Penn State Wrestling preview for a trip to Ohio State this Friday.

No. 1 Penn State Wrestling is hitting the road this weekend and the first stop on their trip is a matchup against No. 8 Ohio State on Friday evening.

In the history of their programs, the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes have met a total of 38 times. Penn State Wrestling owns a 26-12 overall record in this matchups, however there have been plenty of narrow wins along the way.

Since the now famous “Dual of the Century” back in 2018, the Nittany Lions have rolled up six additional wins against Ohio State. Furthermore, they’ve outscored the Buckeyes 165-62 along the way. But don’t let those stats fool you. And don’t let Ohio State’s 24-13 loss to Iowa and their 20-17 loss to Minnesota also fool you.

When this team is at full strength they can go toe to toe with the best in the country.

However that’s going to be the biggest question going into this dual meet.

Sammy Sasso has been absent from the last two dual meets. And Paddy Gallagher hasn’t seen any action since the Iowa dual. Additionally, will Braeden Davis and Tyler Kasak suit up?

Ask me again Friday night around 8pm.

Enough with the hypotheticals. And before we look at the possible starting lineup and predictions, let’s take a look at how you can tune into Friday’s action.

How to watch Penn State Wrestling vs. Ohio State

Date: Friday, February 14th

Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

Where: Covelli Center (Columbus, Ohio)

TV: B1G

Watch Online: FuboTV (FREE Trial)

Listen: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com

Now let’s turn to the potential matchups.

Potential Penn State vs. Ohio State Matchups

Penn State Wrestling, Greg Kerkvliet — Greg Kerkvliet defeats Nick Feldman 9-3 in the 2024 B1G Wrestling Championships Final, March 9, 2024.
Credit – Lloyd McCully

No. 1 Penn State (12-0) vs. No. 8 Ohio State (13-2)

125 – No. 7 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs No. 21 Brendan McCrone (OSU)

133 – No. 8 Braeden Davis or Kyison Garcia (PSU) vs No. 11 Nic Bouzakis (OSU)

141 – No. 3 Beau Bartlett (PSU) vs No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OSU)

149 – No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs No. 7 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU)

157 – No. 1 Tyler Kasak or David Evans or Ty Watson (PSU) vs No. 17 Sammy Sasso or Brandon Cannon (OSU)

165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs No. 9 Paddy Gallagher or Brock Herman (OSU)

174 – No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) vs No. 5 Carson Kharchla (OSU)

184 – No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) vs No. 18 Ryder Rogotzke (OSU)

197 – No. 3 Josh Barr (PSU) vs No. 23 Seth Shumate (OSU)

285 – No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) vs No. 9 Nick Feldman (OSU)

Predictions

Penn State Wrestling, Tyler Kasak — A bloodied Tyler Kasak of Penn State celebrates after defeating Iowa’s Jacori Teemer 5-2 in the 157-pound bout on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in State College, Pa. The Nittany Lions won 30-8.

125 – No. 7 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) major dec. over No. 21 Brendan McCrone (OSU) 13-4

133 – No. 11 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) major dec. over Kyison Garcia (PSU) 10-1

141 – No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OSU) dec. over No. 3 Beau Bartlett (PSU) 4-1

149 – No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) major dec. over No. 7 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) 12-3

157 – No. 1 Tyler Kasak (PSU) major dec. over Brandon Cannon (OSU) 13-3

165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech. fall over Brock Herman (OSU) 19-4

174 – No. 2 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. over No. 5 Carson Kharchla (OSU) 7-5

184 – No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) tech. fall over No. 18 Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 17-2

197 – No. 3 Josh Barr (PSU) tech. fall over No. 23 Seth Shumate (OSU) 22-6

285 – No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) dec. over No. 9 Nick Feldman (OSU) 7-2

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Chris Snyder

Penn State Wrestling Beat Reporter at NittanyCentral

Expertise: College Wrestling, College Football, Lays Chips
Education: Penn State University
Location: State College, PA

Even though he had no prior journalism experience, Chris has now covered Penn State Wrestling and Penn State Football for the past three years, including as the Penn State Wrestling Beat Writer for VictoryBellRings.com, part of the FanSided network.

And it's clear he also likes constant torture as he's been a PSU Basketball fan for way too long.

Several years back, Chris made the seamless transition from PGA Professional to computer programmer and thoroughly enjoys following and writing about all things related to Penn State sports during his spare time.

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