Looks like another nil event at The Union Club. Place is awesome, I encourage people to attend.

Cael Sanderson Utah vs Ty Wilcox California

You can see where several Penn State Wrestling Greats got their cradle from.

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Forbes blows it's hole!

12% of employers would not hire a "true" Ivy. But 88% would. So PiT is in the toilet again, while the idiot seanmillerfan continues to play with himself.

(Moderator - several posts below moved out of the Recruiting thread as this topic warrants it's own thread)

District four said:

Where's Ryder going?

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184? Someone is going to get the squeeze. If Barr stays at 197, then 184 is open for Ryder as early as next season and either Barr or one of the Mirasolas is out of a spot. Henckel and Asher are in this mix somewhere, too. This is how I see the most likely way the lineup plays itself out (assuming no further additions...).

2026

125 Desmond
133 Lilledahl
141 Davis/Blaze (if he decides not to RS)
149 SVN
157 Kasak/Duke (if he decides not to RS)
165 MM
174 Levi
184 Ryder/Barr
197 Barr/Connor
HWT Connor/Cole

2027

125 Desmond
133 Lilledahl
141 Blaze
149 SVN
157 Duke
165 MM
174 Healey
184 Ryder/Barr
197 Barr/Connor
HWT Connor/Cole

2028

125 Desmond
133 Lilledahl
141 Blaze
149 ? (Bo?)
157 ? (Jax?)
165 Duke
174 Sealey
184 Ryder/Barr
197 Barr/Connor
HWT Connor/Cole

Right now, if that is how it plays squeezed out of spots are Davis, Kasak, Facundo, Henckel, Asher, and one of Ryder, Barr, or the Mirasolas. These are all elite hammers, so it's not inconceivable that any one of them could surprise and win a spot and I don't want people to accuse me of "writing off" whoever their favorite guy is. There's just not enough spots in the lineup for all of the talent either here or coming soon. That 27 lineup is ridiculous and could make Saturday night look like a dual match vs the field.

Throwing this out there now in advance of tomorrow's action. Feel free to use this thread for any and all match discussions and PBP's. As always, if you are replying to another post, please remember to use the Quote function.

When:
Thursday, March 20 at 12 pm EDT (Session 1);
and 7 pm EDT (Session 2).

TV/Streaming:
12 p.m. EDT – First Round (Session 1) on ESPNU, and streaming on ESPN+
7 p.m. EDT – Second Round + Consi. (Session 2) on ESPN, and streaming on ESPN+

ESPN+ will have coverage of each and every mat, for those that are subscribers. Monthly subscriptions only cost $12 (don't forget to cancel next month). Here is the link to those streams: https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/30f2f3fd-cdcd-30ef-8c0f-063ac28d5661/ncaa-wrestling#bucketId=1

Radio:
Jeff Byers will have the radio call of the action and PBP's. The radio show starts at 11:40 am EDT, and the later session coverage starts at 6:40 pm EDT. You can access the LionVision audio at: https://gopsusports.com/lion-vision
If LionVision isn't working, this link should work: https://www.audacy.com/stations/wowyonline.

PBP:
Hopefully, our friend Pete will be able to provide us with some PBP. If not, maybe someone else can fill in. As always, please remember to provide the score at the end of the match. TIA!

Mat Assignments:
https://www.trackwrestling.com is quickest, as well as: https://twitter.com/pennstateWREST. Also, mat assignments can be found here: https://bubbaland.net/wrestling/NCAA_Wrestling_Championships_2025.htm;

Team Scores:
The best source for live team scoring throughout the tournament is the Penn State Wrestling Club's website, which is https://pennstatewrestlingclub.org/. If you're not already, be sure to become a member (for as little as $35) to not only get access to their live team scoring and live updated brackets, but also support the club.

Brackets:
Here are the brackets (in PDF): https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2025 D1 Wrestling brackets.pdf

Session 1 matches:
125: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs. No. 33 Caleb Weiland (MSU) OR No. 32 Marcello Milani (COR)
133: No. 8 Braedan Davis (PSU) vs. No. 25 Kurt Phipps (BUCK)
141: No. 2 Beau Bartlett (PSU) vs. No. 31 Jordan Titus (WVU)
149: No. 3 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs. No. 30 Gabe Willochell (WYO)
157: No. 1 Tyler Kasak (PSU) vs. No. 33 Richard Fedalen (COL) OR No. 32 Landon Johnson (NIU)
165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs. No. 33 Chandler Amaker (CMU) OR No. 32 Jared Keslar (PITT)
174: No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) vs. No. 30 Branson John (MD)
184: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) vs. No. 33 TJ McDonnell (OR.ST) OR No. 32 Caden Rogers (LEH)
197: No. 4 Josh Barr (PSU) vs. No. 29 Tucker Hogan (LEH)
285: No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) vs. No. 30 Sam Mitchell (WYO)

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Kale_yeah said:

Well tosu is kind of penn st hwt farm team.

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2 yrs left on Feldman and mocco red shirt works out perfectly hmm

it's time to start the chatter for 2024-25 Hodge winner!

Is it automatic for the first ever 5x champ?!

Is it staying in Happy Valley for the next 3 years? Mitchell has the potential to be the most dominant! TF after TF after TF ... maybe 3x Hodge Winner?

Are the voters tired of PSU? Will it go back to Mizzou?

Is Cochran returning for his last season of eligibility? He would provide some nice depth, if not challenge to start, at 285 if needed. Might need a meal plan for the latter, but we saw him beat a 285 AA in BJC last season.

157 is the rented mule of Hodge weights.

157 has the joint third most finalists, but has yet to have a winner.



157 Finalists include Kyle Dake, Jason Nolf (twice), and Alex Dieringer. Oof.

Though 184 has the most near misses with six.

What a piece of crap. Is this tramp still doing weather reports?

The hog sleazed it up to concoct phony bullshit, and then was rewarded for the horse crap by Imbeciles with an agenda.

Well the transfer portal has started. I don’t know if I’m missing anyone that’s already entered but can track here.

Taye Ghadiali, Heavyweight, Campbell, is in the transfer portal

I decided I didn’t want my appreciation of Carter to go into the end of a giant emotional NCAA thread. This young man has held down the fort for the greatest college wrestling team ever for five years and I wanted to give his example, contribution, character, and overall excellence it's own space before he is no longer on the team. A few of my best memories.
1) He gave an interview at the Big Ten's his redshirt sophomore year (with a broken hand that would slow him down)that stood out for several reasons. He talked about mental reps, he talked about the peace of God, and talked about his respect for AB. All in a way that made me feel that he really was something special.
2) Last year I was convinced he was doomed in his quarterfinal match with Lewis. There was the usual panic around getting his match on my TV and by the time I got there he was finishing a single leg on Lewis about as cleanly as anyone has finished anything. Carter was just business as usual. I could not believe how good this kid actually is.
3) His Sophomore semi against Hidlay. It is really all there needs to said about how much better he has been than his competition.
4) Finally the class with which he handled his match with Kemdog at Carver. It was a huge battle, all kinds of drama and tension, and when it's over he just shakes hands and walks off the mat. He has been fantastic at sending messages and this one was my favorite. "Beating your best guy in your house is just another day in my world".
I have really enjoyed all of the Cael era champions but this guy is pretty special

Outside of the U S. for "bigs" and wings who can shoot. There are players in Europe, U.K., Canada, Africa. Mexico, and Puerto Rico who can play. I believe there are now three schollies available with Carter entering the portal. Go hard to recruit foreign players.

It's that time of year again, PORTAL SZN! Similar to what we do for football, we wanted to make a dedicated thread to actual happenings in the portal. This first post of the thread will be updated with the running list of notable names in the portal along with guys that Penn State is showing interest in and each player will have their Rivals Transfer profiles linked as well.

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Class of 2026 Malvern Prep ATH/EDGE Jackson Samuels-Ford has released a Top Eight list of schools featuring Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Stanford USC, and Wisconsin.

Right now he has OVs set to check out Stanford (4/25), Wisconsin (5/30), Penn State (6/06), USC (6/13) and Michigan (6/20). He will also be back at Penn State on April 9th for a spring practice visit.

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