Nash Hutmacher stepped back onto the wrestling mat for the first time in years. It turns out that when you’re as good as the Polar Bear, you don’t forget how to put the moves on an opponent. Of course, Nebraska Cornhuskers fans looked first hand at just how good Hutmacher is at grappling this past football season.
Hutmacher recorded a takedown of Wyoming's Mason Ding and then quickly ended the match with a pin 52 seconds into the first period. It was the first match since 2020 for Hutmacher, who was a four-time undefeated high school state champion in South Dakota.
Hutmacher’s win, which was preceded by a standing ovation from Nebraska Cornhuskers fans, capped a route for head coach Mark Manning’s squad as they beat the Wyoming Cowboys 44-3. They followed that up with a rail-thin victory over Northern Iowa, 18-17.
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- Matt Rhule packed the house on Sunday night when he spoke to a gathering of the AFCA. It's pretty clear that even if the Nebraska Cornhuskers season didn't go as well as everyone hoped, that Rhule is well respected in the profession.