STILLWATER — When the doors opened Sunday afternoon, the line waiting to get inside Gallagher-Iba Arena stretched through the north parking lot and down Hall of Fame Avenue, and when every seat was filled, onlookers stood three and four rows deep in the concourse aisles if only to catch a glimpse.
OSU's historic arena was first built in 1938, fully renovated in 2001, and with 14,059 in attendance Sunday, never in its history had the old barn been so full. Then again, the spectacle of No. 2-ranked Penn State visiting No. 1 OSU for the NWCA National Dual Championship, the Super Bowl of college wrestling not broadcast on national television, was history best witnessed in person.