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Wrestling: Huskers Finish 3rd at Big Tens Share this story Jon Johnston / Corn Nation After a strong Session I and Session II on Saturday, the No. 8 Nebraska wrestling team had a rather disappointing Day 2 at the 2021 Big Ten Championships. With three wrestlers into the finals in 7-seed Ridge Lovett (149 pounds), 6-seed Taylor Venz (184) and 1-seed Eric Schultz (197), the Huskers started off strong in the consolation bracket with multiple wins putting them in position for another run at second place. But it was to no avail as the Huskers lost all three of their matchups in the finals. Two ma...

Iowa wins team title The Iowa Hawkeyes rolled through the Big Ten tournament as expected, crowning four champions and securing the team title before the 157 pound weight class. Two-time NCAA champion and now two-time Big Ten champion Spencer Lee led the Hawkeyes with a tech, pin and tech in his three matches for bonus points, but he was joined on the top of the podium by teammates Jaydin Eierman, Alex Marinelli, and Michael Kemerer.  Eierman, a transfer from Missoui, picked up his first Big Ten crown after winning three in the MAC, and it’s clear that Eierman is all about being a Hawkeye....

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images As a note, all rankings are courtesy of Intermat, who do a good job and don’t charge me money to view them. Team rankings are dual rankings, not tournament. Should Iowa be wary of a slow start coming off of covid pause? That’s more or less what Kind of... asked me after Michigan lost to Penn State on Sunday. Well, yes and no. Penn State came off their pause by losing a couple big matches to Indiana wrestlers (need I say more?), and Michigan looked pretty slow this weekend against a good and a very good team. So why should Iowa be the exception? Well, fi...

Feb 12, 2021 Penn State continues to rework its 2021 wrestling schedule, quickly assembling a huge match for Valentine's Day. The Lions, who are ranked No. 3 nationally according to InterMat Wrestling, will visit No. 2 Michigan at 11 a.m. Sunday. Big Ten Network will televise. The match also will be streamed on Big Ten Network+. Penn State (3-0) has not wrestled since defeating Wisconsin 34-6 on Feb. 2. The Lions were scheduled to host No. 1 Iowa on Friday night, but Iowa has paused team activities because of COVID-19 protocols. Michigan (3-0) has been idle since Jan. 17 because of a program-...

Michigan rolls at Rutgers in return to competition mat University of Michigan Sports Information 1/8/2021 PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Nine months after the 2019-20 college wrestling season was abruptly canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team rolled to a 26-10 win over No. 15 Rutgers in its return to the competition mat on Friday night (Jan. 8) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The Wolverines claimed seven individual bouts, including six of the first seven, and earned bonus points in three. Freshman Dylan Ragusin set the tone wit...