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

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•01/24/25•

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A general view of Jersey Mike’s Arena before the wrestling match between Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
A general view of Jersey Mike’s Arena before the wrestling match between Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Penn State has its second road Big Ten match in as many Fridays tonight. The No. 1 Nittany Lions (8-0) travel to No. 13 Rutgers (10-3) for a primetime matchup. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s holds a 25-0 all-time series edge. His team seeks its 65th consecutive dual meet victory.

“It’s always cool wrestling in front of our home crowd,” Rutgers 157-pound freshman Connor Harer told the team’s official website. “I remember being in the stands a few years ago on my official visit and just telling myself that I’m going to be here one day. The experience of wrestling in Jersey Mike’s Arena is everything I thought it would be. Every time you go out there, you just have to take a second to take it all in because not a lot of people get an opportunity to wrestle in front of a fan base like the one we have here at Rutgers.”

Get ready for Penn State-Rutgers with our match preview below.

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

Penn State-Rutgers will air on the Big Ten Network. Zach Mackey (play-by-play) and Tim Johnson (color commentary) will be on the call. 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

Rutgers has 10 ranked wrestlers in its starting lineup and two inside of the top 10. That makes it easy to pick the likely bouts of the night. At 133 pounds. Rutgers’ No. 9 Dylan Shawver to the mat opposite No. 7 Braeden Davis. The two have never met. Then, at heavyweight, Penn State senior and No. 2 heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet will take on No. 7 Scarlet Knights senior Yaraslau Slavikouski. The Nittany Lion beat him 9-0 at last season’s Big Ten tournament.

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

125 pounds: No. 6 Luke Lilledahl, PSU vs. No. 19 Dean Peterson, Rutgers

133 pounds: No. 7 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. No. 9 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers

141 pounds: No. 3 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 14 Joseph Olivieri, Rutgers

149 pounds: No. 4 Shayne Van Ness vs. No. 20 Andrew Clark, Rutgers

157 pounds: No. 3 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 31 Conner Harer, Rutgers

165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. No. 26 Anthony White, Rutgers

174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU vs.  No. 22 Jackson Turley, Rutgers

184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. No. 18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh, Rutgers

197 pounds: No. 4 Josh Barr, PSU vs. No. 16 John Poznanski, Rutgers

285 pounds: No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 7 Yaraslau Slavikouski, Rutgers

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