Wrestling for Dummies: Understanding the basics, scoring, and terminology

With the wrestling post season just around the bend are you still struggling to dive in and understand the basics of the sport? It’s incredibly hard, frustrating, and time consuming to understand a new sport, let alone have fun while doing it. First and foremost, Iowa is a wrestling state. If you choose to accept this mission, shouldn’t you at least be able to follow along with the program that’s brought 23 NCAA championships to the University of Iowa?

There’s a large portion of Hawkeye fans that are still hesitant to dip their toes into the wrestling waters because it’s such a daunting and niche sport. If this is you, don’t worry! There is a rich history you need to know so, you’re not…