Wrestling: Huskers Use Bonus Points to Put Away Illini

Nebraska’s No. 12 Silas Allred pinned Illinois’ No. 9 Zac Braunagel to ice the dual.The 10th-ranked Huskers were able to go on the road Friday night and put away No. 21 Illinois in a dual 27-19.

Nebraska won six of the ten matchups with four of those wins coming with bonus points. There were some interesting lineup wrinkles along with a Husker forfeit that made things interesting.

In fact, the Huskers sent out two backups to try their hands at weights that the Huskers have struggled at in 165 pounds and 285. Redshirt freshman Adam Thebeau wrestled at 165 instead of Bubba Wilson, while true freshman Harley Andrews got the nod at heavyweight over Cale Davidson

With the win, Nebraska improves to…