us in the back - he has only the second prestigious job in the college wrestling world right now, and if he doesn't want it, screw it.
Chuck Lidell: I paint my toenails with pink and black polish. Problem is, I get more paint on my toes and on the carpet than on my nails. Any advice? Maria Sharapova: Don't you beat up other guys for a living? I don't know how to answer this.
If he does, then we call Chris Bono and say Welcome Back.
Cyclone
Iowa State became the Cyclones after they leveled Northwestern in 1895. As the Chicago Tribune (9/29/1895) noted:
'Struck by a Cyclone
It Comes from Iowa and Devastates Evanston Town'
If he leaves this would be the dumbest decision that he could do.
ISU has to be in the top 3 wrestling programs in the nation, why in the **** would you leave that for a "sleeper", not smart to turn your back on the place that made you what you are today.....
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