The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will add an NCAA Division I wrestling program to its athletics department after receiving a $1.4 million gift from a prominent backer.
Tom Brands will coach the Iowa wrestling team through 2023 after the Hawkeyes announced a three-year extension. The school is also conducting a feasibility study on a new wrestling training center to compliment Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The athletic facilities arms race is heating up outside football and basketball, with Indiana University announcing a $10 million commitment from alumnus Jay Wilkinson to build a new competitive facility for wrestling and volleyball.
Former Penn State defensive assistant coach Tom Bradley echoed Greg Schiano and said he never witnessed any inappropriate behavior while with the Nittany Lions.
