Penn State wrestling weekend viewing guide: Former Lions in action, future foes at National Duals, and more

The Penn State wrestling season starts this week. The Nittany Lions welcome Oklahoma to the Bryce Jordan Center for a non-conference dual meet at 6 p.m. ET Friday. 14. BTN will televise the contest. While fans of Cael Sanderson’s program will surely be focused on his team’s first match of the year, there are plenty of other matches and events to follow this weekend. We have the information you need to do so below.

Penn State opponent tracker: Weekend of Nov. 14-16

Numerous future Penn State opponents are at the National Duals Invitational Saturday-Sunday in Tulsa, Okla. The Lions decided not to attend the event, which has a total purse of $1 million, even though they were invited. Speaking this week, Cael Sanderson cited the timing of it (early in the season and coming off of U23 Worlds) as well as a general disinterest in going as the reasons why.

“We’re always going to do what’s in the best interests of our kids and our team, and that’s my job and that’s what we’re going to do and that’s what we did,” Sanderson said. “Create big events, that’s cool, but I think they knew right away when they were putting it when and where they were putting it, we’re probably not [going to participate] because we’re pretty consistent. We haven’t really changed a whole lot in that regard.”

Here’s the weekend schedule for 2025-2026 Penn State opponents:

FRIDAY, NOV. 14

Princeton at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra)

Columbia vs. Indiana, 7 p.m. ET (B1G+)

SATURDAY, NOV. 15

Iowa vs. Missouri at Nationals Duals, 10 a.m. ET (FLO)

Lehigh vs. Nebraska at National Duals, Noon ET (FLO)

Ohio State vs. Wyoming at National Duals, Noon ET (FLO)

Stanford at California Baptist, 6 p.m. ET (FLO)

Oklahoma at Bucknell, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

SUNDAY, NOV. 16

Army at the Black Knight Open, 10 a.m. ET (FLO)

NDSU at the Daktronics Invitational, 10 a.m. ET (FLO)

Drexel vs. Duke and Morgan State at Morgan State, 2 and 4 p.m. ET (Morgan State All-Access)

What is the National Duals Invitational schedule?

The full schedule for the double-elimination National Duals Invitational is below. All matches are on FLO unless otherwise noted:

SATURDAY

First round

10 a.m. ET: Iowa vs. Missouri; Little Rock vs. Illinois; UNI vs. N.C. State; Oklahoma State vs. Cornell

Noon ET: Ohio State vs. Wyoming; Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota; Arizona State vs. Michigan; Lehigh vs. Nebraska

First round consolations

4 p.m. ET: TBD

Quarterfinals

6 p.m. ET: TBD

Second round consolations

8 p.m. ET: TBD

SUNDAY

Semifinals and third round consolations

11 a.m. ET: TBD

Placement matches

1 p.m. ET: TBD

Finals

7 p.m. ET: TBD, ESPN2

Which former Nittany Lions are in action this weekend?

Alex Facundo will be in action for Oklahoma State at 174 pounds during the National Duals Invitational.

Gary Steen is not in the lineup at 125 or 133 pounds for Oklahoma State.

Zack Ryder will be in action for Oklahoma State at 174 pounds during the National Duals Invitational.

Aurelius Dunbar and Duke are at Morgan State for a pair of matches, one against the host and one against Drexel, on Morgan State All-Access Sunday afternoon.

David Evans is the 149-pound starter for Utah Valley. The team is at Oregon State at 4 p.m. ET Sunday on FLO.

Jack Kelly is on the roster at George Mason at 184 pounds. He is not the starter, however.

AJ Fricchione left Penn State after the 2024-2025 season. It’s unclear if he joined another college wrestling team.