You remember the introduction to future fan favorite Branko Busick.

“Going to the (NFL) has definitely always been one goal for me, but I’d like to keep my options open,” Busick said. “That’s why I do all the training I do, so when everything comes together for me and when the time comes, I can either go to the league or I can enter MMA (mixed martial arts) and dominate that, too. Either way right now, training for one helps the other.”

The first step was signing that National Letter-of-Intent in February. The second came Tuesday when Busick was announced as part of the wrestling recruiting class.

Son of former professional wrestler Nick “Big Bully” Busick, he has placed twice at nationals (third and fifth) and earned as high as third at states. In his senior season, he posted a 45-1 mark en route to a sixth-place finish at the state tournament. He finished his career with a 153-21 overall record.

“Branko Busick is coming in with football, but he has a tremendous love and passion for the sport of wrestling,” Turnbull commented. “He is going to try to blend both sports and he has been given the blessing from Coach (Bill) Stewart, which is much appreciated. When he gets the benefit of coming into our program and working with the athletes in here, we think his ceiling is unlimited as well.”