Page 4 - Wrestling Program News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

I've known him for six years. i know he's a guy that fightses for the underdog. always has and you know i've had a number of conversations with him and really at this particular point, i know that if abuse allegations were brought up to him, he'd have been the first one to come to the defense. >> four former college wrestlers tell nbc news that jordan knew about the alleged abuse while he was working there as an assistant coach. they paint a salacious picture of a highly charged sexual sphere that surrounded the ohio state wrestling program back then. one of the men who talked with nbc news sa...

Whether or not it is portrayed as a joke, whether or not it's portrayed as a kind of chuckling sort of thing. and he seems not to have at least according to many of these folks coming forward. and that's a problem. >> paul kaine, can you sort of put in context for us what wrestling and the ohio state wrestling program would mean to jim jordan? >> jim jordan's political identity was really kind of formed in his days as a high school wrestler and can legolle wrestler. it is also increasingly become more of a rural and ei white sport. and that is what founded his identity. the jordan family has p...

And standing up for issues that are so important to this country and me too is one of those issues. >> you mentioned civility. i mean, that's something that this white house just recently called for. sarah sanders stood at the podium and called for civility and wanna, this is a man, a president who yes, indeed, has been facing sexual harassment or assault allegations for multiple women, which he vihamently denies. then he said this about congressman -- republican congressman jim jordan, who allegedly knew about this widespread abuse within ohio state university wrestling program which he denie...

>> well, you do, but on average, women often have other interests. i see it with the little kids, the girls talk, the boys want to run around and smash into each other. aren't we different? >> i think we each have uniqueness. i think title nine really pushes the issue that regardless if it's athletics, if it's drama, if it's the band, that whether you're man or woman, you should have the opportunity to participate in that activity. >> i keep hearing about unhappy news for boys, and about title nine leading colleges to eliminate some men's sports teams. >> the mat was yanked out last summer whe...

>> i do. >> okay, so on average. i mean, women often have other interests. the girl's talk on the men want to run around and smash into each other. on a different? >> i think that we each have unique ways. title ix really pushes the issues. whether you are a man or a woman, you should have the opportunity to purchase that. >> i keep hearing about unhappy news and about title ix leading colleges to eliminate some men's sports teams. >> the university cut the wrestling program over title ix. >> this is one of 10 teams the school is cutting. john: indoor track is one of those dropped men's teams.