Iowa is up against a behemoth in Penn State. It's a team coming off of the best NCAA Championship outing ever and has each of its projected wrestlers currently ranked in an All-American position by Intermat. By March, it could be seen as the best team in NCAA wrestling history. Yet, the message remains the same.

Iowa wrestler Gabe Arnold engages in some trash talk before the Hawkeyes visit Penn State for the biggest college wrestling match of the year.

The No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team embarks on a big match week with the 2nd-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes coming to the Bryce Jordan Center for a Friday night Big Ten match.

Penn State wrestling has continued its dominance this season. The Nittany Lions dismantled Rutgers over the weekend, the Nittany Lions won their 65th consecutive dual meet. Now Penn State gets ready for its toughest test of the year when they welcome Iowa for a highly anticipated showdown in the Bryce

The Nittany Lions (9-0) scored four technicals, including the 11th this season by top-ranked Mitchell Mesenbrink (165 pounds). Redshirt freshman Josh Barr (197) produced the signature win, scoring seven (!) takedowns in the third period for a 22-6 win. Barr scored six more takedowns in the third than Rutgers (one) did the entire match.

That hasn’t stopped Iowa’s Gabe Arnold from calling out defending four-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci ahead of a meeting. The two are expected to be part of the dual on Fr