Ohio State's Sammy Sasso was named Wrestler of the Week by both the Big Ten Conference and USA Wrestling after upending wrestlers ranked No. 1 and No. 4 in the country.
Sammy Sasso caught fire this weekend, upending No. 1 and No. 4 in successive duals, and Kollin Moore and Luke Pletcher each picked up win No. 20 in Minneapolis.
The Buckeyes look to bounce back from a loss at Iowa with a big win at Minnesota. Luke Pletcher and Sammy Sasso have a shot to beat their second top-five opponents of the weekend.
Iowa wrestling beat writer RossWB from Go Iowa Awesome previews Ohio State's daunting task in facing the No. 1 team in the country in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Ohio State split the meet with five match wins each, but bonus points made the difference as Luke Pletcher's early tech fall gave the Buckeyes the deciding point of the night.
Ohio State's first dual of the new year is the team's biggest meet on the home slate this season, facing the team that snapped Penn State's 60-win streak.
Ohio State redshirt sophomore Chase Singletary is out at least 4-6 weeks and likely the rest of the season from an injury suffered last month at the Cliff Keen.
Ohio State landed the No.5 overall recruit in the class of 2021 as St. Edward's standout Paddy Gallagher announced he would stay home and wrestle for the Buckeyes.
