Penn State's Josh Barr gets a reversal on second-ranked Jacob Cardenas of Michigan in their 197 pound match for a 3-2 tiebreaker-2 victory at the Bryce Jordan Center on Feb. 7, 2025. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

The Nittany Lions are coming off a resounding 30-8 win over Iowa last Friday in front of a sell-out crowd of 15,998 (tying PSU and the NCAA’s all-time record for indoor dual attendance.

Those were the words Penn State’s Josh Barr used when asked about trailing in his bout against Jacob Cardenas. The 197-pound bout was the one that everyone wanted to see. Not only was it to see how Barr would respond from last week’s loss — his first — but because of the matchup with the No.