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How to watch, stream Penn State wrestling vs. Michigan State: What time is the match? Projected lineups, more

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•about 10 hours•

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Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson. (Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK)
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Penn State wrestling opens the 2025 portion of its season tonight when it kicks off Big Ten action by hosting Michigan State at Rec Hall. The No. 1 Nittany Lions are 6-0, while the Spartans are 2-1. The former last had its starters on the mat at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville before Christmas while the latte competed last at Midland Championships Dec. 29-30 in Illinois.

“They’re always scrappy, always tough,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said. “It’s kind of the same for all of our opponents. We’re still focusing on how do we get better, and what can we do? We don’t adjust our training to one specific team. We’re trying to get our guys ready for March right now. And, a lot of that is how do we approach these specific matches and how do we train? We got some great training in over break. Got some fun matches to come.”

Get ready for Penn State-Michigan State with our match preview below

What time, channel, is Penn State-Michigan State on?

Penn State-Michigan State will air on the Big Ten Network. The broadcast crew is not yet known. Those wishing to stream the match can click here to learn more about the available subscription plans via B1G+.

Today’s match starts at 8 p.m. ET.

Those who will not be on hand or don’t have B1G+ subscription can listen to the radio call from longtime program play-by-play man Jeff Byers for free on LionVision by clicking here. The Penn State pre-match show goes live at 7:40 p.m. ET. Blue-White Illustrated will also have updates on The Wrestling Room forum.

Projected starting lineups

Only one ranked matchup is on the docket for Friday night. It will take place at 197 pounds, where fourth-ranked redshirt freshman Joshua Barr will battle 25th-ranked Spartans freshman Remy Cotton, who is 8-4 on the year.

Here’s a look at the rest of the projected starting lineups. Not that they could change after weigh ins:

125 pounds: No. 12 Luke Lilledahl, PSU vs. Caleb Weiand, Michigan State

133 pounds: No. 5 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. Tristan Lujan, Michigan State

141 pounds: No. 3 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. Evan Herriman, Michigan State

149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness vs. Jaden Crumpler, Michigan State

157 pounds: No. 3 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. Braden Stauffenberg, Michigan State

165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. Jay Nivison OR DJ Shannon, Michigan State

174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU vs. Ceasar Garza, Michigan State

184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. Luke Daly Jr., Michigan State

197 pounds: No. 4 Josh Barr, PSU vs. No. 25 Remy Cotton, Michigan State

285 pounds: No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. Max Vanadia, Michigan State

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