The Nebraska men’s gymnastics team was just hours removed from one of its lowest-scoring meets of the year.
After competing at Iowa on Monday, the Huskers returned to Lincoln at 2 a.m. the next morning and coach Chuck Chmelka thought a lighter day of practice was needed.
But when Tuesday afternoon rolled around, the Huskers were not taking anything easy.
“They were disappointed and angry, too,” Chmelka said.
Junior Antio Castro put it another way: “It lit a fire under everybody. We all just kicked it in.”
Five days after a 400.000-point performance, the No.