The official Michigan wrestling account said the skin issue first came up in the morning. I believe them, it’s not really a true duck anyway since Lemley was the underdog.
And Amine has lost to Hepner in the past, so it’s no guarantee he wins there. You could argue it’s a duck on behalf of Amine, but maybe Bormet thought Mantanona matched up better against Hepner, and he was a hair away from winning