Ncaa -wrestler AJ Ferrari is known for having his opinion.
The 23-year-old recently spoke his thoughts about it Penn State’s Dominant run in wrestling.
“That is why Penn State wins. What is the secret sauce?” Ferrari asked a group of reporters. “Faith. Four -time national champion Aaron Brooks … Faith, dominance. That’s why these boys have a decade of dominance … There are all boys strong believers.”
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AJ Ferrari from the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners runs off the mat after winning the 3rd place match during the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 2025 in the Wells Fargo Center on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (Hunter Martin/Getty images)
Ferrari added that Penn State wrestlers not only have the conversation, they also walk the walk.
“They don’t say it alone, they live it. You can say what you want about (Penn State Wrestling Coach) Cael Sanderson, you can say what you want about Cody Sanderson … and I am not even looking to switch over it, but they have really authentic faith. And that is what is important.”
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Ferrari defeated Michigan’s Jacob Cardenas in the 197-pound class comfort final at the Division I Heren Wrestling Championship last Saturday.
He also spoke to part of the criticism that he had confronted, which suggests that some people did not appreciate his authenticity.
AJ Ferrari from the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners will get his hand lifted after winning his 197 pound semi-final match during the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 2025 in the Wells Fargo Center on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (Hunter Martin/Getty images)
“And that is what people don’t like about me, they don’t like the fact that I am really. They don’t like the fact that if I don’t like what you do, I will call you on it. Because I am not the teammate you want, I am the teammate you need.
President Donald Trump Lived this weekend at the wrestling championships in Philadelphia. Just after he became the first five-time wrestling champion in the NCAA history, Penn State Wrestling Superstar Carter Starocci made a Beeline for Trump. He shook the President’s hand and took a photo with him.
Carter Starocci, left, and President Donald Trump. (X/@Whitehouse/ Fox & Friends Screengrab)
On Monday, Starocci shared details about his mat-side conversation with Trump.
“When I heard he would come, I thought a bit that I would go there and say a few words to my husband because I met him before, so having him in the house is always special,” he told Fox News Channel “Fox & Friends.”
Starocci defeated Parker Keckeisen van Northern Iowa, 4-3, to win the 184-pound championship and its fifth NCAA title.
After beating Michigan State Wolverines, Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestler AJ Ferrari celebrates Wolverines Wrestaar Myles Amine in the 197-Wight class during the semi-final of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Enterprise Center in St. Louis on 19 March 2021. (Jeff Curry-usa Today Sports)
Ferrari seems to have a rivalry with Starocci. The two wrestlers have a heated exchange on social media last September.
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Ferrari previously competed with the Oklahoma State Struggling team, but he left the school in 2022 amid a research into sexual violence. The case was rejected later.
Taylor Penley from Fox News has contributed to this report.
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