6 Storylines of #6 Nebraska vs #8 Minnesota

This evening, Nebraska hosts Minnesota and there are a few things on the line as the two Big Ten powers face off. The first thing that comes to mind when looking at these teams is that each one of the bouts features a ranked wrestler for each team. That in and of itself is a good enough reason to tune in. But it’s not the only one. 1. Nebraska looks to bounce back It hasn’t been a great start to 2025 for the Huskers. They faced off with UNI in the first week of the new year and the Panther train rolled to a 24-9 victory with some of Nebraska’s biggest hammers playing the role of the nail. Now they turn their attention to their Big Ten dual meet schedule, and it will not be the easiest conference kick off as No. 8 Minnesota is coming to town with a high-powered lineup. This top 10 match will be shown on Big Ten Network at 4:30pm ET. 2. Manning on the verge of 300 wins Head Coach Mark Manning has amassed 299 dual meet wins while at the helm for Nebraska and with a win today he will claim number 300. A win over Minnesota would be the Huskers’ third straight dual win over the Big Ten foe dating back to the 2022-23 season when they took the 21-9 win in their home gym. 3. Gable Steveson returns to the lineup Steveson made headlines when he announced he was coming back to wrestling, but since then he’s only been in the lineup three times for the Gophers and has claimed three technical falls in the process. But based on some social media posts it looks like Steveson has made the trip to Nebraska and will be competing today. Across the mat will be #24 Harley Andrews who is coming off a loss to UNI’s Lance Runyon. 4. Four rematches Rematches at 133, 141, 149 and 165 are set to go down. According to Nebraska’s match preview, at 133 Jacob Van Dee is currently winless against Tyler Wells as Wells has handed Van Dee losses last season during the dual meet then again at the NCAA tournament. The results are flipped in the Huskers favor at 141 as Brock Hardy owns a pair of wins over Vance VomBaur. Ridge Lovett will be looking for his second win over Drew Roberts at 149 and Bubba Wilson and Andrew Sparks will look to take the series lead as they’ve split matches so far. 5. Five top 10 matchups As I mentioned in No. 4, there are a few rematches slated to happen, but the matchup at 141 is one of the five bouts where two top 10 guys will meet. Those matches include: 125: #7 Caleb Smith vs #5 Cooper Flynn; 141: 6 Brock Hardy vs #8 Vance VomBaur; 157: #5 Antrell Taylor vs 10 Tommy Askey; 165: #7 Bubba Wilson vs #9 Andrew Sparks; #6 Silas Allred vs #4 Max McEnelly. 6. Minnesota leads all-time series While Nebraska is looking to make it three straight dual meet wins over Minnesota, they are still a long way off from evening the score against the Gophers as they currently lead the all-time series 52-26-0. Nebraska Projected Lineup: 125: #7 Caleb Smith (11-3, 2-1) or Kael Lauridsen (3-1, 1-0) 133: #19 Jacob Van Dee (6-5, 3-2) 141: #6 Brock Hardy (12-2, 3-1) or Blake Cushing (3-2, 2-0) 149: #5 Ridge Lovett (9-1, 5-0) 157: #5 Antrell Taylor (13-1, 4-1) 165: #7 Bubba Wilson (9-4, 2-2) or Christopher Minto (12-1, 0-1) 174: #16 Lenny Pinto (12-3, 4-0) 184: #6 Silas Allred (11-1, 3-1) or Ethan DeLeon (10-2, 0-1) 197: #22 Camden McDanel (12-5, 3-1) HWT: #24 Harley Andrews (8-6, 3-2) Minnesota Projected Lineup: 125: #5 Cooper Flynn (9-1, 4-0) or Brandon Morvari (4-4, 0-0) 133: #11 Tyler Wells (8-1, 4-0) 141: #8 Vance VomBaur (14-1, 4-0) 149: #21 Drew Roberts 8-0, 4-0) or Theo Cha (5-7, 0-0) 157: #10 Tommy Askey (14-1, 3-0) or Charlie Millard (7-1, 1-0) 165: #9 Andrew Sparks (14-2, 4-0) 174: #24 Clayton Whiting (9-5, 2-2) or Ethan Riddle (11-4, 0-0) 184: #4 Max McEnelly (10-0, 4-0) 197: #9 Isaiah Salazar (10-2, 4-0) HWT: #1 Gable Steveson (3-0, 3-0) or Bennett Tabor (9-4, 1-0)

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