Hodge Trophy, Transfer Portal & What Penn State Wrestling's 2027 Lineup Looks Like
Hodge Trophy, Transfer Portal & What Penn State Wrestling's 2027 Lineup Looks Like  
Podcast: BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated
Published On: Tue Apr 14 2026
Description: Mitchell Mesenbrink wins the Hodge Trophy — and Penn State wrestling keeps adding to its already historic season. Greg Pickel and Thomas Frank Carr break down Mesenbrink's award, the surprising transfer portal situation with no Penn State wrestlers entering yet, Levi Haines heading to Final X, and what the 2026-27 lineup could look like. In this video: Mitchell Mesenbrink wins the Hodge Trophy — how dominant was his season? Why Josh Barr's season deserves more Hodge Trophy recognition No Penn State wrestlers in the transfer portal — why that's surprising and what it means Levi Haines declares for 79kg at Final X — is he the favorite? Kyle Snyder, Real Woods and other Penn State club wrestlers at the US Open Where Marcus Blaze, PJ Duke and Tyler Kazak go in the US Open — what it signals The 2026-27 lineup preview — 133, 141 and 157 are the fascinating questions Will Henkel as Levi Haines' replacement at 174? 0:00 Intro — Penn State Wrestling Off-Season Update 1:47 Subscribe — 50% Off at BlueWhiteIllustrated.com 2:05 Levi Haines Declares for Final X at 79kg 3:00 Final X Schedule and the Path to the World Team 5:07 Who Else From Penn State Is Entering the US Open? 8:01 Transfer Portal Update — Why No Penn State Wrestlers Have Left 11:27 What Schools Will Be Doing at the US Open in Las Vegas 12:01 Mitchell Mesenbrink Wins the Hodge Trophy 14:29 2026-27 Lineup Preview — What's Locked In 17:13 Closing — Never Rebuild, Always Reload Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated for Penn State wrestling coverage all off-season → 50% off at BlueWhiteIllustrated.com right now → Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqK Check out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/ Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2z Use Code PSU20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collection Want breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/ #PennState  #NittanyLions   JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annual SUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmation Bookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/ Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3 Music and SFX from Zapsplat.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.