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ANNOUNCERS: Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons Iowa opened up their 2021 season with a dominant win over Nebraska and if the transitive property applies to wrestling (it does not), then they should be in store for another easy win tonight. Iowa beat Nebraska 31-6 and Nebraska beat Minnesota 22-14 a few weeks ago. No, the reason Iowa is heavily favored to make it seven straight dual meet wins over Minnesota has less to do with the transitive property and more to do with the fact that they simply have better wrestlers at most weights. That said, even if the outcome of the dual meet is unlikely to be in doubt for very long, there are still a few intriguing matches to check out. 285 and 157 both feature Top 10 showdowns, with #1 Gable Steveson taking on #3 Tony Cassioppi at 285 and #6 Brayton Lee and #7 Kaleb Young tussling at 157. Steveson beat Cassioppi in each of their meetings last year, 7-5 at the dual meet and 9-4 a few weeks later at the Big Ten Tournament. Ton
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Wrestling: No. 6 Huskers taking on No. 1 Iowa
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Spencer Lee of the Iowa Hawkeyes keeps loose with his head coach Tom Brands prior to his match during the Big Ten Championships at Rutgers Athletic Center on the campus of Rutgers University on March 7, 2020 in Piscataway, New Jersey.
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After dismantling the No. 13 Minnesota Golden Gophers 22-14 last week, the No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team travels to take on the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes Friday in Iowa City, Iowa.
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