What time, channel is Penn State-Iowa wrestling on? Projected lineups, time, and more

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It’s match day, Penn State fans. The No. 1 Nittany Lions go for their 53rd consecutive dual meet victory today when they battle No. 3 Iowa inside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. More than just bragging rights and a shot the regular season dual meet title will be on the line between the two college wrestling powers. Individual seeding at Big Tens and NCAAs will be impacted by the outcome of each of the 10 bouts, as well.

“I think wrestling at Iowa is a lot of fun,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said this week. “Their fans know the support. Their event staff is second to known. We watch and say what can we learn from this? And then they have one of the best athletic programs in all of sports in their wrestling team. So, it’s a great place to compete. Everywhere we wrestle, we generally see a big crowd. Here, it’s standing room only. So we wrestle in big environments all the time. So from that standpoint, it’s not as big of a deal.

“You kind of get what you focus on. If you’re focused on your match, then that’s probably the best idea. And, just keep things simple.”

Get ready for the match with our preview below.

Penn State wrestling at Iowa: Time and TV details

Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa

Start time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: Big Ten Network

Streaming: Big Ten Plus (BTN+) is streaming the match for subscribers. Fans can visit bigtenplus.com to learn more about how to watch the match and other Nittany Lion events on the streaming service by signing up for one of the offered plans. Besides web browsers, B1G+ is also available on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and XBOX.

Radio: Longtime Lions play-by-play voice Jeff Byers will be on the call starting with the pre-match show at 8:45 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

What are the top bouts to watch?

There are some big-time bouts taking place on Friday night. The headliner match will come at 141 pounds. New No. 1 Beau Bartlett of Penn State will battle No. 2 Real Woods of Iowa. The Hawkeye was the reigning leader of the weight class before losing last week. Woods beat Bartlett 4-1 in last year’s dual meet between the two sides. He’ll look to reverse that this time around.

Another top 10 bout will take place at 125. A battle of future All-Americans is on deck as No. 7 Drake Ayala of Iowa battles No. 2 Braeden Davis of Penn State. At 149 pounds, Iowa’s No. 12 Caleb Rathjen will take on No. 10 Nittany Lion Tyler Kasak in a match that has implications for that weight class’ seeding at Big Tens. No. 1 Levi Haines opposite No. 5 Jared Franek of Iowa figures to be a thriller a 157 pounds. And, another top 10 bout awaits fans at 165 pounds, where No. 6 Michael Caliendo meets No. 7 Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State.

This dual meet has enough intrigue to envision it being close. But, a Penn State win is expected.

Projected Penn State-Iowa lineups

All of the matchups listed below are subject to change both after weigh-ins and when the time comes for each individual bout. The projections are courtesy of Penn State athletics. All rankings are courtesy of InterMat.

125 pounds: No. 2 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 7 Drake Ayala, Iowa

133 pounds: No. 6 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 20 Cullan Schriever, Iowa

141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 2 Real Woods, Iowa

149 pounds: No. 10 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 12 Caleb Rathjen, Iowa

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 5 Jared Franek, Iowa

165 pounds: No. 7 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 6 Mikey Caliendo, Iowa

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 7 Patrick Kennedy, Iowa

184 pounds: No. 6 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. Gabe Arnold OR Aidan Riggins, Iowa

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 11 Zach Glazier, Iowa

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. Ben Kueter OR No. 29 Bradley Hill, Iowa