No. 1 Penn State Wrestling vs. No. 6 Ohio State preview: key matches, predictions

STATE COLLEGE, PA - FEBRUARY 5: A view of the crowd in the arena during a match between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes on February 5, 2016 at Recreation Hall on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State won 24-14. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - FEBRUARY 5: A view of the crowd in the arena during a match between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes on February 5, 2016 at Recreation Hall on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Penn State won 24-14. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young gets ready before wrestling at 133 pounds during a NCAA Big Ten Conference wrestling dual against Iowa, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.220127 Penn St Iowa Wr 031 Jpg /

Final Score Prediction

Ohio State 8
Penn State 29

If the Penn State Wrestling faithful have been yearning for some bonus points lately, then this is the dual meet for them. But hey, it’s understandable they haven’t seen many matches end with bonuses as the Nittany Lions faced both Michigan and Iowa in the span of a week.

And outside of a couple of matchups, the hammers for Ohio State are matched up against some of the question marks for Penn State. The same goes for Penn State Wrestling, too. Roman Bravo-Young, Nick Lee, Max Dean, and Greg Kerkvliet should all be able to get their offenses early and often.

And maybe the massive crowd at the BJC will see a pin or two?

Those are always fun!

Ohio State will be back to challenge the top of the collegiate wrestling world soon enough. But this isn’t the year.