Penn State wrestling commit Josh Barr beats Ohio State commit to win second Fargo title: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for July 20 include a future Nittany Lions wrestler, Josh Barr, winning his second Fargo title. We also cover an impressive workout feat completed by Micah Parson and highlight a PSU player who former tight end Adam Breneman is excited to see in action this fall.
It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about Penn State and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with wrestling.
Michigan native and Penn State Class of 2023 commit Josh Barr has won his second title at the prestigious Fargo freestyle tournament. He did so by beating Pennsylvania native and Ohio State commit Rocco Welsh in Tuesday’s finals, 8-5.
“Penn State commit Josh Barr was on a collision course with Ohio State commit Rocco Welsh from the time Fargo brackets came out til their final on Tuesday afternoon, and the match lived up to the hype,” FloWrestling writes.
“Trailing late, Barr dug deep to knock off the #3 ranked wrestler in the country. This victory came a year after Barr beat Iowa commit Aiden Riggins in the 2021 Fargo finals.”
Barr is now headed to the Who’s Number One tournament. He’ll also look to win that event after falling last year at it to future teammate and Penn State Class of 2022 signee Levi Haines.
In other news, former Penn State tight end and UMASS All-American Adam Breneman is busy picking the players he’s most excited to see in college football this year. His 33rd such selection was Lions tight end Tyler Warren. He was used in a variety of ways last fall. That figures to be the case again this year. We’ll see what Mike Yurcich has up his sleeve this time around.
Finally, for this section, here’s a clip of Micah Parsons lifting a set of bleachers off the ground.
Headlines of the day
Penn State’s 25 most intriguing: How will a true freshman impact the Lions’ wideout group?: Flounders, PennLive
Penn State basketball takes new identity in Shrewsberry Year Two: Bauer, BWI
The Penn State College Football Awards Watch List: Wogenrich, SI
Opponent preview: Looking ahead to an October matchup with the Michigan Wolverines: Pickel, BWI
Ranking Penn State football’s toughest road opponents in 2022: Engle, Daily Collegian
2024 linebacker set to attend Penn State’s Lasch Bash: Snyder, BWI
Jahan Dotson compares James Franklin and Ron Rivera: McGuire, Nittany Lions Wire
Grading positional groups in Penn State’s Class of 2023: Offense: Carr, BWI
A year later, NFL free agent Carl Nassib says he agonized over decision to come out publicly: ESPN
Quote of the day
“I’m excited about our group. We got a long way to go. We’re a terrible defensive team. We haven’t done any defense at all this summer. You guys know that’s not who I am. We’ll get that corrected. But, we’re trying to work on our offense. We want to be able to score the ball next year. We’re trying to take our time and do that.”
—PSU men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry to reporters on Tuesday about the outlook for his team in 2022.
