The Champ is here. And back.
Reigning heavyweight NCAA champion Anthony Cassar announced Friday afternoon he will return to Penn State wrestling next season while training for the Olympic Trials.
Cassar’s announcement comes one week after news broke that he had reportedly received two additional years of eligibility from the NCAA but wasn’t yet set on competing for the Nittany Lions.
The Champ is here. And Back: Anthony Cassar To Return To Penn State Wrestling Days After Braeden Davis Departure.
Cassar also took a page out of former Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens’ book by posting a Wolf of Wall Street clip to his Insta story. The post didn’t confirm whether he had received a second year of eligibility.
The return of Cassar is a major win for Cael Sanderson’s Nittany Lions who are already losing a pair of three-time national champions in Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf. Cassar is the first of three returning former national champions to announce his intentions for next season. Rising senior Mark Hall is one of five wrestlers eligible for an Olympic redshirt and has been the center of plenty of rumors during this offseason.
The trials Cassar and likely plenty of other Nittany Lions will be training for next year will reportedly be held next April at the Bryce Jordan Center — although USA Wrestling has yet to officially confirm..
