Did the landscape of Georgia wrestling just change in a significant way?

UPDATE: From the GHSA Media Timeout … makes it clear what is allowed and what is not.

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It appears that the GHSA is enforcing no competitions with 8th graders even if those tournaments occur outside the borders of the state of Georgia ... if you look at the McCallie tournament you will see Georgia wrestlers forfeiting to 8th graders from other states.

Evidently the GHSA is at the tournament (just a rumor - not something I know for a fact) and has communicated with Georgia coaches that if they compete against a middle school student from another state that their eligibility could be compromised. If this is in fact true ... the consequences for wrestling in Georgia and across the SE are huge. I have pulled the GHSA constitution and highlighted section that I believe they are using to enforce this position.

I am currently trying to get a copy of the email sent to coaches and once I do I will email Mr. Don Corr for clarification. Stay tuned.