Former Michigan wrestling All-American Cameron Amine commits to Oklahoma State

Former Michigan wrestling All-American Cameron Amine committed to Oklahoma State, according to a post on his Instagram page.

“I’m excited to announce my commitment to Oklahoma State to finish out my last year!,” Amine wrote. “Thank you to the University of Michigan for the love and support throughout my career, I will forever bleed blue!”

Amine, a career 165 pounder, is expected to fill that spot for the Cowboys under new head coach David Taylor. The team also received transfer commitments from Michigan State’s Caleb Fish (165), Wisconsin’s Dean Hamiti (165/174) and Air Force’s Wyatt Hendrickson (285).

There’s speculation that Fish will drop to 157 to make room for Amine in the lineup, giving Oklahoma State some deadly firepower in the middle. However, Fish has a redshirt available, as does Hamiti, should he not bump up to 174.

Amine went 16-9 last season, finishing in the Blood Round at the NCAA Tournament. He is a three-time All-American, finishing 7th in 2021 and 4th in ’22 and ’23, respectively.

Overall, Amine has a 64-25 career record with the Wolverines. It’ll be a bit of a hole in the Michigan lineup at 165 pounds next year.

Amine has a big family history when it comes to wrestling. His brother Jordan wrestled at Michigan from 2015-18.

His uncle Mike (1986-89) and cousins Malik (2016-19) and Myles (2017-22) also wrestled at Michigan. Myles Amine was an NCAA finalist in 2022 and was also an Olympic Bronze Medalist during the 2021 Summer Games.

Amine will be part of a new era in Stillwater under Taylor, who became a head coach for the first time.

When talking to the team about the transition from legend John Smith to him, he reflected on his entry to college and Cael Sanderson’s transition.

“That’s one thing when I walked in yesterday and addressed the team and talked to him, it’s a tough situation, very tough situation,” Taylor said. “I felt like I could relate to it. You know, when I was a senior in high school, I was going to Iowa State. And back then, you know, it was a little different. Cael Sanderson took a job at Penn State and I was in a kind of a weird limbo, you know? 

“I didn’t know what I was going to do. I felt like I wanted to follow him, I wasn’t sure and I had to wait for the new coach to come in, let me kind of figure out what was gonna be next … Coach Kevin Jackson got the job and he allowed me to pursue what was in my heart and I feel like that was a decision that really changed wrestling.”