{"id":20448,"date":"2026-02-13T23:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=20448"},"modified":"2026-02-13T23:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:48:35","slug":"no-2-ohio-state-battles-no-1-penn-state-maryland-in-final-b1g-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=20448","title":{"rendered":"No. 2 Ohio State Battles No. 1 Penn State, Maryland in Final B1G Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storyPageContentBody\" data-safe-html=\"true\"><strong>No. 2 Ohio State at No. 1 Penn State, Maryland<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Times:<\/strong>\u00a07\/2 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Dates:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, Feb. 13, Sunday, Feb. 15<br \/>\n<strong>Venues:<\/strong>\u00a0Bryce Jordan Center\/<a data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/facilities\/?id=17\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/umterps.com\/facilities\/?id=17\">Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion at XFINITY Center<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Live Broadcast: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/BTN.com\">BTN<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigtenplus.com\/en-int\/page\/home\">B1G+<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Results:<\/strong> X\/@wrestlingbucks\/TrackWrestling<strong>COLUMBUS, Ohio &#8212;<\/strong> No. 2 Ohio State (17-0, 6-0) concludes the dual portion of the 2025-26 season at No. 2 Penn State (13-0, 7-0) Friday (7 p.m.\/BTN) before traveling to College Park to take on Maryland (4-8, 0-7) Sunday (2 p.m.\/B1G+).&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;\n<\/p>\n<ul>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>The Buckeyes defeated No. 5 Iowa in the third consecutive and final home dual at the Covelli Center in 2026. Ohio State defeated No. 25 Wisconsin (30-10) and No. 13 Michigan (26-16) before taking down the Hawkeyes (24-9).\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Ohio State is off to the best start in program history at 17-0. The Buckeyes finished the home season 7-0, the best home record in the Covelli Center. Ohio State&#8217;s 17-consecutive dual victories also is a school record.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Against the ranked, Ohi0o State is 4-0 against Top 5 teams, 8-0 against Top 10 and 11-0 against Top 25 teams this season.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Ohio State honored its seniors during a prematch ceremony last Friday. Managers Noah Loris, Ava Marinell, Taylor Csanyi, Frank Saldana and Emma Schatzel were recognized. Athletes <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/peyton-fenton\/12489\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12489\">Peyton Fenton<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/carter-chase\/7334\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7334\">Carter Chase<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/paddy-gallagher\/7352\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7352\">Paddy Gallagher<\/a><\/dfn>, <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/carson-kharchla\/7376\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7376\">Carson Kharchla<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/jesse-mendez\/7387\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7387\">Jesse Mendez<\/a><\/dfn> also were honored.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Ohio State enters the match with the Nittany Lions at 17-0. Its the most dual wins since an 18-2 campaign for <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/coaches\/tom-ryan\/1496\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"1496\">Tom Ryan<\/a><\/dfn> and the Buckeyes in 2009-10.<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Now in his 20th year at Ohio State, Ryan has guided the Buckeyes to 10 or more wins in 15 seasons in Columbus. \u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>To date this season, redshirt freshman <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/ben-davino\/12474\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12474\">Ben Davino<\/a><\/dfn> leads the nation (tied) with 11 technical falls. He leads in aggregate time at 55:08. \u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Over the course of three days, Ohio State earned a pair of Top 10 road wins at No. 7 Minnesota (W, 29-9) and then at No. 6 Nebraska (W, 17-16). The Buckeyes trailed the Cornhuskers going into the final match of the night at heavyweight. Ohio State&#8217;s <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/nick-feldman\/7342\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7342\">Nick Feldman<\/a><\/dfn> secured the comeback victory with a 4-1 win in sudden victory over No. 4 AJ Ferrari.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>The Buckeyes won their Big Ten opener Jan. 11 in Columbus against No. 23 Indiana, 45-0. It was the first shutout in the series with the Hoosiers. The last time Ohio State shutout a league opponent was Jan. 31, 2023 at Maryland, 41-0.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Ohio State had a pair of champions at the Red Raider Open. Freshmen <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/brogan-fielding\/12491\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12491\">Brogan Fielding<\/a><\/dfn> (141) and <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/maddox-shaw\/12493\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12493\">Maddox Shaw<\/a><\/dfn> (149) were champions in their respective brackets. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Ohio State traveled west to take on Oregon State in Corvallis early in the new year. The Buckeyes came away with a 41-3 victory while allowing one takedown in the match.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<li>Against Penn State, the Buckeyes last won in State College in 2009, a 33-7\u00a0victory. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series, 27-12. Ohio State is 9-0 all-time against the Terrapins, including a 4-0 record in College Park.<\/li>\n<p>&#013;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Probable Lineups vs. Penn State<\/strong><br \/>\n125 &#8211; (2) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/nic-bouzakis\/7326\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7326\">Nic Bouzakis<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Jr.) vs (1) Luke Lilledahl (So.)\u00a0<br \/>\n133 &#8211; (2) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/ben-davino\/12474\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12474\">Ben Davino<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Fr.) vs (4) Marcus Blaze (Fr.)\u00a0<br \/>\n141 &#8211; (1) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/jesse-mendez\/7387\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7387\">Jesse Mendez<\/a><\/dfn> (Sr.)\u00a0 vs (12) Braeden Davis (Jr.)\u00a0<br \/>\n149 &#8211; (6) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/ethan-stiles\/12492\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12492\">Ethan Stiles<\/a><\/dfn> (R-So.) vs (1) Shayne Van Ness (Jr.)\u00a0<br \/>\n157 &#8211; <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/landon-desselle\/12475\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12475\">Landon Desselle<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Fr.) vs (4) PJ Duke (Fr.)\u00a0<br \/>\nor <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/daxton-chase\/12473\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12473\">Daxton Chase<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Fr.)\u00a0<br \/>\n165 &#8211; (16) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/paddy-gallagher\/7352\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7352\">Paddy Gallagher<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Sr.) vs (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Jr.)<br \/>\n174 &#8211; (5) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/carson-kharchla\/7376\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7376\">Carson Kharchla<\/a><\/dfn> (Gr.) vs (1) Levi Haines (Sr.)\u00a0<br \/>\n184 &#8211; (8) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/dylan-fishback\/12495\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12495\">Dylan Fishback<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Jr.) vs (1) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/rocco-welsh\/11596\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"11596\">Rocco Welsh<\/a><\/dfn> (So.)\u00a0<br \/>\n197 &#8211; (10) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/luke-geog\/7354\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7354\">Luke Geog<\/a><\/dfn> (R-So.) vs (1) Josh Barr (So.)\u00a0<br \/>\nHWT &#8211; (3) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/nick-feldman\/7342\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7342\">Nick Feldman<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Jr.) vs (12) Cole Mirasola (R-Fr.)\u00a0<strong>Probable Lineups vs. Maryland<\/strong><br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n125 &#8211; (2) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/nic-bouzakis\/7326\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7326\">Nic Bouzakis<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Jr.) vs Abram Cline (So.)\/Presden Sanchez (So.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n133 &#8211; (2) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/ben-davino\/12474\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12474\">Ben Davino<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Fr.) vs (13) Braxton Brown (R-Sr.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n141 &#8211; (1) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/jesse-mendez\/7387\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7387\">Jesse Mendez<\/a><\/dfn> (Sr.) vs Dario Lemus (R-So.)\/Ryan Kennedy (Fr.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n149 &#8211; (6) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/ethan-stiles\/12492\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12492\">Ethan Stiles<\/a><\/dfn> (R-So.) vs Michael Pizzuto (R-So.)\/(4) Carter Young (Sr.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n157 &#8211; <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/landon-desselle\/12475\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12475\">Landon Desselle<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Fr.) vs Mekhi Neal (So.)\/Nathan Perry (R-So.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\nor <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/daxton-chase\/12473\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"12473\">Daxton Chase<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Fr.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n165 &#8211; (16) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/paddy-gallagher\/7352\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7352\">Paddy Gallagher<\/a><\/dfn> (R-Sr.) vs Alex Uryniak (So.)\/AJ Rodrigues (Jr.)<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n174 &#8211; (5) <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatebuckeyes.com\/sports\/wrestling\/roster\/carson-kharchla\/7376\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"7376\">Carson Kharchla<\/a><\/dfn> (Gr.) vs Seth Digby (Fr.)\u00a0<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n184 &#8211; 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