Ohio State is pulling out all the stops to break the NCAA wrestling attendance record for Kyle Snyder's final home match, and Urban Meyer is doing his best to help.
Buckeye wrestling coach Tom Ryan announced on Twitter that Meyer will sit matside for Sunday's match against No. 4 Iowa, taking a break from his recruiting efforts to help fill the Schottenstein Center.
Blessed to have @OSUCoachMeyer matside with us this Sunday at 3:30pm in the Schott! If he can make it in the midst of recruiting so can you! Lets go Buckeye Nation. We need you to BREAK THE RECORD. We are already over 12,000 seats sold. Lets sell everyone of them! 19,000+. pic.twitter.com/GaXqFXFxjE
— Thomas Ryan (@Buckeye158) January 18, 2018
Penn State currently holds the all-time indoor NCAA dual meet attendance record with 15,996 attendees for its 2013 match against Pittsburgh. Ohio State came near that mark last season when its hosted the Nittany Lions in the Schottenstein Center, packing in 15,388.
If the Buckeyes are going to break the record, this may be the best chance they'll ever get. Not only is it a match between two top-four teams – No. 2 Ohio State vs No. 4 Iowa – it's the final home match of the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the world and arguably the best Ohio State athlete ever: Kyle Snyder.
Fans are encouraged to fill the arena and wear white to contrast with the Hawkeyes who will be donning their black singlets. The match begins at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Schottenstein Center.
Tickets are available here.
