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Penn State and Michigan are loaded. Ohio State rebuilding. Rutgers could be sneaky good come tournament time.

Is it too early to start thinking about the race for the 2021-22 NCAA wrestling championship? No, probably not -- especially now that we know that Iowa will be bringing back all 10 starters from the team that won the 2020-21 NCAA wrestling championship, ending the programs 11-year drought and claiming a 24th team title. Iowa will enter 2021-22 as the favorite to win again, given that theyre the current title-holders and theyre returning all 10 starters. A repeat championship is not guaranteed,...

Under normal circumstances, the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Tournament would have been a bittersweet affair for Iowa wrestling, both a celebration (as the program ended its 11-year title drought and claimed a 24th national championship) and a farewell (as the program said goodbye to several key seniors). Six of Iowas starters in the 2021 lineup were technically seniors -- Spencer Lee, Austin DeSanto, Jaydin Eierman, Kaleb Young, Alex Marinelli, and Michael Kemerer -- and so, in normal circumstances, S...

Wrestling: Will the Seniors Return for the Huskers? All six of Nebraska’s seniors were starters, will any of them return for another year of eligibility? Share this story Jon Johnston / CORN NATION This past season, the Huskers had six seniors in their starting lineup. And with this year not counting against eligibility, these seniors can choose to come back for another year. Their scholarships wouldn’t count against the 9.9 scholarships the team is allowed, but the university is responsibl...

This weekend is a bonanza of college sports action, with not one, not two, but  three high-profile NCAA Tournaments all getting underway. Iowa is competing in all three tournaments, but while were very excited to see how the mens and womens basketball teams do, theres only one tournament where Iowa is truly favored to bring home hardware: the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Tournament, taking place March 18-20 in St. Louis. Well break down the individual weights in greater depth tomorrow, but today let...

With nine wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships this weekend in St. Louis, Penn State will attempt to win its ninth national title under Cael Sanderson’s leadership. The Nittany Lions are coming off a second-place performance at the Big Ten Championships two weekends ago at the Bryce Jordan Center. While Iowa is the heavy favorite to win the team title this weekend, Penn State could still give the Hawkeyes a run for their money if its young guns can step up. Aaron Brooks captured th...

Rutgers at NCAA Wrestling Championships 2021: Forecasting Scarlet Knights’ tournament outlook Updated Mar 17, 2021; ST. LOUIS — The strangest Rutgers wrestling season ever could end with plenty of history. The Scarlet Knights head to the NCAA Championships with a serious national title threat, two All-America contenders (Rutgers has never had three top-8 finishers in the same year) and two underdogs who have the capability to get hot and bust brackets when action begins Thursday at the Ent...

Hawkeyes heavy favorite at NCAA wrestling championships By DAVE SKRETTAMarch 17, 2021 GMT The drought probably would have ended last season had the tournament not been canceled. It almost certainly will end this weekend. Beginning with 125-pound Spencer Lee, the two-time and defending champ, right on through heavyweight, the Hawkeyes will bring the deepest and most talented team in the field to St. Louis. They qualified an All-American candidate at every weight and will have four No. 1 seeds wh...

Iowa Wrestling: 2021 NCAA Tournament Preview Part 1 Share this story Alrighty Hawkeye fans, I’m finally confident enough to say, “WE MADE IT!!!” By the time you read this, we’ll be two days out from the biggest event in the history of the world. Well, at least our wrestling world. We’ve successfully navigated the Covid minefields to run up a perfect record of 5-0, a share of the Big Ten Regular season title and an outright crown for the Big Ten Tournament. Now, we turn our attention a...

NCAA Wrestling Championships 2021: Rutgers’ Sebastian Rivera among N.J.’s national title contenders Updated Mar 16, 2021; Facebook Share The last time the NCAA Championships were wrestled, New Jersey stole the show. The national tournament is back, starting Thursday in St. Louis, after last year’s lost season due to COVID-19. It’s unlikely the Garden State will enjoy a similarly glorious weekend, but there is still plenty for the state to be excited about. Contenders: These wrestlers c...