COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland wrestling team will hit the road for a Big Ten road swing versus two top-5 opponents as it travels to No. 3 Ohio State (Jan. 31) and No. 2 Penn State (Feb. 2).

Both of Maryland's duals will be streamed on BTN Plus. (Watch vs. Ohio State) - (Watch vs. Penn State)

Probable Matchups (vs. Ohio State)

	Maryland	#3 Ohio State
125	Brandon Cray (3-13, 1-10)	Malik Heinselman (9-12, 3-6)
133	King Sandoval (8-7, 3-5)	#19/21 Jordan Decatur (10-5, 2-4)
141	Hunter Baxter (6-14, 3-10)	#1/#1 Luke Pletcher (20-0, 10-0)
149	Ryan Garlitz (3-4, 0-0)	#2/#2 Sammy Sasso (18-2, 9-1)
-OR-	Garrett Burnham (3-4, 0-0)
157	Jahi Jones (11-4, 5-3)	Elijah Cleary (13-9, 3-7)
-OR-	Lucas Cordio (13-9, 1-4)	Quinn Kinner (9-4, 1-2)
165	Kyle Cochran (11-5, 8-5)	#14/#13 Ethan Smith (14-8, 5-5)
174	NR/#24 Philip Spadafora (14-9, 4-7)	#7/#7 Kaleb Romero (14-3, 8-1)
184	Kyle Jasenski (9-11, 5-8)	NR/#24 Rocky Jordan (22-6, 2-4)
197	Jaron Smith (8-7, 5-5)	#1/#1 Kollin Moore (20-0, 10-0)
-OR-	Niko Cappello (4-9, 0-3)
285	Parker Robinson (1-16, 0-13)	NR/#23 Gary Traub (17-5, 4-4)

*rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Scouting Ohio State

The Ohio State wrestling team (8-2, 4-1 Big Ten) ranks third in the nation after winning eight of its first 10 dual meets. The Buckeyes - led by head coach Tom Ryan - have only lost to No. 11 Virginia Tech and No. 1 Iowa. Eight Ohio State wrestlers appear in the national rankings, most notably Luke Pletcher and Kollin Moore that rank first at 141 and 197 across the board, respectively. Sammy Sasso also ranks among the best in the nation, ranked second at 149 pounds. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series against Maryland, 4-0. Maryland will compete in Columbus for the first time in team history.

Probable Matchups (vs. Penn State)

	Maryland	#2 Penn State
125	Brandon Cray (3-13, 1-10)	Brandon Meredith (11-8, 1-5)
133	King Sandoval (8-7, 3-5)	#3/#4 Roman Bravo-Young (12-0, 7-0)
141	Hunter Baxter (6-14, 3-10)	#2/#2 Nick Lee (12-0, 8-0)
149	Ryan Garlitz (3-4, 0-0)	Jarod Verkleeren (12-3, 3-3)
-OR-	Garrett Burnham (3-4, 0-0)	Luke Gardner (6-1, 2-0)
157	Jahi Jones (11-4, 5-3)	Bo Pipher (8-9, 1-6)
-OR-	Lucas Cordio (13-9, 1-4)	Brady Berge (1-0, 1-0)
165	Kyle Cochran (11-5, 8-5)	#1/#1 Vincenzo Joseph (7-0, 7-0)
174	NR/#24 Philip Spadafora (14-9, 4-7)	#1/#1 Mark Hall (15-0, 8-0)
184	Kyle Jasenski (9-11, 5-8)	#9/#10 Aaron Brooks (7-1, 4-1)
197	Jaron Smith (8-7, 5-5)	#18/#15 Shakur Rasheed (2-2, 2-2)
-OR-	Niko Cappello (4-9, 0-3)
285	Parker Robinson (1-16, 0-13)	#15/#16 Seth Nevills (10-0, 4-0)

*rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Scouting Penn State

The Penn State wrestling team (7-1, 4-0 Big Ten) ranks second in the nation after winning seven of its first eight dual meets. The Nittany Lions - led by head coach Cael Sanderson - have only lost to No. 6 Arizona State. Seven Penn State wrestlers appear in the national rankings, most notably Roman Bravo-Young (#3#4 at 133), Nick Lee (#2/#2 at 141), Vincenzo Joseph (#1/#1 at 165), and Mark Hall (#1/#1 at 174). The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series against Maryland, 41-1-2.

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