AJ Ferrari is headed to North Carolina. The 2021 national champion at 197 pounds announced Monday on the FloWrestling Ragio Live podcast that he will be a Tar Heel next season. It’s the third school he’s competed at after starting his career at Oklahoma State and placing third nationally while with Cal State Bakersfield last […]
AJ Ferrari is headed to North Carolina.
The 2021 national champion at 197 pounds announced Monday on the FloWrestling Ragio Live podcast that he will be a Tar Heel next season.
It’s the third school he’s competed at after starting his career at Oklahoma State and placing third nationally while with Cal State Bakersfield last month.
Ferrari announced that he was transferring last month, a few days after the national tournament.
According to FloWrestling, Ferrari’s picked North Carolina over Rutgers, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Iowa, Iowa State and Michigan.
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North Carolina is coached by Rob Koll, a 1988 national champion for the Tar Heels. Koll coached several national champions while leading Cornell from 1993-2021. He coached Stanford for two years before taking over at North Carolina in 2023.
Ferrari was charged with felony sexual battery. The case was dismissed a couple months later, but Ferrari never wrestled for Oklahoma State again.
He landed at Cal State Bakersfield last summer.
How much eligibility Ferrari has is not entirely clear. The 2020-21 season was the free COVID year and did not count against any athlete’s eligibility. Depending on whether or not he could get a medical redshirt for the 2021-22 season, Ferrari either has two or three years of eligibility.
