I'm setting this up the night before so that everyone has the info, etc., and also so that I have one less thing to do tomorrow between sessions.
Please use the thread for all pre-session, in-session, and post-session discussion for the Session IV of the 2026 NCAA Championships.
This session is called the Blood Round, and it usually is bloody, both literally and figuratively.
When:
March 20, 8:00 pm EDT
Where:
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
TV:
ESPN2
Video Streaming:
ESPN+. Please note that this is the only way to get access to multiple mats (They call it MatCast). As a heads up, MatCast will be available for each session (not all that necessary for Session VI on Saturday evening, as there is only one mat being used in that session. However, the Trophy Presentation at the end of Session VI will be on ESPN+, and not ESPN. You can subscribe to ESPN+ for $12.99 a month, and cancel your subscription in a week, and only pay for 1 month. To do so, go to:
https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/40375475974036-ESPN-Select-or-Unlimited-Plans-and-Prices
Audio Streaming:
The radio PBP, with Jeff Byers at the mic, will be streamed for free. The pre-Session portion of the broadcast will start at 7:40 pm EDT, with the actual wrestling taking place at 8:00 pm EDT. To access the audio PBP, go to:
gopsusports.com
Once there, click on the arrow inside the button, to the left of "Wrestling: NCAA Championships - Session 4"
Team Scores:
The best place to track the team scoring is the Penn State Wrestling Club web site. It appears that they have reverted back to prior practice, and are making the team race info available to all during the NCAAs. You can find their site at:
pennstatewrestlingclub.org
PBP:
@SlipperyPete will be available for PBP. I'll be available for PBP if we have any situations where two PSU wrestlers are competing at the same time. @GregPickel will be in the Rocket Arena, and providing his thoughts, observations, information, interviews, etc. from there. We always encourage others to provide their insight, analysis, reactions, and PBP if they so desire. As always, I remind you to please include the score for the match, or provide some context (wrestler, school, and weight class) beyond just "that's not a takedown."
Mat Assignments:
It also helps to give folks a heads up as to what mat a PSU wrestler will be wrestling on. You can usually get that info from Ironhead's audio PBP, from Penn State Wrestling's twitter account, or from TrackWrestling/FloArena. Anybody is welcome to post such info as it becomes available, as it will benefit all of us that are trying to watch the action on TV or via a video stream.
Let's have some fun discussing what usually is the most dramatic Session of NCAAs.
Please use the thread for all pre-session, in-session, and post-session discussion for the Session IV of the 2026 NCAA Championships.
This session is called the Blood Round, and it usually is bloody, both literally and figuratively.
When:
March 20, 8:00 pm EDT
Where:
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
TV:
ESPN2
Video Streaming:
ESPN+. Please note that this is the only way to get access to multiple mats (They call it MatCast). As a heads up, MatCast will be available for each session (not all that necessary for Session VI on Saturday evening, as there is only one mat being used in that session. However, the Trophy Presentation at the end of Session VI will be on ESPN+, and not ESPN. You can subscribe to ESPN+ for $12.99 a month, and cancel your subscription in a week, and only pay for 1 month. To do so, go to:
https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/40375475974036-ESPN-Select-or-Unlimited-Plans-and-Prices
Audio Streaming:
The radio PBP, with Jeff Byers at the mic, will be streamed for free. The pre-Session portion of the broadcast will start at 7:40 pm EDT, with the actual wrestling taking place at 8:00 pm EDT. To access the audio PBP, go to:
Lion Vision
Once there, click on the arrow inside the button, to the left of "Wrestling: NCAA Championships - Session 4"
Team Scores:
The best place to track the team scoring is the Penn State Wrestling Club web site. It appears that they have reverted back to prior practice, and are making the team race info available to all during the NCAAs. You can find their site at:
Penn State Wrestling Club – wrestling lives here
pennstatewrestlingclub.org
PBP:
@SlipperyPete will be available for PBP. I'll be available for PBP if we have any situations where two PSU wrestlers are competing at the same time. @GregPickel will be in the Rocket Arena, and providing his thoughts, observations, information, interviews, etc. from there. We always encourage others to provide their insight, analysis, reactions, and PBP if they so desire. As always, I remind you to please include the score for the match, or provide some context (wrestler, school, and weight class) beyond just "that's not a takedown."
Mat Assignments:
It also helps to give folks a heads up as to what mat a PSU wrestler will be wrestling on. You can usually get that info from Ironhead's audio PBP, from Penn State Wrestling's twitter account, or from TrackWrestling/FloArena. Anybody is welcome to post such info as it becomes available, as it will benefit all of us that are trying to watch the action on TV or via a video stream.
Let's have some fun discussing what usually is the most dramatic Session of NCAAs.
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