Penn State’s electric wrestling team ended its regular Big Ten season with a banger as they took down No. 3 Nebraska Huskers in style on Sunday. With that, the Nittany Lions Wrestling Club picked up its 10th Big Ten Regular Season title under the tenure of head coach Cael Sanderson. After the match, it was the time to reflect upon it and one Huskers star who stood out.

The Nebraska vs. Penn State Big Ten dual was expected to wrap up the regular wrestling season in an explosive fashion, and it didn’t disappoint. While the NLWC stars started off wobbly, they quickly turned things around and ensured Penn State maintained its winning ways. However, it was the Huskers’ Brock Hardy who stole the hearts of the fans in a commendable fashion after the team’s loss.

Nebraska Huskers star steals the fans’ hearts

In his recent post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Hardy took a moment to reflect on his loss against Penn State’s No. 1 Beau Bartlett in the 141lb weight class matchup. “This won’t make as much waves, but I wanted to put this out there“, reads the caption of Hardy’s post, before proceeding to elaborate on the matter. From the looks of it, the Huskers’ No. 7 seems to accept his defeat with elegance, even if his fans clamor about foul play.

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Several Nebraska fans alleged the referee’s controversial decision in the 141lb bout between Bartlett and Hardy. However, the Huskers wrestler aims to set the records straight with his post.

“I lost fair and square on Sunday“, wrote Brock in his post. The two wrestlers’ clash was a tight one, but Bartlett held on to his lead after two takedowns in the first two periods. Hardy sought to clear things up and commented, “Even if I did get the takedown, there is no guarantee of what would happen in those last 40 seconds“.

Despite his loss, Hardy claimed that representing the Nebraska Huskers in front of a wrestling-crazy crowd at the Rec Hall was an incredible experience for him, and requested his fans to accept the team’s fate in a sporting fashion. However, it was a heartbreak for the Nebraska fans, given how the duel progressed.

Nebraska lost its footing after a good start

The Huskers started the dual strongly as Nebraska’s No. 12 Caleb Smith (125) pulled off an incredible win over Penn States’s No. 6 Braeden Davis with an 11-3 decision win. A similar result was replicated in the 133lb weight class as Husker Jacob Van Dee picked up another 6-2 decision win. However, the momentum was lost after Bartlett came up with an impressive win, putting Penn State on the scoreboard.

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While the 149lb weight class saw the Huskers bag another decision win, the Penn State wrestlers quickly came back and won five out of the last six bouts. Now, as the Nebraska team waits to meet Arizona State next Sunday, it waits to be seen if they can find their winning mentality once again.

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