Oklahoma State, Nebraska Set Matchups for Top 5 Wrestling Showdown
It's one of the biggest showdowns in college wrestling this weekend and the matchups are now set.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Nebraska Cornhuskers have set their matchups for their top five dual matchup at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday night.
The Cowboys (1-0) are No. 2 in the country while the Huskers (1-0) are No. 3. The former conference rivals faced each other twice last season and Oklahoma State won both matchups.
Oklahoma State vs. Nebraska Matchups
Here are the matchups for the Oklahoma State-Nebraska showdown on Friday.
Weight | Nebraska | Oklahoma State |
|---|---|---|
125 | Vincent Robinson | Rocklin Zinkin |
133 | Jacob Van Dee | Jax Forrest |
141 | Lincoln Sledzianowski | Jayden Raney |
149 | Anthony Echemendia | Sergio Vega |
157 | Antrell Taylor | Landon Robideau |
165 | Meyer Shapiro | Casey Swiderski |
174 | Christopher Minto | Lorenzo Norman |
184 | Lucas Cochran | Michael White |
197 | Camden McDaniel | Cody Merrill |
HWT | Cade Ziola | Dreshaun Ross |
The Cowboys are coming off a dominant 45-0 victory over Drexel on Sunday. Oklahoma State won all 10 matches and didn't give up a takedown. All three of their defending national championships wrestled in the opener, including Jax Forrest, Sergio Vega and Landon Robideau. Four freshmen made their dual debuts as well and all one, including heavyweight Dreshaun Ross.
Nebraska had a little more trouble with Wyoming, but the Huskers won, 28-9. Like the Cowboys, four Nebraska wrestlers made their debut with the program and all four won. All 10 of the wrestlers that competed for Nebraska in that dual were nationally ranked.
While this may be a battle of former conference rivals, the Cowboys have a decided advantage in the all-time series. The two schools have wrestled one another since 1919, and the Cowboys hold an overall record of 53-4-1. The Cowboys have a winning percentage of .922 against Nebraska which is their best winning percentage against any school they've faced at least 40 times.
Stillwater has also been a house of horrors for Nebraska. The Cowboys are 25-1 at home against the Huskers.
The Cowboys and the Huskers scheduled this dual on this date intentionally. The Cowboys are hoping for a huge crowd in GIA as the football team prepares to host Texas Tech on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. OSU announced before the match that it was a sellout.
The Cowboys hope to do something similar next Friday when they travel to Tempe, Ariz., to face Arizona State on Friday night in a Big 12 showdown. The next day, the Cowboys will play their next-to-last regular season football game against the Sun Devils.
No. 3 Nebraska at No. 2 Oklahoma State
Friday
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Okla.
TV/Stream: ESPNU (Shawn Kenney and Rock Harrison)
Radio: 93.7 KSPI-FM (Karsten Melton)
Records
Nebraska: 1-0 (def. No. 20 Wyoming, 28-9, Sunday)
Oklahoma State: 1-0 (def. Drexel, 45-0, Sunday)
Head Coaches
Nebraska: Mark Manning
Oklahoma State: David Taylor
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Matthew Postins is the publisher of Oklahoma State on SI. He is an award-winning sports journalist who was formerly the editor of the College Football America Yearbook and covers the Big 12 Conference for Heartland College Sports.
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