What time, TV channel is Thursday's Session of 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships?

The opening rounds of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships kick off this Thursday, March 19th in the lovely city of Cleveland, Ohio. All action will take place in the Rocket Mortgage Field House as the best wrestlers in the nation descend on the Forest City.

Cael Sanderson and the No. 1 ranked Nittany Lions ride into town coming off an impressive 2025-2026 dual meet campaign and their fourth straight Big Ten Championship a week and a half ago. All eyes will be on the Penn State squad to see if they can keep other teams at bay and be crowned National Champions for the fifth straight year.

Penn State Wrestling, Marcus Blaze — Penn State Wrestling’s Marcus Blaze defeats Blaine Frazier 19-4 in Penn State’s dual meet against Indiana (1/23/26).
Credit – Lloyd McCully

Below are the full details on how to watch each session on Thursday.

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Penn State Wrestling, PJ Duke — Penn State Wrestling’s PJ Duke defeats Easton Doster 19-4 in Penn State’s dual meet against Rutgers (1/10/26).
Credit – Lloyd McCully

Sunday Schedule

Session I – First Round
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Where: Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Field House)
TV: ESPN 2
Online Radio: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com
Session Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

Penn State Wrestling, Rocco Welsh — Penn State Wrestling’s Rocco Welsh defeats Shane Cartagena-Walsh 13-3 in Penn State’s dual meet against Rutgers (1/10/26).
Credit – Lloyd McCully

Session II – Second Round & Consolation Matches
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Where: Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Field House)
TV: ESPN
Online Radio: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com
Session Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

Tune in early, sit back and relax, and get ready to enjoy some exciting wrestling action!

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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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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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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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