Penn State wrestling cruises to win at Indiana; Lions send out new offers: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Feb. 6 include the latest win for the Nittany Lions wrestling team, plus recruiting offers and more.
It’s time to dive into Monday’s top tweets and headlines about PSU and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with the latest on Penn State wrestling. The Nittany Lions dominated Indiana 35-8 and improved to 13-0 on the season. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team won eight of ten bouts. No. 1 Carter Starocci beat No. 15 DJ Washington by major decision, 11-3, in the highlight bout of the night. Marco Vespa also wrestled for the Lions at 125 pounds instead of Gary Steen. But, the unranked Nittany Lion fell 17-2 to Jacob Moran. Beau Bartlett. Shane Van Ness, Max Dean, and Greg Kerkvliet all earned bonus point victories.
“I think giving up that first takedown really kind of let a bit of pressure off me; it just allowed me to open up and just fire off my attacks,” Facundo told the Penn State Sports Network, per PennLive. “Just go out there and score some points and have some fun with it.
“I’m feeling pretty good … all these matches are learning experiences. I learned things about my wrestling on Friday and I learned a lot of things today, just little things that I can keep working on and also things that will work as we get into the Big Tens and nationals.”
In other news, Penn State sent out a new offer over the weekend. The Nittany Lions are now in the mix to land 2025 Detroit, Mich., Cass Tech corner Alex Graham.
Headlines of the day
Can Drew Shelton follow in Olu Fashanu’s footsteps and become Penn State’s next standout tackle?: Flounders, PennLive
Trimmings: 10 that will benefit the most from Penn State winter workouts: Fitz, BWI
Sean Clifford Goes All-In on Retirement Party: Wogenrich, SI
Multiple Big Ten programs are making 2024 4-star TE Brady Prieskorn a priority: Simmons, BWI
Penn State Men’s Basketball: Lundy Shines, but Nittany Lions Fall 72-63 to Nebraska: Jones, Statecollege.com
PSU digs hole at Nebraska, stays there in 72-63 loss: Bauer, BWI
Penn State Athletics makes ‘staff changes,’ 5 assistant athletic directors no longer listed on directory: Daily Collegian
Quote of the day
“One thing I noticed when I went there is they have great people. It’s easy to talk to them. It’s easy to relate to them. They’re just cool people.”
–2024 tight end Brady Prieskorn to On3 about PSU.
