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

The No. 1 Penn State wrestling team has its first match of February tonight. The Nittany Lions welcome No. 7 Ohio State to Rec Hall to kick off a stretch that includes back-to-back top-10 opponents. After facing the Buckeyes on Friday, head coach Cael Sanderson’s team will battle No. 2 Iowa next Friday on the road.

“I think this group and probably every group, I mean, they certainly look forward to those big matches,” Sanderson said Tuesday. “They’ve always wrestled great in the big matches. So, I’m assuming, I don’t know if they’re circling them, but they’re aware that, the bigger the match, the more fun it is to wrestle great.”

Penn State has won 51 straight dual meets. It is 7-0 this season. The Buckeyes are 12-1, with their own loss coming to Pittsburgh back in December.

“I think they’re familiar with our guys, we’re familiar with their guys, I mean, the kids, you follow them growing up,” Sanderson said. “There’s so much film and just, the sport’s just, it’s easier to go, you can watch 10 years of film on most kids that are competing now. So it’s not really about last week as far as preparing because, again, we’re trying to prepare year-round for these opponents and these big matchups like this.”

Get ready for PSU-OSU with our preview below.

Ohio State at Penn State wrestling: Time and TV details

Venue: Rec Hall in State College, Pa.

Start time: 6:30 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 6:15 p.m. ET. You can listen on Lionvision by clicking here.

What are the top bouts to watch?

The headliner bout of this dual meet comes at 141 pounds. Returning All-American Beau Bartlett, who is ranked No. 2 by InterMat, will battle No. 3 Jesse Mendez. The Ohio State sophomore was an All-American at 133 pounds in 2022-2023. This will be the first college meeting between the two former Junior Worlds teammates.

“I know he’s really good,” Bartlett said this week, per FLO. “And it’s really cool to see guys that come up from the age-level World teams move on and continue to find success. But it doesn’t really change anything for the match. I’m gonna get in my routine, do everything the way I want to do it. Make sure I’m dialed in, and I’m going to go compete the way I want to compete.”

Another bout to watch closely comes at 149 pounds. Penn State will send either freshman Tyler Kasak or junior David Evans to the mat against Dylan D’Emilio, who is 19-6 and ranked ninth at that weight class.

At heavyweight, No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet will look to keep his hot streak going against No. 12 Buckeye Nick Feldman. The Ohio State wrestler earned Big Ten and NCAA wrestler of the week honors after beating No. 4 Lucas Davison of Michigan by decision, 4-3.

Projected Penn State-Ohio State 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. 3 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 24 Brendan McCrone, Ohio State

133 pounds: No. 5 Aaron Nagao, Penn State vs. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis, OSU

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 3 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State

149 pounds: No. 12 Tyler Kasak OR David Evans, PSU vs. No. 19 Dylan D’Emilio, OSU

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 29 Issac Wilcox, Ohio State

165 pounds: No. 7 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 20 Bryce Hepner, OSU

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 11 Rocco Welsh, Ohio State

184 pounds: No. 5 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. No. 31 Seth Shumate OR Ryder Rogotzke, OSU

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 22 Luke Geog, Ohio State

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 12 Nick Feldman, OSU