There are a few certainties in life: death, taxes, and Penn State wrestling showing up when it matters in the NCAA tournament. And despite being down to essentially a six-man contingent early on Friday, that mantra certainly held true this year, with PSU clinching the national title about halfway thru session five of the NCAA tournament.
The first half of the session had Nittany Lions fans just sitting back and watching, hoping for some help from a few unlikely sources - and the help came, as returning national champ David Carr beat Michigan’s Will Lewan and Iowa’s Michael Kemerer beat UM’s Logan Massa in the consolation semifinals.