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The Huskers open the new year with a top-10 matchup in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. (CT). The final non-conference dual of the season, the Big Red’s trip to Northern Iowa will feature up to 10 ranked bouts, with ranked wrestlers in every weight class for both programs. The two teams enter Sunday with undefeated dual records, UNI being 3-0 and NU at 5-0.
With a win, head coach Mark Manning would achieve 300 dual wins at Nebraska. Prior to NU, Manning was the head coach at UNI, where he claimed his additional 23 career dual wins.
The Sunday afternoon dual will be streamed on FloWrestling, and live stats will be available on TrackWrestling.
On the slate, there are five potential rematches. At 125, #5 Caleb Smith is 1-0 against Trever Anderson. #20 Jacob Van Dee is 1-2 against Julian Farber at 133. At 141, it will be a top-10 matchup between #5 Brock Hardy and #8 Cael Happel, who leads the series 2-1. Perhaps the matchup of the day, #5 Ryder Downey and #3 Antrell Taylor will meet again just under a month after their bout in the 157 Cliff Keen final, where Taylor took the 4-3 win and title. Also at the 2024 Cliff Keen Invitational, #16 Jared Simma defeated #17 Lenny Pinto.
The highest ranked opponent yet for the Big Red, there are up to three top-10 ranked bouts on Sunday, at 141, 157, and in what would be their first meeting, #2 Parker Keckeisen and #5 Silas Allred at 184.
HISTORY
Series: Northern Iowa leads 29-19-1
Last Meeting: Jan. 6, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska won, 18-17)
LINEUPS
No. 4 Nebraska Projected Lineup
125 - #5 Caleb Smith or Kael Lauridsen
133 - #20 Jacob Van Dee
141 - #5 Brock Hardy
149 - #5 Ridge Lovett
157 - #3 Antrell Taylor
165 - #7 Bubba Wilson or Christopher Minto
174 - #17 Lenny Pinto or LJ Araujo
184 - #5 Silas Allred or Ethan DeLeon
197 - #22 Camden McDanel
HWT - #23 Harley Andrews or Matthew Moore
No. 10 Northern Iowa Projected Lineup
125 - #31 Kyle Gollhofer or Trever Anderson
133 - #21 Cory Land or Julian Farber
141 - #8 Cael Happel
149 - #17 Colin Realbuto
157 - #5 Ryder Downey
165 - #21 Jack Thomsen
174 - #16 Jared Simma or Nick Fox
184 - #2 Parker Keckeisen
197 - #15 Wyatt Voelker
HWT - #16 Lance Runyon or Adam Ahrendsen
UP NEXT
The Huskers will return to the Devaney Center to host No. 7 Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Big Ten opener is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on BTN.