I know taking all the gifts were illegal, but did it increase his performance by taking a few dollars?
I talked to a former OSU wrestler at the Orange Bowl (he married an Iowa alum).
He said this type of stuff pretty much goes on everywhere, "Including your precious Iowa" as he told me.
He said wrestlers from different schools talk with each other at meets and with other athletes as well. Cash, "tutoring" were the most common he said.
Not sure I believe him but he wasn't throwing stones only at others, he said it happened as his school too.