Last year, this dual was the event circled on every NCAA wrestling fan’s calendar; OSU was the #1 dual team throughout the season up until this dual, and Penn State was the #1 tournament team.
Just after Jason Nolf went down against Rutgers, Ohio State headed into Rec Hall , playing the heel to the hometown favorite Nittany Lions - even if the pre-planned Rocky theme music wasn’t what they entered the venue to. With PSU down one of their hammers, I predicted it to be tied at 18 - with OSU winning the dual on criteria.