3 Burning Questions for Penn State Wrestling at B1G Championships

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 19: Cael Sanderson of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 19, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 19: Cael Sanderson of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 19, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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Head coach Cael Sanderson of the Penn State Nittany Lions  (Photo by Hunter Martin/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /

Burning Question No. 3

Can Cael Sanderson once again use his magic (ie. elite coaching skills) to propel PSU to another improbable win?

Just looking at Iowa’s roster is intimidating. And this is coming from an out-of-shape dude sitting on his couch eating Cheez Its. I won’t have to squeeze into a singlet and toe the line against any of them. They’re good and they have the potential to be historically good.

But, Penn State also has Cael Sanderson at the helm. The Nittany Lion faithful have already seen their fair share of unbelievable and historic moments in the past 10+ years.

The 1.0 point victory over Iowa in 2011 to claim Penn State’s first ever B1G title. Only to follow that up a couple of weeks later to bring Penn State home it’s first NCAA Team Championship since 1953. Two separate NCAA Team Championship 4-peats (2011-2014 & 2016-2019). Setting the all-time NCAA Team Championship scoring record of 146.5 points (2017). Storming back to win one of the greatest dual meet matches in college history when Penn State took down then No. 1 Ohio State 19-18.

"We win team titles at Penn State. That’s what we do. -Bo Nickal"

Under difficult circumstances and against all odds, can Cael Sanderson do it again?

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