The biggest name in collegiate wrestling has signed on to wrestle in the Southern Scuffle.
Penn State coach Cael Sanderson notified University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach Heath Eslinger earlier this week that he’ll be bringing the defending national champions to the tournament, which will be held Jan. 1-2 at McKenzie Arena.
“This is big for the tournament and for Chattanooga,” Eslinger said. “With Penn State’s commitment we now have three of the top five teams in the country coming to the tournament.”
The other top five members are Cornell and Minnesota.
Hofstra also has committed to the tournament, upping the field to 22 teams.