Where is Penn State wrestling in the latest rankings ahead of Nebraska?: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Feb. 16 include new NCAA wrestling rankings plus headlines of the day and more.
It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with new wrestling rankings. InterMat released a fresh batch before the No. 1 Nittany Lions take on No. 4 Nebraska on Sunday. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team can clinch the Big Ten regular season daul meet title by taking out the Cornhuskers after thumping Rutgers at the Bryce Jordan Center back on Monday.
“Nebraska is, I mean, a lot of these Big Ten teams have all been very similar,” Sanderson said this week. “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.”
Top 10
- 1Trending
UK upsets Duke
Mark Pope leads Kentucky to first Champions Classic win since 2019
- 2
Second CFP Top 25
Newest CFP rankings are out
- 3
Nico Iamaleava
Tennessee QB dealing with concussion ahead of Georgia game
- 4
Couches on fire
State Street burning couches after Kentucky upsets Duke
- 5Hot
Diego Pavia
Court denies Vandy QB temporary restraining order against the NCAA
Here are the new InterMat rankings. The number in parenthesis reflects last week’s ranking. Do note that the second NCAA coaches poll and first RPI rankings are out, but with dual meets left to wrestle, those are not yet completely full of competitors who would otherwise be in them but aren’t due to not yet having the required number of matches.
125 pounds: Braden Davis, 6 (2)
133 pounds: Aaron Nagao, 11 (6)
141 pounds: Beau Bartlett, 1 (2)
149 pounds: Tyler Kasak, 9 (10)
157 pounds: Levi Haines, 1 (1)
165 pounds: Mitchell Mesenbrink, 6 (7)
174 pounds: Carter Starocci, 1 (1)
184 pounds: Bernie Truax, 6 (6)
197 pounds: Aaron Brooks, 1 (1)
285 pounds: Greg Kerkvliet, 1 (1)
Team: No. 1
Headlines of the day
More Penn State roster updates
Penn State star linebacker Abdul Carter in line for position change: Pickel, BWI
Why Penn State TE Theo Johnson is rising up NFL draft boards: ‘Traits over production’: McGonigal, PennLive
Examining Penn State’s January additions on the newest roster update: Fitz, BWI
Group of Penn State trustees push to name football field after Joe Paterno in private meetings: Spotlight PA
Penn State football positional clarity established with roster update: Bauer, BWI
The Nittany Lion appears in EA Sports’ College Football teaser trailer: Daily Collegian
Penn State roster weight changes: OFFENSE | DEFENSE: Pickel and Carr, BWI
Quote of the day
“It wasn’t really a surprise. With Theo, we knew he had the potential to be a Day Two pick. That’s something we’ve talked about for a while.”
–Dane Brugler, NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic, to PennLive on PSU tight end Theo Johnson’s rise up the draft boards following a big week at the Senior Bowl.
