Penn State wrestling officially names Nick Lee its new assistant coach

[GregPickel]

Penn State wrestling officially names Nick Lee its new assistant coach

Penn State wrestling is bringing program alum and NCAA champ Nick Lee back as an assistant coach, it confirmed on Monday.

www.on3.com

 

[LB99]

Good for Nick! He deserves it. I didn’t realize Pearsall left with Taylor also to be the recruiting coordinator at OSU. How does that affect PSU? Does his role get filled by someone new?

 

[WV lion]

Good for Nick! He deserves it. I didn’t realize Pearsall left with Taylor also to be the recruiting coordinator at OSU. How does that affect PSU? Does his role get filled by someone new?

Pearsall was at Penn, not psu.

 

[LB99]

Ok.

Pearsall was at Penn, not psu.

Thanks. I saw a picture recently with Pearsall and the PSU staff and I thought he was employed at PSU in some capacity.

 

[truth-and-reason]

@GregPickel, the article states it as a fact that Lee is done with his competitive career. I haven't seen any announcement of this, only references in some stories. Being on a college wrestling staff doesn't automatically mean someone is retiring from competition. Joseph and Hall are two recent examples of relatively young guys who have been simultaneously in coaching roles and active competitors. Has this been explicitly stated to you or just an assumption?

 

[GregPickel]

Ok.

Thanks. I saw a picture recently with Pearsall and the PSU staff and I thought he was employed at PSU in some capacity.

Might have worked a camp with them.

 

[GregPickel]

@GregPickel, the article states it as a fact that Lee is done with his competitive career. I haven't seen any announcement of this, only references in some stories. Being on a college wrestling staff doesn't automatically mean someone is retiring from competition. Joseph and Hall are two recent examples of relatively young guys who have been simultaneously in coaching roles and active competitors. Has this been explicitly stated to you or just an assumption?

That’s a fair point. It’s been implied that he’s competitive career was over (and the news release writes in past tense) but he has not expressly said that. I will see what I can find out.

 

[LB99]

@GregPickel, the article states it as a fact that Lee is done with his competitive career. I haven't seen any announcement of this, only references in some stories. Being on a college wrestling staff doesn't automatically mean someone is retiring from competition. Joseph and Hall are two recent examples of relatively young guys who have been simultaneously in coaching roles and active competitors. Has this been explicitly stated to you or just an assumption?

I think Flo may have clarified that he is not done competing.

 

[Spice67]

I think Flo may have clarified that he is not done competing.

Agree