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Northwestern-Minnesota, Illinois-Nebraska highlight eventful weekend

Penn State University Sports Information 2/14/2021 Nick Lee defeated Drew Mattin 10-4 at 141 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) ANN ARBOR, Mich.. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0, 4-0 B1G), ranked No. 3 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, took down No. 2 Michigan (4-1, 4-1 B1G) for another Big Ten road win. The Nittany Lions won 18-13 in a dual meet rescheduled from Feb. 7. All team and individual rankings listed are InterMat (2/9/21). By virtue of t...

How Michigan will look against Ohio State and 4 more college wrestling questions to ponder College Wrestling Legends Share Michigan is back, Penn State is looking for matches, and the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes are out because of COVID-19. Out West, the Arizona State Sun Devils have a big weekend ahead with top-20 duals against Northern Iowa and Iowa State. With limited duals remaining in the season, this weekend is key for teams to fine-tune their athletes and prime their lineups for championship se...

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images As a note, all rankings are courtesy of Intermat, who do a good job and don’t charge me money to view them. Team rankings are dual rankings, not tournament. Atinat: This week of wrestling is pretty fun. On paper, it’s better than last week. Next week should be better, with two duals on BTN Friday night. But the Big Ten is missing a real opportunity (or maybe they’re doing this and haven’t told me, idk). Michigan’s covid pause has caused four duals t...

Penn State wrestling won every match in its dual against Wisconsin Tuesday night.

Aaron Brooks Is A Stud After becoming the first freshman in Penn State wrestling history to win the Big Ten tournament last season, the expectations were high for 184-pounder Aaron Brooks heading into the year. For the Nittany Lions to be competitive in a loaded Big Ten conference, Brooks will be key for winning big matches. During Saturday’s tri-meet, Brooks did just that. He looked like a man among boys, beating Drayton Harris of Indiana by major decision 18-5 and tech falling Northwestern...

Iowa is still really, really good and 4 more college wrestling lessons learned Hawkeye heroes claim 23 wrestling team titles Share The consistent storyline thus far in the 2021 wrestling season is the dominance of the Iowa Hawkeyes. This team further separated itself from the rest of the Big Ten conference over the weekend with a dominating 36-6 win over No. 9 Illinois. Questions, however, still remain around how much of a threat Penn State will be to an Iowa title and how many All-Americans ...

Penn State University Sports Information 1/30/2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0, 1-0 B1G), ranked No. 3 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, posted a 24-15 win over Indiana (0-3, 0-3 B1G) in the 2020-21 season opener for head coach Cael Sandersons squad. The dual was the first of a tri-meet hosted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The dual began at 125 where Indianas Jacob Moran received a forfeit victory. Penn State had...

Deep previews of the 5 most intriguing college wrestling duals this weekend Hawkeye heroes claim 23 wrestling team titles Share The Hawks are back, the Heels are looking for a top-ten ACC win, and Oklahoma State takes on two top-15 ranked opponents. What more could you want in a college wrestling weekend? As season rolls on, the stakes increase and every match matters more, but here are five duals that are particularly interesting and worth watching this weekend.  1. North Carolina vs. N.C. S...

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