Well, that’s not how the season was supposed to start...
On a night when Nebraska honored Jordan Burroughs as well as a slew of other alumni, it was a combination of missing starters and Bison bonus points that doomed the Huskers as they fell to North Dakota State 20-16 at the Devaney Sports Center.
After rumors circulated that Ridge Lovett, last year’s NCAA finalist for Nebraska at 149 pounds, was going to redshirt this season, his absence in the lineup on Friday night only reinforces those rumors. Also absent from the lineup was Nebraska’s top two guys at 184 pounds, which may have cost the team points and the dual.