June 20, 2026

'Gas Tank Gary' Traub departs Ohio State wrestling via transfer portal to Oregon State


CLOSE WATCH: See what makes Gas Tank Gary Traub’s Ohio State wrestling fans go crazy Cincinnati Enquirer COLUMBUS – Making the best of a bad situation and flipping the script is an admirable talent in any discipline, let alone sports. By the quirks of the coronavirus pandemic and the leniency of the NCAA through their transfer portal rules, former Sycamore wrestler and Ohio State fan-favorite “Gas Tank Gary” Traub will flip more opponents, just not in Columbus. Gary Traub of OSU goes up against Jack Heyob of Northwestern in the heavyweight class Feb. 9, 2020, at the Covelli Center. Traub won his match over Heyob, a graduate of Cincinnati St. Xavier.  (Photo: Eric Albrecht/Columbus Dispatch) With NCAA athletes being granted an extra year due to COVID-19 and coming off a limited season due to injury and illness, heavyweight Traub will pack his lunch bucket and work ethic and head 2,278…

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