Here it is: the supposed biggest dual of the season, the toughest challenge that the Penn State wrestling squad will face this year. The luster of this meet has worn a bit after Iowa’s loss at Michigan last week, but it’s still a tough test in enemy territory - there’s a reason why we say that wrestlers get Carvered, after all.
This dual, and duals like it, are so different from so many other duals on the Nittany Lions’ schedule; it’s also different than any on the Hawkeyes’ schedule, and different than what these matchups will look like at potential Big Tens and the NCAA tournament.