The top-ranked Nittany Lions begin a Big Ten road trip by visiting the No. 8 Buckeyes for an intriguing conference wrestling match.

Cael Sanderson’s Penn State wrestling team finds itself in a familiar position heading into Friday night’s Big Ten matchup with Ohio State in Columbus. Home or away, it doesn’t matter – The No. 1 Nittany Lions are again heavy favorites.

How undefeated Penn State wrestler Beau Bartlett looks to break his personal losing streak to Ohio State's Jesse Mendez at 141 pounds.

The end of the regular season is drawing near for Penn State’s wrestling squad. The Nittany Lions have a pair of Big Ten road duals this weekend against No. 8 Ohio State (7 p.m. Friday) and No. 13 Illinois (2 p.m. Saturday).

Penn State's Beau Bartlett controls Michigan's Sergio Lemley during their 141 pound match at the Bryce Jordan Center on Feb. 7, 2025. Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com

Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson updates the status of starters Tyler Kasak, Braeden Davis before the Nittany Lions' weekend road trip.

Penn State, which has won 66 straight matches, hosts the Wolverines in its second consecutive match at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Bartlett, last year’s NCAA 141-pound runner-up to Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez, wrestled Mendez three times last year and each bout ended 4-1, with Bartlett winning the dual and Mendez taking the B1G and NCAA finals in tremendously competitive bouts. They’ll go again on Friday in Columbus.