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

It’s match day again, Penn State fans. The No. 1 Nittany Lions close out the Big Ten portion of their 2023-2024 dual meet schedule today with what may ultimately be viewed as their toughest test during conference action. No. 4 Nebraska brings numerous ranked wrestlers into Rec Hall on Sunday for both programs’ penultimate match of the year.

“Nebraska is, I mean, a lot of these Big Ten teams have all been very similar,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said Tuesday. “I mean, we just have to go be ourselves and wrestle and score those tough points and win tough matches, because they do have a really good team. They always do.

“Nebraska is always a really tough team. We’re looking forward to that match. I think it’s not like a surprise or anything. Looking at them coming into the season and what they’ve done for as long as I’ve been involved in college wrestling, they’re always one of the top programs.”

Get ready for the top five show down below.

Nebraska at Penn State: Time and TV details

Venue: Rec Hall in State College, Pa.

Start time: 4 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 3:45 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

What are the top bouts to watch?

Do we have to pick only one? Of course not! We will at the end. But let’s use list form to show you why making a selection for this match is no easy task. Here are just the top 10 showdowns set for Sunday on paper (all Penn State wrestlers listed first)

–141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett vs. No. 7 Brock Hardy

–149 pounds: No. 9 Tyler Kasak vs. No. 1 Ridge Lovett

–157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines vs. No. 7 Peyton Robb

–184 pounds: No. 6 Bernie Truax vs. No. 3 Lenny Pinto

In addition to those, there are numerous top 20 showdowns, as well. This match figures to be a doozy, even though the Lions are favored. On paper, the bout of the match comes at 184. In reality, we expect it to come at 157. Haines beat Robb twice last year. The first win came in a 3-1 sudden victory thriller to win the Big Ten title. The Nittany Lion then won again, 5-3, to reach the NCAA finals. Robb hasn’t forgotten those setbacks. And while he may not be the most likely challenger to knock off top-ranked Haines at nationals this year, expect him to come to wrestle Sunday at Rec Hall.

Projected Penn State-Nebraska 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. 12 Caleb Smith, Nebraska

133 pounds: No. 11 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 17 Jacob Van Dee, Nebraska

141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 7 Brock Hardy, Nebraska

149 pounds: No. 9 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 1 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 7 Peyton Robb, Nebraska

165 pounds: No. 6 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 15 Antrell Taylor, Nebraska

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. No. 33 Bubba Wilson, Nebraska

184 pounds: No. 6 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. No. 3 Lenny Pinto, Nebraska

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 13 Silas Alred, Nebraska

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. Harley Andrews OR Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska