The NCAA AJ Ferrari fighter is known to say what he thinks.
The 23 -year -old recently expressed his thoughts about Penn State’s dominant career in wrestling.
“That is why Penn State is winning. What is the secret sauce?” Ferrari asked a group of reporters. “Faith. Four times national champion Aaron Brooks … faith, domination. That’s why these guys have a decade of domination … all men are strong believers.”
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AJ Ferrari, from the Bakersfield Roadrunners of Cal State, leaves the mat after winning third place during the Division I Wrestling Championship of the NCAA of 2025 at the Wells Fargo Center Wells on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (Hunter Martin/Getty images)
Ferrari added that Penn State fighters not only speak the talk, but also walk along the walk.
“Not only do they say it, they live it. You can say what you want about (Penn State fighting coach) Cael Sanderson, you can say what you want about Cody Sanderson … and I’m not even looking to transfer there, but they have a really authentic faith. And that is what matters.”
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Ferrari defeated Jacob Cárdenas de Michigan in the 197 -pound class consolation final in the Division I Menina Wrestling Championship last Saturday.
He also addressed some of the criticism he had faced, suggesting that some people did not appreciate their authenticity.
AJ Ferrari, from the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, puts his hand after winning his 197 -pound semifinal match during the Division I fight championship of the NCAA of 2025 at the Wells Fargo Center on on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (Hunter Martin/Getty images)
“And that is what people do not like about me, they don’t like the fact that I am real. They do not like the fact that if I don’t like what you are doing I will call you. Because I am not the teammate you want, I am the teammate you need … Growing my father taught us to embrace adversity. He taught us to hug the terrible times.”
President Donald Trump attended the wrestling championship in Philadelphia during the weekend. Moments after becoming the first five wrestling champion in the history of the NCAA, the wrestling superstar of Penn State, Carter Starocci, went to Trump. He taxed the president’s hand and took a picture with him.
Carter Starocci, on the left, and President Donald Trump. (X/@Whitehouse/ Fox & Friends Screengrab)
On Monday, the early morning shared details of his conversation on the side of the carpet with Trump.
“When I heard that I was coming, I thought I was going there and telling some words to my man because I met him before, so having it at home is always special,” he told “Fox & Friends” of Pak Gazette Channel.
Starocci defeated Parker Keckeisen from northern Iowa, 4-3, to win the 184-pound championship and his fifth title of the NCAA.
The fighter of the Cowboys of the state of the Oklahoma, Aj Ferrari, celebrates after defeating the Wolverines fighter of the state of Michigan, Myles Amine in the 197th class of weight during the semifinals of the fighting championships of division I of the NCAA in Enterprise Center in St. Louis on March 19, 2021. (Jeff Curry-USA Today Sports)
Ferrari seems to have a rivalry with the early risers. The two fighters dedicated themselves to a heated exchange on social networks last September.
Ferrari previously competed with Oklahoma’s state fighting team, but left school in 2022 in the middle of an investigation of sexual aggression. The case was dismissed later.
