Penn State wrestling show: Latest on the Lions' 2024-2025 schedule, lineup, and recruiting notes
A new Penn State wrestling show from Blue-White Illustrated is now live! The defending NCAA champs now sit roughly a month away from kicking off the 2024-2025 season. In the first episode of October, host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel share the latest on the Nittany Lions as they wait to take the mat. You can view it below and also find links to the audio version.
The conversation starts with recruiting. Penn State hosted Class of 2025 star Marcus Blaze last weekend, which included a stop at Beaver Stadium to see the football team take on Illinois in primetime. The Perrysburg, Ohio native has not said much publically about his recruitment. We know that his top group consists of Michigan, Cornell, Ohio State, Purdue and Iowa. A decision from the nation’s No. 1 138-pound wrestler and No. 2 pound-for-pound grappler per MatScouts could come at any moment. Pickel and Carr discuss that and also Class of 2026 standout Bo Bassett. He put out his list of official visits this week. One of his stops will be in State College. Here’s his current schedule:
Oct 25-27: Iowa
November 1-3: PSU
Nov 8-10: Ohio State
November 15-17: Virginia Tech
Nov 22-24: Oklahoma State
Jan 24-26: Rutgers
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Pickel and Carr discuss Bassett’s recruitment and when a decision could be made before moving on to the latest on the Lions’ lineup. Six members of head coach Cael Sanderson’s team will compete in next month’s NWCA All-Star Classic. What do the matchups tell us about how Sanderson could fill out his lineup this winter?
It’s becoming clear that four-time NCAA champ Carter Starocci will move up to 184 pounds to try and become the first five-time champ in collegiate wrestling history. Last year’s 157-pound NCAA champ, Levi Haines, is moving up to 174. Sophomore Tyler Kasak, who finished third at 149 pounds a year ago, looks set to replace Haines at 157. All three will compete in the NWCA event along with Greg Kerkvliet (heavyweight), Shayne Van Ness (149 pounds), and Beau Bartlett (141).
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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.
The show closes with a look at the Lions’ 2024-2025 schedule and what we know about it so far. Here are the confirmed dates, events, and opponents so far:
Nov. 16: NWCA All-Star Classic/Army Black Knight Invitational
Nov. 17: vs. Drexel
Dec. 8: at Lehigh, 2 p.m. (PPL Center in Allentown)
Dec. 15: vs. Wyoming
Dec. 21-22: Collegiate Wrestling Duals (Nashville, Tenn.)
Feb. 21: vs. American
There will be eight Big Ten matches, as well. Four are at home and four are on the road. The dates and times for those are not yet out. But, the opponent list is:
Penn State wrestling home Big Ten matches: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland
Nittany Lion wrestling road Big Ten matches: Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio State, Rutgers
