No. 20 Hoosiers and No. 5 Huskers Ready for Top-20 Clash in Wilkinson Hall

Sunday, February 15

Bloomington, Ind.

12:00 PM

Indiana University

#5 Nebraska

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 18, 2026 - Bryce Lowery of the Indiana Hoosiers during the meet between the Maryland Terrapins and the Indiana Hoosiers at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Cooper Shannon/Indiana Athletics

No. 20 Hoosiers and No. 5 Huskers Ready for Top-20 Clash in Wilkinson Hall

2/13/2026 5:00:00 PM | Wrestling

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Following a 30-9 road victory at No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 20 Indiana is set to host No. 5 Nebraska for a top-20 dual in Wilkinson Hall on Sunday (Feb. 15).

The Hoosiers enter the matchup with an 8-4 record and a 3-3 mark in the Big Ten.

WISCONSIN REWIND:
-Indiana gave a statement performance last weekend in Madison, defeating No. 15 Wisconsin, 30-9.

-The Hoosiers won the first eight bouts of the match to take a 30-0 lead without giving up a takedown.

-It was the Hoosiers' first win in Madison since 2004.

-Jackson Blum (133) and Joey Buttler (149) each earned their first ranked victories of their careers, defeating No. 8 Zan Fugitt (133) and No. 12 Joe Zargo (149), respectively.

-No. 14 Jacob Moran (125), Bryce Lowery (157) and No. 19 Tyler Lillard (165) all earned ranked wins, as well.

-Moran won in a close decision over No. 15 Nicolar Rivera, Lowery pinned No. 25 Luke Mechler and Lillard won by tech fall over No. 25 Cody Goebel.

NEBRASKA PREVIEW:
-Indiana and Nebraska are set for a top-20 showdown on Sunday (Feb. 15) in Wilkinson Hall.

-The Hoosiers and Cornhuskers wrestled last year in Lincoln when Nebraska won 39-2 in the Devaney Center.

-Sunday's dual marks the first time that Nebraska will come to Bloomington in nearly six years. The Cornhuskers' last visit to Bloomington was on Feb. 9, 2020 when Nebraska won 35-6.

-Indiana Assistant Coach CJ Red was part of that Nebraska lineup. Red, an Indiana native, returned to his home state when he joined the Indiana coaching staff in 2022-23 after finishing a six-year career with Nebraska where he was a three-time All-American.

-Following a second place finish at the 2025 NCAA Championships, this year's Cornhuskers has earned a No. 5 ranking on their 10-6 record and a fourth place finish at the National Duals.

-Nebraska won their most recent dual in a 47-0 beatdown of Northwestern in Lincoln last weekend. Prior to that, the Cornhuskers had lost three matches in a row to No. 4 Iowa, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 1 Penn State.

LINEUP CONTINUITY:
-Indiana's routine dual lineup consists of seven Hoosiers who made multiple starts at that weight class in 2024-25.

-Jacob Moran (125), Henry Porter (141), Tyler Lillard (165), Derek Gilcher (174) and Gabe Sollars (197) each are in at least their third season as a starter.

-Moran and Gilcher are the longest tenured wrestlers on the team and have been with the program since the 2020-21 season.

IN THE HOME STRETCH:
-Indiana wrestled at Wisconsin for its final road match of the season.

-The Hoosiers will finish the dual schedule with back-to-back home weekends with a match against Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 15 and rival Purdue on Friday, Feb. 20.

-The last regular season competition on the Indiana schedule is the Last Chance Open hosted by George Mason on Sunday, Feb. 22.

-The postseason is just under a month out as the Big Ten Championships will be held at Penn State from March 7-8. The NCAA Championships will be in Cleveland from March 19-21.