No. 25 Wisconsin, No. 13 Michigan Up Next at Home for No. 2 Buckeyes

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 25 Wisconsin, No. 13 Michigan
Times: 6 p.m./Noon
Dates: Friday, Jan. 30/Sunday, Feb. 1
Venues: Covelli Center
Tickets: Ohio State Wrestling Tickets
Live Stream: BTN
Results: X/@wrestlingbucks/TrackWrestling

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 2 Ohio State (14-0, 3-0) returns to Columbus this week to face No. 25 Wisconsin (10-2, 2-2) Friday (6 p.m.) and No. 13 Michigan (7-2, 3-0) Sunday (noon) at the Covelli Center. Both matches will be televised nationally by the Big Ten Network.

Over the course of three days last week, 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's Nick Feldman secured the comeback victory with a 4-1 win in sudden victory over No. 4 AJ Ferrari.
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.
Ohio State had a pair of champions at the Red Raider Open. Freshmen Brogan Fielding (141) and Maddox Shaw (149) were champions in their respective brackets.
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.
In the Wisconsin all-time series, the Badgers lead 29-25-1. Ohio State has won the last six meetings and seven of the last eight.
Against Michigan, the Buckeyes have won the last three matchups, including a thrilling 20-19 affair the last time the teams met in Columbus (1/26/24). Overall, Ohio State is 23-67-3 all time against the Wolverines.
At the Midlands Championships in late December, Ohio State won titles at 165 (e'Than Birden) and 197 (Seth Shumate) while Vinny Kilkeary (125) and Maddox Shaw (149) found the podium in seventh-place. Coupled with a win in the dual vs. Indiana, Birden was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his efforts.

Probable Lineups vs. Wisconsin/Michigan
vs. Wisconsin
125 - (2) Nic Bouzakis (R-Jr.)/Vinny Kilkeary (R-So.) vs (16) Nicolar Rivera (R-Jr.)/Tyson Waughtel (Fr.)
133 - (2) Ben Davino (R-Fr.) vs (11) Zan Fugitt (R-So.)
141 - (1) Jesse Mendez (Sr.) vs Carson Exferd (R-Fr.)/Peter Tomazeric (Fr.)
149 - (4) Ethan Stiles (R-So.)/Maddox Shaw (Fr.)/Daxton Chase (R-Fr.) vs (15) Joseph Zargo (R-Sr.)
157 - Landon Desselle (R-Fr.) vs Luke Mechler (R-Sr.)
165 - (17) Paddy Gallagher (R-Sr.)/e'Than Birden (R-Fr.) vs (24) Cody Goebel (R-Jr.)
174 - (5) Carson Kharchla (Gr.) vs Luke Condon (R-So.)/Matthew Jens (R-Fr.)
184 - (7) Dylan Fishback (R-Jr.) vs Cale Anderson (R-Sr.)
197 - (10) Luke Geog (R-So.)/Seth Shumate (R-Jr.) vs Wyatt Ingham (R-Fr.)
HWT - (3) Nick Feldman (R-Jr.) vs (9) Braxton Amos (R-Jr.)/Gannon Rosenfeld (R-Jr.)

vs. Michigan
125 - (2) Nic Bouzakis (R-Jr.)/Vinny Kilkeary (R-So.) vs. (24) Diego Sotelo (Gr.)/or Christian Tanefeu (R-Sr.)
133 - (2) Ben Davino (R-Fr.) vs Gauge Botero (Fr.)
141 - (1) Jesse Mendez (Sr.) vs (25) Dylan Ragusin (Gr.)
1149 - (4) Ethan Stiles (R-So.)/Maddox Shaw (Fr.)/Daxton Chase (R-Fr.) vs (13) Lachlan McNeil (Gr.)
157 - Landon Desselle (R-Fr.) vs (14) Cameron Catrabone (R-Fr.)
165 - (17) Paddy Gallagher (R-Sr.)/e'Than Birden (R-Fr.) vs Justin Gates (R-Fr.)
174 - (5) Carson Kharchla (Gr.) vs. (11) Beau Mantanona (R-So.)
184 - (7) Dylan Fishback (R-Jr.) vs (9) Brock Mantanona (R-Fr.)
197 - (10) Luke Geog (R-So.)/Seth Shumate (R-Jr.) vs (18) Hayden Walters (R-Fr.)
HWT - (3) Nick Feldman (R-Jr.) vs (7) Taye Ghadiali (Gr.)

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