Nebraska head coach Mark Manning (bottom center), assistant coach Robert Kokesh (bottom left) and Husker wrestler Kevon Davenport (top) and associate head coach Bryan Snyder shout for two points during a takedown in the Christian Lance-JaMarcus Grant heavyweight bout Friday at the Devaney Sports Center.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STARWhen Mark Manning saw the NCAA tournament wrestling bracket on Wednesday, the reality of his Nebraska wrestling team’s opportunity came to him.
Ten wrestlers qualified? Good draws across the board? The Cornhuskers can win a national championship, he thought.
Less than 24 hours later, that opportunity has vanished.