Ohio State is a really good wrestling team. The Iowa Hawkeyes – their Friday night opponent – are an exceptional wrestling team.
It's been two years since the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes faced each other on the mat, and this year's meeting is almost a mirror image of that 2018 dual. That year the top-ranked Buckeyes were on the hunt for a national title and hosted Iowa in front of a near-sellout crowd at the Schott; this season the Hawkeyes are the prohibitive favorite to win at all and host the No. 4 Buckeyes in what's likely to be a capacity crowd in Iowa City.