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Bo Bassett decision reaction, Tyler Kasak moves to No. 1 at 157, Penn State weekend preview: BWI wrestling show

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Penn State wrestling is off and running with the February portion of its schedule. The Nittany Lions have their first double dual weekend of the season on the horizon. Michigan battles head coach Cael Sanderson’s team at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday (6 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network) before Maryland invades Rec Hall at 1 p.m. ET on B1G+.

“It’s unusual, as we talked about throughout the year, just the scheduling where we got Friday, Friday, Friday, and now we have a Friday, Sunday,” Sanderson said Monday. “But I think these weekends are really good training for the national tournament conference where you have a multiple-day tournament. So, we look at it all as training. And obviously, Michigan’s one of the top programs in the country. So we’re looking forward to that match, another match in the Jordan Center, and then being able to kind of turn around and wrestle Maryland, who’s wrestling really well. I mean, they’ve done a really good job there, and they’ve been very competitive.”

We cover those matches and much more on this week’s Blue-White Illustrated Penn State wrestling show. Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel start the conversation with the latest news from the recruiting world. The nation’s top Class of 2026 recruit, Bo Bassett, picked Iowa over the Nittany Lions and others on Tuesday night.

I’m really excited to join that,” Bassett told FLO. “I know I’m from Pennsylvania but I’m excited to feel that Iowa love. I’m pretty excited to come out in Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time and hopefully create a legacy that lasts forever.”

What does it mean for Penn State moving forward? Carr and Pickel discuss.

Note: Since the recording of this episode, top Class of 2026 recruit Jax Forrest, a teammate of Bassett’s at Bishop McCort, has said he will announce his college choice on Thursday. You can read details about that here.

You can watch this week’s Penn State wrestling show in the video player below and also on YouTube. Or, you can listen at your favorite destinations for audio like SPOTIFY and APPLE.

From there, the conversation turns to the latest InterMat rankings. Two Nittany Lions moved up this week. Sophomore Tyler Kasak is now No. 1 at 157 pounds. And, Shayne Van Ness moved up to No. 3. Last but not least, the duo preview the weekend ahead. Will Braeden Davis be back in the lineup? We don’t know yet after the 133-pounder missed last week’s match do to injury. Carr and Pickel discuss that before closing out the show by picking out what could be the top matches of the weekend.

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