Penn State wrestling show: Schedule updates, U20 Pan-Ams preview, and more
The Penn State wrestling show from Blue-White Illustrated is back following a short late June hiatus as the Nittany Lions continue to prep for the 2025-2026 college season while also having lots of success on the freestyle circuit with more International tournaments to come.
Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel kick off the show with a look at the latest headlines surrounding the program, including a report that four-time NCAA champ Aaron Brooks is facing a possible suspension after failing a drug test. His father, John, told The Herald Mall that Aaron Brooks took an over-the-counter supplement that contained a banned substance while recovering from an illness. As of the time of this article’s posting and the show’s recording, no decision about potential punishment from the USADA has been made.
“He had a respiratory infection,” John Brooks told The Herald Mail. “He thought he had a cold. So he tried to push through it. And he ended up with double pneumonia. He was in the hospital for four days. He couldn’t breathe. Pneumonia, it can be fatal.
“He finally gets out and is looking at his doctor’s report and all the things he’s lacking in. And he went to get supplements to replenish whatever it is that needs to be replenished. One of the things he purchased was right next to the fish oil. It’s just a supplement, a natural, plant-based supplement, so he picked it up and started taking these things.
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From there, the show moves on to the latest news on the Lions’ 2025-2026 schedule. Penn State will travel to Drexel on Dec. 5. The match is at 7 p.m. ET. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s side beat the Dragons 41-3 a year ago at Rec Hall. The EIWA team returns 141-pound NCAA qualifier Jordan Soriano and 165-pound national tournament qualifier Jasiah Queen, among others.
The show then covers FLO’s first rankings for the 2025-2026 season. It concludes with a look at this weekend’s U20 Pan-American Championships. Three Penn State wrestlers will compete in it. Freshman William Henckel is in the 79-kilogram division. And, redshirt freshmen Connor and Cole Mirasola will compete at 97 and 125 kilograms, respectively, for Team USA.
