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Former Husker lineman now dominant wrestler at small college

Tanner Farmer
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In this March 2, 2020, photo, former Nebraska football player Tanner Farmer and current wrestler for Concordia University sports a Nebraska N tattoo on his left bicep as he practices in Seward, Neb. A year ago Farmer was thought to be on the rise as an NFL draft prospect. He had started three years on Nebraska's offensive line and turned in a stellar performance at the Cornhuskers' pro day. It turned out he went undrafted, so he took a volunteer assistant's job with the Concordia football team and then, quite by accident, discovered he had one semester of eligibility to compete in another sport in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He chose wrestling. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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SEWARD, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska starting offensive lineman Tanner Farmer is now excelling at a different sport at a different school.

Farmer discovered he had one semester of eligibility in a sport other than football under National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics rules. He already was enrolled in graduate courses and working as a volunteer football assistant at Concordia University. So he joined the wrestling team.

He's 22-0 and the No. 2 seed in the NAIA national tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Park City, Kansas. Farmer won two state titles in Illinois when he was in high school but didn't expect so much success at Concordia.

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