Iowa associate head coach Terry Brands had two words for Cory Clark after his pupil won an NCAA wrestling title on Saturday.
Throw me.
It took a bit of convincing, but Clark eventually did clinch Brands and take him to the mat. It drew an ovation from the St. Louis crowd and instant social media buzz.
Clark said he “freaked out” when he heard Brands’ order.
“I didn’t know what to do, kind of out of it out there,” said Clark, a senior who became Iowa’s first national champion since 2014.