No. 3 Nebraska opens the 2026-27 dual season Sunday at 3 p.m. CT against No. 20 Wyoming at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. It is a Military Appreciation dual on Big Ten Plus, and the projected lineup published Saturday by Nebraska Athletics is loaded with debuts.
Projected Husker card
- 125: No. 4 Vincent Robinson (2025 national champion at NC State)
- 133: No. 7 Jacob Van Dee
- 141: Lincoln Sledzianowski or No. 30 Jake Hockaday
- 149: No. 5 Anthony Echemendia
- 157: No. 3 Antrell Taylor
- 165: Meyer Shapiro (three-time All-American, Husker debut)
- 174: No. 2 Christopher Minto
- 184: Ethan DeLeon
- 197: No. 5 Camden McDanel
- HWT: No. 14 Cade Ziola
Matchups to circle
Per huskers.com, McDanel vs. No. 4 Joey Novak is the only projected top-five bout. Shapiro draws Manuel Rojas in his first match in scarlet and cream. Ziola’s first Husker start is projected against No. 3 Christian Carroll or Winston McBride. Wyoming is 1-0 after a 51-0 win over Western Wyoming Community College and brings five Intermat top-30 wrestlers.
Nebraska leads the all-time series 40-14 and won the last meeting 44-3 in Lincoln on Jan. 6, 2024. Next Friday the Huskers visit No. 2 Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
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