Friends, wrestling is back.
The Buckeye wrestling program kicks off its 100th season – and its first season in the new Covelli Center – with a home dual versus the reigning Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal. Sunday's meeting is the first in history between the schools.
According to a preseason study by FloWrestling, Ohio State has the toughest non-conference schedule of any team in the Big Ten, and one of the 10 toughest slates in the country. Stanford isn't a ranked team by the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, though the Cardinal did show up in the "others receiving votes" category in this week's release, and bring five individually-ranked combatants to Columbus.