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The Complexities of Adding Division One Women’s Wrestling at Oklahoma State or Oklahoma University

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• The potential addition of women’s wrestling at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma is a significant topic in wrestling circles in the state.
• The wrestling community strongly supports the addition of women’s wrestling at these universities.
• The discussion around adding women’s wrestling must consider issues such as NIL and revenue sharing in college athletics.
• Athletes are now allowed to receive sponsorship money and schools can revenue share and directly pay athletes within NCAA rules.
• Perspectives from athletic directors, school presidents, and common fans should be part of the conversation about adding women’s wrestling.

A big topic that is thrown around wrestling circles in the state is the possible addition of women’s wrestling at OSU and/or OU. Obviously, our wrestling community here really wants it, but I thought I’d explore it from a bit of a more neutral perspective of what an athletic director, school president, … more at … https://owrestle.com/the-complexities-of-adding-division-one-womens-wrestling-at-osu-or-ou/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

June 22, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized