It's been a full month since Ohio State last wrestled in competition.
Head coach Tom Ryan's philosophy is that he wants his athletes to enjoy the holidays with family, and to use the final month of the calendar year to get healthy for the meat of the collegiate wrestling season. When his team returns to the mats in St. John Arena Sunday evening, they'll face one of the toughest opponents of their schedule in No. 4 North Carolina State.
"[For] the crowd as a spectator, this is a pretty good dual to watch," Ryan said. "You're going to see a lot of good wrestling, and hopefully we compete like animals.