Penn State To Open Season LIVE On Flo

Penn State To Open Season LIVE On Flo

No. 1 ranked Penn State opens their season LIVE on Flo this Thursday night against Army West Point.

Nov 6, 2017 by Wrestling Nomad
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If you made plans for Thursday night, cancel them. That is, unless those plans were to watch the defending national champions LIVE on Flo.

Penn State opens its season this Thursday night at 7 PM Eastern time against Army West Point, WATCH LIVE HERE. The No. 1 Nittany Lions feature eight ranked wrestlers, including the top-ranked and defending NCAA champions at 149lb through 184lb.

There are three intriguing weights in particular for PSU. Who will Cael Sanderson and his staff send out to replace Nick Suriano at 125lb? We just saw Nick Lee get second at the Clarion Open wrestling unattached, so Jered Cortez may be the guy at 141 if Lee redshirts. Of note, Penn State's website put out a projected lineup which did not include Lee. Lastly, senior Matt McCutcheon is ranked fourth at 197, but rumors are circulating that sophomore Anthony Cassar has beaten McCutcheon in multiple wrestle-offs.

Army is replacing half of its lineup from last year's fourth-place team at EIWAs. Austin Harry has bumped up to 141, making room for true freshman Lane Peters at 133. Knox Fuller at 149 and Robert Heald at 285 are the other true freshmen who we could see Thursday night. Andrew Mendel is the Black Knights' lone returning NCAA qualifier.

Below are our projected lineups for both teams.

Penn State Lineup

125: Devin Schnupp/Kenneth Yanovich/Justin Lopez
133: Corey Keener
141: Jered Cortez
149: Zain Retherford
157: Jason Nolf
165: Vincenzo Joseph
174: Mark Hall
184: Bo Nickal
197: Matt McCutcheon/Anthony Cassar/Shakur Rasheed
285: Nick Nevills

Army West Point Lineup

125: Trey Chalifoux, So.
133: Lane Peters, Fr.
141: Austin Harry, Jr.
149: Knox Fuller, Fr.
157: Lucas Weiland, So.
165: Andrew Mendel, Sr.
174: #19 Ben Harvey, So.
184: Noah Stewart, So.
197: Rocco Caywood, Jr.
285: Bobby Heald, Fr.

Can't see the dual live? Don't worry, you'll be able to watch archives of every match.

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