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

Penn State wrestling has its first and only double dual meet weekend of the season this Friday and Sunday. The Nittany Lions kick it off with a Friday night trip to No. 11 Michigan. Then, head coach Cael Sanderson’s team will battle Michigan State on Sunday in East Lansing. It’s rare for the program to have only one of these weekends during the Big Ten portion of the schedule. But, that’s what it’s face with this year, which is good and bad.

“I think it’s unusual,” Sanderson said on Tuesday. “I kind of just think when we get to the Big Ten, it’s always Friday, Sunday, Friday, Sunday, like multiple weekends in a row. We were just talking about that the other day, actually. I mean, we do have a Friday, I think we’re at Iowa, and then we’re back here on Monday with Rutgers. So you know, that’s a trip to the Midwest and back. So that’ll be similar. But yeah, I think the two matches in a row is good for us because it gets your guys ready to make weight multiple days in a row.

“So wherever you’re at, we just got to find the positive in the opportunity or challenge however you look at it. But yeah, we don’t have a lot of these opportunities to wrestle back-to-back. So,  we want to make sure, I think it would be good preparation for us and our weight management.”

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

Penn State at Michigan wrestling: Time and TV details

Venue: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Start time: 6 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 5:45 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

What are the top bouts to watch?

This match has all the makings of a doozy. Penn State will be favored to win its 49th consecutive dual meet. But, the Wolverines bring a ton of talent to the mat and will not go down without a fight.

“Well, Michigan obviously has a really good team,” Sanderson said. “Up and down their lineup, I don’t know how many All-Americans they have in their lineup, but just a very experienced team, very talented team. So it’ll be a great match. We’re excited for it.”

Multiple top-10 bouts await fans of both teams. No. 4 Aaron Nagao and No. 6 Dylan Ragusin, square off at 133 pounds. At 157 pounds, No. 1 Nittany Lion Levi Haines meets No. 9 Will Lewan for the first time since the now Penn State sophomore beat the Wolverine 3-1 in sudden victory during last year’s dual meet. First-year Lion Mitchell Mesenrbink, who is No. 9 at 165, draws No. 7 Cameron Amine. Multi-time NCAA champ Carter Starocci, the top-seed at 174 pounds, draws No. 4 Shane Griffith, who transferred into Michigan from Stanford this offseason. And, top-ranked heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet draws new Wolverine and Northwestern transfer Lucas Davidson, who is No. 4 at 285 pounds.

Beyond those matches, Braeden Davis can burn his redshirt if he faces No. 5 Michael DeAugustino at 125 pounds. And, fellow freshman Tyler Kasak can earn another top 15 triumph if he wrestles and beats No. 6 Austin Gomez at 149 pounds.

Projected Penn State-Michigan 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. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 5 Michael DeAugustino, Michigan

133 pounds: No. 4 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 6 Dylan Ragusin, UM

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 25 Sergio Lemley, Michigan

149 pounds: No. 12 Tyler Kasak OR David Evans, PSU vs. No. 6 Austin Gomez, UM

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 9 Will Lewan, Michigan

165 pounds: No. 9 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 7 Cameron Amine, UM

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 4 Shane Griffith, Michigan

184 pounds: No. 5 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. No. 15 Jaden Bullock, UM

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 32 Bobby Striggow, Michigan

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 4 Lucas Davison, UM