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The Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Sunday January 26th to take on #3 Oklahoma State in Ames Iowa. The dual features 18 ranked wrestlers, with 8 total head to head ranked matches.

History: Oklahoma State leads the series with 63 wins to 22 losses. These are two of the most storied programs in NCAA history.

Don’t Miss: The 133 and 141 bouts should be fantastic, and 157 will be a real barn burner. (whatever that means) Overall many exciting matches do exist, and it should be an exciting dual meet.

Keys To Victory: The key to victory for both teams is to win more matches than the other team. It will also be important not to give up bonus points. In all honesty, this dual has lost a lot of its earlier season luster. Iowa State has really suffered a lot of loss this year. Missing from the line up is all-americans Casey Swerdiski and Yonger Bastida. Anthony Echemlinda is also out of the line up, and Christian Carroll has left the program.

125 Kysen Terukina #14  vs Troy Spratley #7

133 Evan Frost #5 vs Cael Hughes or Reese Witcraft #19

141 Jacob Frost #14 vs  Tagen Jamison #4

149 Paniro Johnson #8 vs Carter Young #12

157 Cody Chittum #10 vs Caleb Fish #13

165 Aiden Riggins #30 vs Cameron Amine #6

174   MJ Gaiten vs Dean Hamiti #5

184 Evan Bockman #14 vs Dustin Plott #3

197 Nate Schon vs Luke Surber #7

285 Daniel Herrera #28 vs Wyatt Hendrickson #2

Conclusion: Lots of great matchups tonight, I see Oklahoma State winning 7 of the 10 bouts. And securing a 28-9 victory. Expect a great night of wrestling.

The #7 UNI Panthers are back on the mat, Saturday January 25th at 7 pm in Cedar Falls Iowa, against #34 Oklahoma in what should be an outstanding meet. The dual features 18 ranked wrestlers and 8 ranked head to head bouts. The dual will be streamed live on FLO!

History: UNI leads the series 9-1 with the last meeting being a 30-12 victory for the Panthers!  UNI has won the last 7 meetings in a row!

Don’t Miss:  There are several exciting matchups I can’t wait to see. The 184 matchup is especially exciting as it features a reigning NCAA Champion, vs the always exciting DJ Parker. For me though, the match of the night is at 197.

Keys To Victory:  The Panthers are favored in 8 of the 10 bouts, while Oklahoma is favored in 2. Although despite these rankings, many of these matches are more of a toss up. With a dual this close, bonus points are going to be huge.

while the 133 bout is a complete  toss up. With a dual this close, bonus points are going to be huge. The Panthers have an opportunity for bonus points at 141, 157, and 184.  Oklahoma needs to get on the board quick with wins at 125 and 133.

125 Trevor Anderson #21 vs  Antonio Lorenzo #23

133 Julian Farber #21 vs Cleveland Belton #23

141 Cael Happel #5 vs Alex Braun or Mosha Schwartz #16

149 Colin Realbuto #13 vs  Willie McDougald #11

On Saturday January 25th at 1 PM the 2nd ranked Hawkeyes host the 6th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver Hawkeye Arena, in what should be an epic battle between two national power houses. The dual features 20 ranked wrestlers with 3 top 10 bouts!

Don’t Miss: 133, 149, and 174 should all be exciting bouts. I’m particularly  interested in the 174 bout as Kennedy gets to prove himself against another All-American.

Keys To Victory: Iowa needs to win the close ones and not give up any bonus points along the way. Ohio State needs bonus points at 141, and they have to win at 174, while keeping the loses to a 3 point decision. Both teams have a path to victory, Iowa appears to have a little more room for error. A big question that plays a role in this one is the health of Jacori Teemer. He could be a deciding factor in the outcome of this dual.

125 Joey Cruz #28 VS Brendan McCrone #12

133 Drake Ayala #2 VS Nic Bouzakis #10

141 Ryder Block #20 VS Jesse Mendez #1

149 Kyle Parco #4 VS Dylan D’Emilio #10

157 Jacori Teemer #1 or Caleb Rathjen VS  Sammy Sasso #19

165 Michael Caliendo #2 VS Paddy Gallagher #13

174 Patrick Kennedy #5  VS Carson Kharchla #6

184 Gabe Arnold #5 VS Ryder Rogotzke #20

197 Steven Buchanan #1 VS Seth Shumate #18

285 Ben Kueter #11 VS Nick Feldman #5

Conclusion: This has the potential to be a fantastic dual meet. Iowa is favored in 6 of the 10 matches. The 174 match-up is particularly interesting and could play into NCAA seeding. I see Iowa winning the dual 23-12 and winning 7 matches. 157 is a big question mark right now for Iowa. This could effect the team score and make it 20-15.

The 7-3 Iowa State Cyclones return to the mat on Friday January 24th at 7 pm to take on Oklahoma in Ames Iowa. The dual features 16 ranked wrestlers, with 6 head to head ranked matches.

Don’t Miss: 3 bouts really stick out to me. 125,184, and 197 if Christian Carroll wrestles. DJ Parker and Evan Bockman should be the bout of the night!

History: Iowa State leads the series with 56 wins to 42 losses and 3 ties. Iowa State has won the last 6 meetings, between the two storied programs. This years dual looks to be very closely contested.

Keys To Victory: Iowa State is favored in 6 of the 10 bouts. Oklahoma is favored in just 3 bouts.  Iowa State needs to win those 6 bouts. Oklahoma needs to win the 3 they are favored in, and pick up an upset at 184 and also to win the toss up bout at 197. Bonus points are also a must.

125 #14 Kysen Terukina  vs Lorenzo, Antonio #23

133 Evan Frost #5 vs Belton, Cleveland #23

141 Jacob Frost #14 vs Alex Braun

149 Anthony Ecemendia #6 vs McDougald, Willie #11

157 Cody Chittum #8  vs Landyn Sommer

165 Aiden Riggins vs Picklo, Tate #30

174  MJ Gaiten vs Sax, Gaven #9

184 Evan Bockman #12 vs  DJ Parker #21

197 Christian Carroll  #19 or Nate Schon vs Brad Hill #21

285 Daniel Herrera #26 vs  Mora, Juan #19

Conclusion: I see Iowa State picking up wins at 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, and Heavyweight. Oklahoma wins 174, 184, 197. With a final score 24-9. Many of these matches will come right down to the final minute of action. Don’t miss this one! The dual is expected to be broadcast on ESPN+.

The #1 ranked Penn State Lions return to the mat in Piscataway New Jersey, on Friday January 24th against Rutgers. The dual features 18 ranked wrestlers, with 8  head to head ranked matches. Including, 3 top 10 match-ups. Don’t Miss:  133 and 174 should both be fun matches to watch. I expect a battle at 125 as well. Heavyweight features two to[p 10 ranked wrestlers. Keys To Victory: Penn State just needs to win the matches they are favored to win, nothing more. For Rutgers, I don’t see a reasonable path to victory. 125 Lilledahl, Luke #9 vs Peterson, Dean #10 133 Davis, Braeden #10 vs Shawver, Dylan #9 141 #3 Bartlett, Beau vs Olivieri, Joey #13 149 #4 Van Ness, Shayne vs Clark, Andrew #26 157 #1 Tyler Kasak vs Harer, Conner 165 #1 Mesenbrink Mitch vs White, Anthony #27 174  #2 Haines, Levi vs Al DeSantis 184 #1 Starocci, Carter vs   Shane Cartagena-Walsh #19 197 #4 Barr, Josh vs John Poznanski #17 285 #2 Kerkvliet, Greg vs Slavikouski, Yaraslau #10 Conclusion: This is one of the best Penn State Teams I have ever seen, they have no weak links in the lineup, we could be seeing 10 All-Americans on this team, with who knows how many National Champions. In this dual I see Penn State winning 10 of the 10 bouts and claiming a 38-0 victory. Rutgers has a chance to squeak out victory at 133, but I wouldn’t bet on it.