I would have to disagree on the making the team better. Yes, if he made it to the Nationals, he probably scores serious points and possibly becomes an All-American, but he's the type of an individual that can leave a team in ruins for years.
Judging by how he and his father react through social media, I'm guessing both are sociopaths in that they absolutely refuse to take blame for their actions. It's alway the "clowns" fault.
What he brings is the opposite of what being a Bison is suppose to be. I would call him the anti-Saxlund. Downey is about himself and would care less about the Bison culture and our fans.
What amazes me is how does he still have eligibility left? Initially after high school, he verbals to Clackamas CC since he can't get an offer elsewhere due to not wrestling his Senior year due to fighting and jail time. Never showed up there in favor of training at the USOTC, where he does win a Junior Silver World Medal. After the USOTC, he ends up Lincoln for a short time and gets kicked out by one of the best, caring people in wrestling, Mark Manning. After that, he ends up back at the JC-level for Iowa Central. After winning a JC Title, he's ends up Iowa State. From there, he burns a great opportunity by refusing to train or get therapy while injured (rumors have him enjoying life at a Colorado ski resort). Instead he posts drivel to his followers about how he's being mistreated and that he's only there for the championship part of the season. These posts (along with a non-discreet video featuring him and his girlfriend on social media) finally gets him booted from ISU.
The dude needs to forget wrestling altogether and grow up.