There’s a lot of talk this week surrounding Oklahoma State basketball’s postseason ban levied by the NCAA. That got me thinking about the time when OSU wrestling suffered a similar fate and how the program bounced back.
This 2014 article from OSU athletics sets the scene.
“In 1993, the Oklahoma State wrestling program was hit by NCAA sanctions that had a significant impact on the program.
“The Cowboys were coming off of a second-place finish in the 1992 NCAA Championships when penalties were placed on OSU wrestling for violating NCAA policies. Some of the stipulations included three years of probation, loss of competition on television, and most notably, a ban from the 1993 NCAA tournament.