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Wrestling analysis: How the NCAA's decision on winter sports could affect wrestling

Cornell University wrestling coach Rob Koll shares his thoughts shortly after learning the NCAA Division I tournament had been canceled Thursday. Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin

A day after the NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring sports championships, the governing body’s Council Coordination Committee announced that eligibility relief would be appropriate for athletes in spring sports — meaning those athletes will re-gain a year of eligibility after their seasons ended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The NCAA faces similar decisions with athletes in winter sports, which were either beginning or in the middle of their respective postseasons.