Big news out of Central Michigan that might have implications for the 2018-2019 Bison.

5th year senior and All American Justin Oliver was granted his release for his final year.

The schools he listed as schools he's interested in: Penn State, Iowa State, North Carolina State, and North Dakota State.

He'd be a great fit at 149, as we don't have an answer there and Van Maanen could bump up to 157 and challenge Mergen for that spot. Wouldn't tie up scholarship money long term and wouldn't block Van Maanen from potentially being a long term starter.

Oliver's former Central Michigan teammate Brent Fleetwood, who was a part of the same CMU recruiting class, transferred to NDSU last year after being a 2 time NCAA qualifier.

His teammate, Mason Smith 141, was also granted his release. Smith was in the top ten pretty much all year too.

https://www.flowrestling.org/article...ntral-michigan