WHO: #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0, 3-0 Big Ten)
WHEN: 1:00 PM CT (Saturday, January 25, 2025)
WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA)
TV: BTN (Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bobby Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN
It's been a fairly quiet start to the season for #2 Iowa wrestling -- outside of duals against then-#12 Iowa State in November and then-#9 Illinois last week, the Hawkeyes haven't faced many notable opponents. That's about to change. Starting with Saturday afternoon's dual against #4 Ohio State, Iowa is set to face teams ranked in the top-8 in four of its next five duals: #4 Ohio State, #1 Penn State, #7 Nebraska, and #8 Minnesota.
As they say, business is about to pick up.
Saturday's dual could feature matches between ranked wrestlers at nine weights and four top-10 throwdowns. Give the Hawkeyes the slight advantage -- they have the higher-ranked wrestler in all four of those potential top-10 showdowns, as well as two other ranked matchups.
But any advantage Iowa has could be very narrow -- Ohio State is likely to be favored at the other four weights (pending the potential return of top-ranked Jacori Teemer at 157 lbs for the Hawkeyes) and many of those top-10 matchups look tight enough that it would hardly be a shock if they went in favor of the Buckeyes. That, plus potential bonus points, could make for a very close dual meet.
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WHEN: 1:00 PM CT (Saturday, January 25, 2025)
WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA)
TV: BTN (Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bobby Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN
It's been a fairly quiet start to the season for #2 Iowa wrestling -- outside of duals against then-#12 Iowa State in November and then-#9 Illinois last week, the Hawkeyes haven't faced many notable opponents. That's about to change. Starting with Saturday afternoon's dual against #4 Ohio State, Iowa is set to face teams ranked in the top-8 in four of its next five duals: #4 Ohio State, #1 Penn State, #7 Nebraska, and #8 Minnesota.
As they say, business is about to pick up.
Saturday's dual could feature matches between ranked wrestlers at nine weights and four top-10 throwdowns. Give the Hawkeyes the slight advantage -- they have the higher-ranked wrestler in all four of those potential top-10 showdowns, as well as two other ranked matchups.
But any advantage Iowa has could be very narrow -- Ohio State is likely to be favored at the other four weights (pending the potential return of top-ranked Jacori Teemer at 157 lbs for the Hawkeyes) and many of those top-10 matchups look tight enough that it would hardly be a shock if they went in favor of the Buckeyes. That, plus potential bonus points, could make for a very close dual meet.
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PREVIEW: No. 2 Iowa wrestling vs. No. 4 Ohio State
Previewing Iowa's Saturday afternoon dual meet against Ohio State.
