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A new episode of the Penn State wrestling show and podcast from Blue-White Illustrated is now live. Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel are back to dive into the latest news and notes surrounding the Nittany Lions. As has been the case for weeks, the news cycle is hardly slowing down despite it being the third month of the offseason. You can watch this week’s show in video player above and also on YouTube. Or, you can listen at your favorite destinations for audio like SPOTIFY and APPLE. This week’s show starts with a look at the Nittany Lions’ new assistant coach. Multi-time NCAA ...
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Penn State could take another step forward on its planned Beaver Stadium renovations on Tuesday morning. The university’s full Board of Trustees, in addition to its committee on finance, planning, and capital planning, is set to gather first in an executive session at 10 a.m. before holding a public session at 10:30 a.m. There is just one item on the agenda: “Proposed Project Approval, Beaver Stadium Renovations, University Park.” It is expected to be approved. “The primary scope of the Beaver Stadium renovation is on the stadium’s West Side,” the Penn State project description says. “This app...
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The expected is now official: Nick Lee is the new assistant wrestling coach at Penn State. The school’s first five-time All-American joins head coach Cael Sanderson’s staff after finishing as the 65-kilogram runner-up at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April. His decision to join the Nittany Lions’ staff means his competitive days are over. He won two NCAA titles, was a 2023 U.S. World Team member, and was accomplished at both the national and interantional levels in freestyle wrestling. Lee replaces Jimmy Kennedy. A member of the Penn State coaching staff since 2021, first as a volunteer and ...
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Penn State wrestling is grinding through the second month of the collegiate offseason. Usually, this time of year would be slow with minimal news to discuss. However, this May, the headlines continue to come hot and heavy around Cael Sanderson’s program. You’re in luck, though: The Blue-White Illustrated wrestling show and podcast is back with a fresh episode to get you caught up on the latest information. Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel start the show with a recap of Zain Retherford’s terrific triumph at the World Olympic Games qualifier last weekend. The Penn State product pu...
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Penn State news, notes, and updates for May 16 include a new job for wrestling alum Mark Hall, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Thursday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics. Penn State tweets of the dayWe start with another Penn State alum taking a new job in college wrestling. A week after David Taylor took the head coaching job at Oklahoma State, four-time All-American and 2017 NCAA champ Mark Hall II is joining the Oklahoma staff. He will be the Sooners’ new director of operations for head coach Roger Kish after spending the last th...
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Penn State is sending another wrestler to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Zain Retherford is heading to the biggest stage of international wrestling after battling back through repechage on Sunday to finish third and qualify for the event. He beat Niurgun Skriabin in the third place match to make it after rolling through the repechage, or consolation bracket, round. Penn State product Day 2 recapCourtesy of USA Wrestling: Bronze Medal Match – WIN Sujeet Sujeet (India), 2-2Retherford was relentless with his forward pressure throughout the match. Midway through the first period, Retherford got ...
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Penn State product Zain Retherford will have a final chance to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday. The former Nittany Lions’ time at the World Olympic Games qualifier has not gone exactly to plan. He did win his first two matches. But, after losing his third match to Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur-Ochir 7-2 in the round of 16, he needed the 2020 Olympic participant to make it to the finals. He did that, as Tumur-Ochir beat Sujeet Sujeet of India in the semifinals to qualify himself for a trip to Paris, France. By doing so, he also brought Retherford back into the fold via what is known as re...
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You might be able to take David Taylor out of the place home to Penn State. But, you cannot take the lessons learned from his time in State College out of the 33-year-old new head coach of Oklahoma State wrestling. That was the main takeaway from Friday’s introductory news conference in Stillwater. Taylor is going to put his own touches on the Cowboys as he takes over for the legendary John Smith, of course. But, as he spoke during both his opening statement and question and answer session, he sounded very much like some of the men he learned from: Nittany Lions head coach Cael Sanderson, head...
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Penn State senior heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet needed just two words to announce that he was returning to the Nittany Lions for a shot at his second national title in as many years. A graphic posted to his social media account simply said: “Coming Back.” With that, the college wrestling world was set into its latest Penn State-induced frenzy of May. The first came when fellow defending NCAA champ Carter Starocci said he would return for a final season in a blue and white singlet back on May 1. The second came Monday when Lions legend David Taylor was officially announced as the new head coach at...
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Penn State news, notes, and updates for May 10 include a look at Zain Retherford’s big weekend ahead, more spring top 25s, and more. It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics. Penn State tweets of the dayWe start with international wrestling. Penn State alum Zain Retherford is in Istanbul, Turkey to try and qualify himself and the U.S. for the 65-kilogram weight class at the 2024 Summer Olympic games. He must finish in the top three to punch his ticket to Paris, France. His tournament starts when the men’s freestyle division takes th...
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