The Big Ten Wrestling Tournament is in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota this weekend. I have never covered wrestling before. I have never shot a wrestling tournament. This weekend will be a whole new experience for me. I understand wrestling to a degree. Both of my older brothers were Nebraska state champs in wrestling. I never got the chance. Our town had a new high school by the time I came around, and we didn’t have wrestling. I was told people who were in charge thought it would ruin the basketball program.
Our head football coach at the time was interesting in wrestling for some reason, and tried to teach me.