<![CDATA[Deadspin: ncaa wrestling]]> http://tags.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: ncaa wrestling]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/ncaawrestling http://deadspin.com/tag/ncaawrestling <![CDATA[Nebraska Wrestlers Dismissed From Team]]> Just three days after their identities were unveiled in connection with a gay p0rn site, Nebraska wrestlers Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan were kicked off the team. Neither of the two men has made any comment on the incident, but Nebraska issued the usual statement about these men not reflecting the values of the team. More interesting? The owner of fratmentv.com sounded off to the AP.

John Marsh, who operates Fratmentv.com and two related Web sites catering to gay men, said he's spoken with Donahoe and Jordan and that both indicated they want to continue as college wrestlers. He said Donahoe was a "dynamite" wrestler.

"If Nebraska is going to be pigheaded and kick him off unreasonably," Marsh said, "there has to be another wrestling program that's going to want him."

Assuming they transfer to another school, both men would have to sit out a year before they could continue their wrestling careers. Of course there also may be an NCAA investigation into these pictures since NCAA athletes are not allowed to be paid for their images. So there's a real question whether either man will be permitted to wrestle in NCAA-sponsored matches again.

Marsh, for one, thinks Nebraska's response is indicative of a generational divide .

"I'm in my mid-40s, and my generation has a stigma about porn," he said. "The kids, the generation of the student-athletes, don't have that stigma. They really don't care.

"They've come from a Paris Hilton, Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson sex tape generation, Myspace pages," Marsh said. "The shame and stigma aren't there for them. They're mostly worried about what their parents are going to think, because their parents think it's horrifying."

If that's the case, shudder, we may be in for many more of these scandals in the near future.

Nebraska wrestlers dismissed after posing nude [ESPN]

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<![CDATA[Two University of Nebraska Wrestlers Featured In Gay Photo Shoot Sans Tights]]> Uh oh. The two wrestlers, Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan, are pictured nude on a gay p0rn site, fratmen.tv. Donahoe was a national champion in the 125 pound weight class in 2007. He finished third last year. Jordan is a junior. Now the Univeristy of Nebraska is investigating. And you thought trying to find out whether Lawrence Phillips threw his ex-girlfriend down a flight of stairs was awkward. Does the NCAA have a specific rule prohibiting gay p0rno shoots?

The pictures were initially posted online by The Scarlet Project—a gossip and scandal site focusing on Nebraska. (Don't click on this at work unless you want to be blinded and fired.) Now you might find yourself asking what's fratmen.tv? Maybe the whole gay porn thing is just exaggerated. Not so much. PerOutsports.com here's their advertising slogan:

“Our Models are all young, hot, athletic men in solo action, most of whom are exclusive to our site, so you won’t suffer from, the ‘Been There, Seen Him’ syndrome. We take great care to make sure our models are stunning and our content is of the highest quality … no grainy video with bad sound and static shots of a guy on a couch watching p0rn.”

Below, in the links are the extremely — extremely — not safe for work photos pulled by Fleshbot. Only click if your curiosity gets the best of you. No, those aren't ears of corn.

Two NU wrestlers under investigation [Journal News]
College wrestlers on gay porn site [Out Sports]
National Champion wrestler bares all on gay porn site [The Scarlet Project]
Real college wrestling jocks at fratmen.tv [Fleshbot]

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