Seven Reasons To Watch The Ohio State Wrestle-Offs Tonight
Seven Reasons To Watch The Ohio State Wrestle-Offs Tonight
Seven reasons to get pumped about the Buckeyes and watch the Ohio State wrestle-offs tonight live on Flo at 7:15 PM eastern.
It's wrestle-off szn, and we're lucky enough to have the #3 Ohio State Buckeyes do theirs live tonight on FloWrestling!
Watch Ohio State Wrestle-Offs Live on Flo
Tonight at 7:15 PM Eastern
For the results of Tuesday's preliminary matchups, we compiled them here and Ohio State posted them all over their social media. And in case you need an excuse to catch them live, or perhaps want to convince your significant other to join you in viewing, we've got six reasons for you to watch the Buckeye wrestle-offs.
1) It's College Wrestling Live on Flo!
This is a cop-out, but for real guys, there's college wrestling you can watch. We know what you want — you're missing that Division I content. It's nine matches, featuring seven ranked wrestlers and three blue-chip big boarders. It's going to satisfy your itch until Opening Day next Friday, November 1.
2) Is Rocky Jordan Legit?
The short answer is yes, but we'll get a better answer tonight. He dominated Fritz Schierl to get to the match against Kaleb Romero, and there were some who thought Rocky would have been the starter at 174 last year had he not broken his foot. With no matches since winning his second state title for St. Paris Graham, there is perhaps no one we're more interested in seeing tonight.
174 lbs Preliminary Results#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/KrGsXpG7c8
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) October 22, 2019
3) What's Jordan Decatur Look Like In A 7-Minute College Match?
CP made sure we got this one in. This is at the absolute top of his agenda tonight, seeing how true freshman Decatur holds up in a full-length college match against a guy who's been in a D1 room for several years.
4) Should Kharchla Go Right Away?
Of the three true freshmen who could start for the Buckeyes, Carson Kharchla seems like the only we're still unsure about it. The first question is if he's better than #12 Ethan Smith, which is possible and we'll find out quickly tonight. The second and more important one though is, does he want to wrestle immediately? He was on a slow trajectory to the top in high school and may similarly want a year to develop in a college room. Mike Mal and Bratke did a tech notes on this matchup, which you can watch below.
5) What To Expect Of Jaden Mattox?
It's possible Mattox is the best top wrestler Ohio State has brought in since Logan Stieber. Though obviously not on Stieber's level, Mattox was a two-time Ohio state champ and won FloNationals on high school, largely because of his ability to turn people. That top game was why Willie once rated him as the best 157lb prospect in high school at the time, but he's leveled off a bit since then. He went 13-3 in his redshirt year but will have to not only separate himself from Elijah Cleary, he may also have to outshine Ke-Shawn Hayes to eventually become the start at 157.
6) A Peek At The Future Of 141 For The Buckeyes
Unfortunately Dylan D'Emilio got hurt so we didn't get him against Quinn Kinner, but Kinner will be on display tonight against two-time All-American Luke Pletcher. The redshirt freshman was a two-time state champ in single class New Jersey and finished his career #15 on the Big Board.
7) Ohio State Firepower On Full Display
Yes, it's teammates that we know they're a whole lot better than. But this is kind of the point of why teams make wrestle-offs public, right? To give their fans a taste of what's in store this year? That includes #1 Kollin Moore, #3 Luke Pletcher, #5 Sammy Sasso, and #17 Gavin Hoffman. These guys are going to be on the podium in March, so why not get a good glimpse at them tonight?
Ohio State Wrestle-Off Matchups
125: #19 Malik Heinselman vs Hunter Lucas
133: Jordan Decatur vs Dylan Koontz
141: #3 Luke Pletcher vs Quinn Kinner
149: #5 Sammy Sasso vs Trey Grenier
157: Elijah Cleary vs Jaden Mattox
165: #12 Ethan Smith vs Carson Kharchla
174: #19 Kaleb Romero vs Rocky Jordan
184: #17 Gavin Hoffman vs Zach Steiner
197: #1 Kollin Moore vs Tyler Stein