WHO: #6 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-0)
WHEN: 6:30 PM CT (Friday, January 12, 2024)
WHERE: Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, NE)
TV: BTN
RADIO: AM 800 KXIC (Steven Grace, Mark Ironside) | YouTube
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FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN
#6 Nebraska has had several good teams and had a lot of good moments since joining the Big Ten in 2011, but there's one thing the Cornhuskers have failed to do: beat Iowa. In fact, Nebraska has not defeated Iowa in a dual meet since a 24-13 win in the National Duals in 2005. Current Iowa head coach Tom Brands is 14-0 in dual meets against the Cornhuskers and most recently recorded a 34-6 win over Nebraska last season.
But this year's Nebraska team might have their best shot yet at knocking off the Hawkeyes. This Husker team could include up to eight ranked wrestlers (depending on which wrestlers get called on at a few weights), with five of those wrestlers being ranked in the Top 10 at their respective weights -- and three being ranked in the Top 3.
While this isn't Iowa's most loaded team, this Hawkeye squad has a fair amount of firepower of its own, with seven total ranked wrestlers in the projected lineup (per InterMat), including five ranked in the Top 10. Two of those five (Real Woods and Jared Franek) are ranked in the Top 2 at their respective weights.
This dual meet is set to feature some blockbuster matchups, with the potential for seven ranked vs ranked matches, including three Top 10 showdowns. The biggest showdown will be at 157, where Iowa's Jared Franek (#2) is set to face Nebraska's Peyton Robb (#3). But Top 10 showdowns at 125 and 141 will also be decisive in determining how this match goes -- and if Iowa is able to make it 15 wins in a row over Nebraska.
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WHEN: 6:30 PM CT (Friday, January 12, 2024)
WHERE: Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, NE)
TV: BTN
RADIO: AM 800 KXIC (Steven Grace, Mark Ironside) | YouTube
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN
#6 Nebraska has had several good teams and had a lot of good moments since joining the Big Ten in 2011, but there's one thing the Cornhuskers have failed to do: beat Iowa. In fact, Nebraska has not defeated Iowa in a dual meet since a 24-13 win in the National Duals in 2005. Current Iowa head coach Tom Brands is 14-0 in dual meets against the Cornhuskers and most recently recorded a 34-6 win over Nebraska last season.
But this year's Nebraska team might have their best shot yet at knocking off the Hawkeyes. This Husker team could include up to eight ranked wrestlers (depending on which wrestlers get called on at a few weights), with five of those wrestlers being ranked in the Top 10 at their respective weights -- and three being ranked in the Top 3.
While this isn't Iowa's most loaded team, this Hawkeye squad has a fair amount of firepower of its own, with seven total ranked wrestlers in the projected lineup (per InterMat), including five ranked in the Top 10. Two of those five (Real Woods and Jared Franek) are ranked in the Top 2 at their respective weights.
This dual meet is set to feature some blockbuster matchups, with the potential for seven ranked vs ranked matches, including three Top 10 showdowns. The biggest showdown will be at 157, where Iowa's Jared Franek (#2) is set to face Nebraska's Peyton Robb (#3). But Top 10 showdowns at 125 and 141 will also be decisive in determining how this match goes -- and if Iowa is able to make it 15 wins in a row over Nebraska.
MORE HERE:
Go Iowa Awesome - Preview: No. 3 Iowa wrestling at No. 6 Nebraska
Previewing #3 Iowa wrestling at #6 Nebraska.
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Go Iowa Awesome - Preview: No. 3 Iowa wrestling at No. 6 Nebraska
Previewing #3 Iowa wrestling at #6 Nebraska.
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