No. 1 Penn State Wrestling vs No. 15 Oklahoma: Matchups, How to Watch, and Expert Prediction
Penn State Wrestling roars into action Friday evening as they host No. 15 Oklahoma in their opening dual meet of the 2025-2026 season.
Ah yes, it’s finally that magical time of the year.
It’s Penn State Wrestling Season, baby!
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And hey, with how some of the other Nittany Lion sports have gone so far this fall, wrestling couldn’t come at a better time.
But before we look at the possible starting lineup and predictions, let’s take a look at how you can tune into Friday’s action.
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling vs. No. 18 Oklahoma Preview
How to watch Penn State Wrestling vs. Oklahoma
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Date: Friday, November 16th
Time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Where: Bryce Jordan Center (University Park)
TV: B1G
FREE LiveStream: FuboTV (FREE Trial)
Listen: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com
Live Scoring: Track Wrestling Live Scoring
Now let’s turn to the potential matchups. All rankings are based on the most recent InterMat rankings.
Potential matchups for Penn State Wrestling vs Oklahoma
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No. 1 Penn State (0-0) vs. No. 15 Oklahoma (0-0)
125 – No. 3 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs No. 29 Beric Jordan (OKLA)
133 – No. 10 Marcus Blaze* (PSU) vs Tyson Charmoli or Kaden Smith (OKLA)
141 – No. 11 Aaron Nagao (PSU) vs Alex Braun (OKLA)
149 – No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs No. 11 Jack Gioffre (OKLA)
157 – No. 2 PJ Duke* (PSU) vs No. 7 Rafael Hipolito (OKLA)
165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs No. 17 Peyten Kellar (OKLA)
174 – No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) vs No. 33 Carter Schubert (OKLA)
184 – No. 2 Rocco Welsh (PSU) vs No. 13 Brian Soldano (OKLA)
197 – No. 1 Josh Barr or Connor Mirasola (PSU) vs No. 8 DJ Parker (OKLA)
285 – No. 11 Cole Mirasola or Lucas Cochran (PSU) vs No. 24 Juan Mora (OKLA)
* – Due to Intermat not ranking true freshman, these rankings are based on the most recent from WIN.
Prediction for Penn State Wrestling vs Oklahoma
For the first dual meet of the season, both lineups appear fairly well set. Which is rare.
But Cael Sanderson answered some key roster questions earlier in the week. Namely, he indicated Masanosuke Ono, Braeden Davis, and Tyler Kasak were going to take a redshirt. Therefore, shutting down several preseason questions.
However, the Penn State Wrestling fans could still see a possible shakeup at 197 and 285. With Josh Barr suffering a potential rib injury in the U23 World Championships, it makes sense for him to rest a bit.
Additionally, I don’t fully believe the starting spot at heavyweight has been solidified yet. At least not for this year.
So with that, it’s time to slap on my prognostication cap.
125 – No. 3 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) tech. fall over No. 29 Beric Jordan (OKLA)
133 – No. 10 Marcus Blaze (PSU) fall over Kaden Smith (OKLA)
141 – No. 11 Aaron Nagao (PSU) major dec. over Alex Braun (OKLA)
149 – No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) major dec. over No. 11 Jack Gioffre (OKLA)
157 – No. 2 PJ Duke (PSU) dec. over No. 7 Rafael Hipolito (OKLA)
165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech. fall over No. 17 Peyten Kellar (OKLA)
174 – No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) fall over No. 33 Carter Schubert (OKLA)
184 – No. 2 Rocco Welsh (PSU) dec. over No. 13 Brian Soldano (OKLA)
197 – No. 8 DJ Parker (OKLA) dec. over Connor Mirasola (PSU)
285 – No. 11 Cole Mirasola (PSU) dec. over No. 24 Juan Mora (OKLA)
Penn State 39, Oklahoma 3
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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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