“At first you’re kind of in limbo where nobody really knows what’s going on,” Molton said. “It’s quite short. You have the rest of the summer, a few months to figure it all out. That’s all your information, your applications, trying to get into the schools, and you start the whole recruiting process all over again.
It takes a village to raise a child, and according to Molton, it takes an even bigger village to help a wrestler from a program transfer cut before the start of next season. The situation is inevitably laborious, and between trainers, word of mouth and other wrestlers, Molton was able to find a new home in Fresno, California, and it was exactly what he was looking for, or so he thought- he.
“I wanted to start in a new state and get away from the east coast,” Molton said. “Everything seemed to be running at full speed. They were cut recently, and the community picked them up before I got there, so it seemed like the community support made sure they weren’t cut or something. It just happened out of nowhere.
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Three weeks before the official start of the season, in the same calendar year, Old Dominion shut down for good, Molton and the rest of the Bulldogs were told they had a year to enjoy the Fresno State jersey. .
The process starting over at the start of the season this time may have done more harm than good, as Molton recalls feeling so defeated and exhausted after being part of two completed programs in two seasons that he felt is almost given a new nickname and has given up. NCAA fight.
“Having this happen to me the second time around was a huge blow,” Molton said. “Honestly, I was debating calling him. I just felt like I was just a curse. I was a grim reaper with programs. I was about to call it a career.