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Rec Hall or the BJC? For Penn State wrestling fans, it’s win-win

Penn State wrestling beats Michigan 25-11 in front of full house at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. This video was provided by WTAJ, through a partnership with the Centre Daily Times for daily news content.

UNIVERSITY PARK

In the midst of a polar vortex, with heavy traffic around town, 15,703 people hurried home from work and braved the cold to watch the top-ranked Penn State wrestling team take on its toughest opponent of the season in No. 4 Michigan.

That attendance, the sixth-largest indoor crowd in NCAA wrestling history, wouldn’t be possible in the much smaller Rec Hall, the Nittany Lions’ home for most of the season.