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Farmer says wrestling helped him become O-line starter

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Always enjoy when I find an article or opinion agrees with what I have been saying for a long time. Wrestling makes a football player better at football.
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Tanner Farmer was back practicing with the Nebraska wrestling team this winter for a second stint, and says he’ll keep doing so as long as he’s at Nebraska, now as something of a two-sport Husker.
He’s convinced it’s his background as a state champion wrestler, and the time he spent training with the Husker wrestling team one year ago, that helped him become a starter at right guard with the Nebraska football team in 2016, so he doesn’t plan on abandoning that routine now. “Wrestling, in my opinion, is the best thing for an offensive linemen,” Farmer said last week. “There is also basketball, which is great, too. (Wrestling) really helps with my footwork. It really helps with my foot speed, my balance, my flexibility. It just all-round helps me. It’s the best thing for me. If it wasn’t for wrestling, I don’t think I’d be a starter right now. That really helped me last year. It helped get me in the right mindset.” Rest of the Story at …. http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/farmer-says-wrestling-helped-him-become-o-line-starter/article_f3c9bb98-9f75-5594-9bb3-fffdcbcab5fa.html?mc_cid=174e0d2120&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 26, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized