Former Oklahoma State wrestler AJ Ferrari was charged with sexual battery on Wednesday.

Oklahoma State’s John Smith announced on Wednesday at former NCAA individual National Champion at 197-pounds A.J. Ferrari is no longer with the Cowboy Wrestling program.

Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smiting was not himself when meeting with the media on Wednesday and talking about A.J. Ferrari being out for the season.

The head-on collision near Perkins on Highway 33 was very scary, but all came away from it without life threatening injuries. However, that incident has changed their sports seasons.

Two starters missing in the wrestling line-up has hurt. Head coach John Smith thinks one will be back, but A.J. Ferrari is a ways off.

John Smith met with the media twice via Zoom on Wednesday. This question was our first, How is A.J. Ferrari doing coming off that horrific accident from Jan. 24.

They were riding together to and back from a youth wrestling practice in Cushing when they were involved in a serious head-on collision where everybody in it was so fortunate. Why are Isai Rodriguez and A.J. Ferrari almost always together?

Two of Oklahoma State's most talented Olympic Sport athletes in defending NCAA individual wrestling champion A.J. Ferrari and track and cross country distance runner Isai Rodriguez. The pair survived with minimal injuries a head on collision Monday night.

Monday night Oklahoma State defending NCAA individual champion and unbeaten wrestler A.J. Ferrari was in a serious car accident on his way back to Stillwater from an event near Cushing.

Oklahoma State won seven of 10 matches in beating Lehigh in a dual and staying unbeaten at 10-0 on the season.

Oklahoma State wrestling has been quiet so far this season primarily because the Pokes have wrestled on the road so much and so little at home. That is about to change.

The first semester of the wrestling season is over for dual competition and the Cowboys wrestling on the road all except one dual are 7-0 and nobody has made it close yet.

Oklahoma State wrestled twice on Friday, Dec. 17 and came away with a pair of Big 12 wrestling wins in the Rocky Mountains.

It's Bedlam! That means nearly anything can happen and after the Cowboys dominated Oklahoma the Pokes 197-pound defending national champion A.J. Ferrari had his own post match skirmish with OU heavyweight Josh Heindselman.

Put this in the category of a deal that makes the most sense.

Oklahoma State freshman, and national champion at 197 pounds, was tabbed the Rookie of the Year by Amateur Wrestling News.

Oliver was able to qualify for the United States Olympic Wrestling team, but now he has to qualify his weigiht.

He will need all the confidence he can gather and as big a fan club as he can handle because the competition this weekend at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Fort Worth will be as tough as he has ever seen.