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Penn State wrestling show: Previewing the Lions' fifth-ever top-two showdown with Iowa

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•about 23 hours•

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A new episode of the Penn State wrestling show from Blue-White Illustrated is now live. The No. 1 Nittany Lions are set to take on No. 2 Iowa night on Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. That, unsurprisingly, headlines much of this week’s episode. First, though, host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel start the show by recapping the Rutgers match. The Nittany Lions won nine of 10 bouts in a 35-3 win over the Scarlet Knights. It marked their 65th consecutive dual meet victory.

“Obviously, you know, Rutgers has a really good team, and they have a great environment,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said Monday. “So you got to really wrestle well in there. I think it’s a good experience for guys.”

What are our top takeaways from the latest Big Ten triumph? The first segment of the show closes out with those.

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 what Iowa’s match notes call the fifth-ever top-two meeting between the Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions. Iowa won the first two as the No. 1 ranked team in the country. Penn State won the second two with the same ranking. Who will win on Friday night? We discuss the top bouts of the night, predictions, and key storylines to close out this week’s episode. Return to Blue-White Illustrated on Friday for more pre-match coverage in addition to live updates once the match begins. Here are the projected lineups, courtesy of Hawk Central:

125: No. 7 Luke Liledahl, PSU vs. No. 26 Joey Cruz, Iowa

133: No. 7 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. No. 3 Drake Ayala, Iowa

141: No. 3 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. Ryder Block OR Jace Rhodes OR Cullan Schriever, IOwa

149: No. 4 Shayne Van Ness, PSU vs. No. 2 Kyle Parco, Iowa

157: No. 3 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 1 Jacori Teemer OR Miguel Estrada, Iowa

165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. No. 2 Michael Caliendo, Iowa

174: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU No. 6 Patrick Kennedy, Iowa

184: No. 1 Carter Staorcci, PSU vs. No. 5 Gabe Arnold OR Angelo Ferrari, Iowa

197: No. 4 Josh Barr, PSU vs. No. 1 Stephen Buchanan, Iowa

285: No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn Sate vs. No. 11 Ben Kueter, Iowa

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