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. And even if it wasn’t how I predicted, that overall score was pretty darn close – with the Buckeyes scoring an upset at 141 when then-lower ranked Stanford transfer Joey McKenna took out Nick Lee – and then a stunner at 197 when backup Anthony Cassar took out then-undefeated Kollin Moore. Then, the…
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