2026 NCAA Championship Session III Thread

[backdrft76-1]

Great seeing Lockett lose and out. Wonder if DT can coach him up in the future.

 

[Matter7172]

Lockett in trouble. Down 5-0 half way thru
And getting rode like a rented mule

He looks checked out. Funny - 3 OK State wrestlers on the 8 mat screen (Facundo and Ryder the others). TD in the first period 0 for, 1 against.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

#5 Lockett (Okla. St.) in some trouble in Cons. R3. He's down 5-0 to #13 seed Sparks (Minny), and the ref is holding 4 NF (now awarded, so it's 9-0). Plus Sparks has over 2 minutes of RT and we're in the 2nd period.

And just like that, Lockett gets a REV late in the period, so it's 9-2, heading into the 3rd period

 

[Dogwelder]

so do we have the team title locked yet?LOL

I think the 2026 team title has been locked, for years.

 

[rigi19040]

Davis wrestled to seed.

We can find a HIGHER seed.

There are no bonus points for bad losses which result in a lower seed.

 

[zzs006]

Lockett getting hammered. Down 9-0 in the second. Who would’ve thought that out of all of the OKST stud freshman he would have the worst season?

 

[PSUcup]

Shane just asked McMullan if he wakes up in the middle of night with cold sweats thinking about Tony Nelson laying on top of him LOL

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

Gallagher with the 4-3 upset over Bianchi.

 

[OldMatCoach]

Really?

 

[tullfan68]

team scores?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Lockett is eliminated, 10-3, by Sparks

 

[ElDuce]

Faccundo on SV, 1-1, no offense

 

[Fan16801]

At least Lockett showed sportmanship this time.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Mirasola in the hole on Mat 4

 

[El_Jefe]

LOL Seyko taking trash again he said Braden could shirt and start at 149 in 2 yrs!

He's correct. Davis can shirt next year, and as of right now he's the best 2028 option at 149 unless Blaze grows.

Perhaps by then we can forgive Davis for not living up to our expectations.

 

[Dogwelder]

Really?

I’m going to assume that Pyle was making a joke.

 

[tullfan68]

well I called it 10 for 10!

LOL sure am glad I didnt pick the consy round!

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

The table worker on Mat 6 just had a seizure : (

 

[tullfan68]

Feldman (Ohio St.) is wrestling -- there were reports this morning that he would be injury defaulting the tournament

Tan Tom still thinks they can win the team title!

 

[PAgeologist]

I recognize coming out of redshirt midseason is never ideal. Not sure if there's a weight cut issue or more here, but Davis looks nothing like the promising freshman and All American he was last year. No confidence, no ability to defend shots in the 3rd period, half-hearted shots with no finishes.

I think it's premature to throw in the towel on him. I'm not sure where he fits in the lineup (maybe 149 after SVN leaves), but he has the potential to be a top-5 guy if he can fix the gas tank issues, and more importantly - what's going on between the ears.

Regardless of weight, his problem is between his ears. He really needs to get his head on straight. Sadly, the team isn't getting though to him, staff included.

Braeden is one hell of a great teammate. One of the first in line to congratulate others. But something is going on with him. I dont know, or need to know, what that is.

Honestly, if I was his father, I would thank the staff, but pull him close to home.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

Facundo loses and is out.

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

team scores?

Penn State is winning by a lot.

 

[psufan07]

The table worker on Mat 6 just had a seizure : (

Went back to watch what happened - that was crazy

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

Facundo loses by 1 second in TB. Tough one.

 

[zzs006]

Facundo out as well. Just no offense at all

 

[railbirrd]

The table worker on Mat 6 just had a seizure : (

wondered why the screen went off during the middle of the match

 

[ElDuce]

Facundo loses and is out.

0-2 to 1-2 at nationals, DT building something

 

[RBOld]

team scores?

PSU: 105.5
Nebraska 66

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Down goes Facundo in TB. Tough way to lose, as Kelly (Illinois) gets out with 1 sec left in TB-2

 

[DWKeller]

Duke is really strong. That TD came from his death-grip on the foot of Cannon, which he would not let Cannon kick out of and then he pulled him in for the TD

ignore

 

[Nitlion1986]

I hope we break the scoring record by 1 point so we can cite Davis’s contributions for getting us there.

Nice thought. I would rather see 8 champions a third and a record crushed

 

[PUR158]

#5 Lockett (Okla. St.) in some trouble in Cons. R3. He's down 5-0 to #13 seed Sparks (Minny), and the ref is holding 4 NF (now awarded, so it's 9-0). Plus Sparks has over 2 minutes of RT and we're in the 2nd period.

And just like that, Lockett gets a REV late in the period, so it's 9-2, heading into the 3rd period

Good for Sparks, this is his 5th National Tournament and finally a shot to get on the podium. I remember him wrestling Joe Lee in the first round back at the 21 Tournament.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

here we go ... last PSU match of Session III

 

[SRATH]

Pitzer from Pitt iand Cornella from Cornell. Any other weird names???

Besides Ryan?

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

Arnold in trouble 2-4 in 3rd to Sollars.

Arnold with a clutch late TD to win it.

 

[ElDuce]

Carroll going to try to bully his way to a victory

 

[PAgeologist]

We forgot to tell him about stance! And head, hands, hips. Darn.

He was too busy cupping his hands and calling the 800 number.

 

[Scrubby]

LOL so Forrest is the talk yet Duke has better wins so far

and if Duke Techs or pins his way to champion-- Forrest wins top wreslter of tourney becuase you know he was just in high school

Who do you think is better between antrell Taylor and drake Ayala? They seem pretty even to me tbh

If Forrest wins out (and that's a big if given his real competition starts tonight) then I personally don't think there is a comparison between the depth of 133 and 157. Marcus Blaze at the 3 seed (and seidel at 4) are both far superior to the 2 seed at 157

 

[Dogwelder]

Good for Sparks, this is his 5th National Tournament and finally a shot to get on the podium. I remember him wrestling Joe Lee in the first round back at the 21 Tournament.

Was Joe Lee that year’s Braeden Davis?

 

[tullfan68]

I have mentioned Davis’s mental state and temper but I also have to mention 3 years in a row he was supposed to redshirt and got thrown into the fire. Never had a year to get ready for specific weight. It’s really not fair what the team has asked of him for his development as a wrestler.

he had 3 yrs to develop not much improvment~