I’m pretty sure I say this this week every year - but it’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Penn State wrestling kicks off their dual season and continues their march towards a third consecutive national title this season against in-commonwealth foe Lehigh, a formidable opponent that always brings their a-game to this dual meet.
It’s been a number of years since Lehigh actually beat PSU in this dual (since before Cael Sanderson started roaming matside in Happy Valley) but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a tough outing against a ranked opponent - last year, when the Nittany Lions were defending national champs with four returning individual champions in their lineup, they only beat the Mountain Hawks 24-12 (in the PSU lineup’s defense, only three of the four returners last year wrestled; in Lehigh’s defense, one of those three actually lost to PSU transfer Michael Beard).