2008 Woodie Awards
Burroughs excels on mat for NU wrestling team
Dave Houfek
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: Sports
Though Burroughs relies heavily on his own abilities to score takedown after takedown, some stubborn opponents have helped out his numbers.
With a grin on his face, Burroughs said sometimes his opponents just didn't adjust, and if they weren't going to make the necessary changes, he would just take them down over and over.
"You'd think eventually they'd try to change something up," Burroughs said. "I guess they just didn't get it."
Burroughs will take his speed and elusiveness into the Big 12 Conference Championships this Saturday. There, the competition will have to deal with what Manning considers increased confidence and better technique from Burroughs.
As a freshman, Burroughs said he was just happy to be at the Big 12 tournament, and that this time around he expects to win it.
"They'll probably try to make adjustments to wrestle me this weekend," Burroughs said. "It's probably not going to be as easy as the first time, but I'm still looking to win."
Manning said the competition would see a more mature wrestler and an obviously better one than last year, as Burroughs has become savvier on the mat and more confident in his abilities.
With that maturity, Burroughs will admit he has a weakness. When another wrestler ties him up, it makes wrestling aggressively more difficult.
In the end, though, Burroughs said he knows it comes down to him and how he wrestles on the mat.
"It's not about these guys that Jordan is wrestling," Manning said. "It's all about himself. We're getting him to wrestle his best. And if he wrestles his best, I don't care who he's wrestling, they're not going to be able to stay with him."
Davehoufek@dailynebraskan.com
With a grin on his face, Burroughs said sometimes his opponents just didn't adjust, and if they weren't going to make the necessary changes, he would just take them down over and over.
"You'd think eventually they'd try to change something up," Burroughs said. "I guess they just didn't get it."
Burroughs will take his speed and elusiveness into the Big 12 Conference Championships this Saturday. There, the competition will have to deal with what Manning considers increased confidence and better technique from Burroughs.
As a freshman, Burroughs said he was just happy to be at the Big 12 tournament, and that this time around he expects to win it.
"They'll probably try to make adjustments to wrestle me this weekend," Burroughs said. "It's probably not going to be as easy as the first time, but I'm still looking to win."
Manning said the competition would see a more mature wrestler and an obviously better one than last year, as Burroughs has become savvier on the mat and more confident in his abilities.
With that maturity, Burroughs will admit he has a weakness. When another wrestler ties him up, it makes wrestling aggressively more difficult.
In the end, though, Burroughs said he knows it comes down to him and how he wrestles on the mat.
"It's not about these guys that Jordan is wrestling," Manning said. "It's all about himself. We're getting him to wrestle his best. And if he wrestles his best, I don't care who he's wrestling, they're not going to be able to stay with him."
Davehoufek@dailynebraskan.com
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