Articles for Sunday

[Tom McAndrew]

enjoy

I did not have a chance to read them, so I can't provide a heads up on interesting aspects in the articles. I think (didn't check) that the WAND link shows the Nolf pin from a different angle.


Daily Collegian: Freshmen Nolf, Nickal continue to impress as Penn State flattens Illinois

Chicago Tribune: Illinois wrestler's winning streak stopped at 54

CDT: Nolf pins Martinez in Nittany Lions' victory over Illinois

PennLive: Penn State's Jason Nolf pins Illinois' Isaiah Martinez as Nittany Lions deck Illini, 30-15

WAND: Pinned -- Martinez Suffers First Loss as Illini Wrestling Falls to Penn State

Big Ten Network: Watch Jason Nolf pin reigning NCAA champ, No. 1 Isaiah Martinez

Sandusky Register: Kent State's Ian Miller toughs out win

Onward State: Penn State Wrestling Remains Undefeated in Beatdown of Illinois

Black Shoe Diaries: No. 1 Penn State Decks No. 8 Illinois

 

[caliPSUfan]

You're correct about the WAND article, definitely worth a watch!

 

[El-Jefe]

Yes, the WAND video shows the pin from directly across Martinez's shoulders (from behind Nolf). Before this angle, I had not noticed that Nolf used his legs to trap Martinez's left arm. Both arms trapped, knee in the neck ... ouch.

The Miller article is, shall we say, interesting. I hope his coach didn't really mean what he said, otherwise he is a caveman. If you are injured to he point of needing a wheelchair, then you have no business wrestling no matter how tough you are. At that level of injury, it's the coach's job to protect you from that if necessary, not push you harder.

“Two years ago he would have been wheeled off in a wheelchair with that,” Kent State coach Jim Andrassy said. “So he's gotten tougher, but it's hard because Ian is a dynamic wrestler. When he has injuries, he isn't in his dynamic and struggles with his wrestling, so for him to just learn how to win matches like that is big.