No. 2 Iowa wrestling defeated No. 10 Illinois at home 28-6. The Hawkeyes stayed in control over the Fighting Illini despite many close matches between the two programs.

In their first time back in Carver-Hawkeye Arena since the calendar flipped to 2025, Iowa wrestling rolled Illinois for a 28-6 victory on Friday night. The Hawkeyes won nine of 10 bouts, highlighted by 133-pounder Drake Ayala's win over No.

Cade McNamara's once hopeful career at Iowa did not pan out. But now he will get a fresh start at East Tennessee State.

Cade McNamara spent his first three collegiate seasons with the Michigan Wolverines, where he led them to a Big Ten Championship over the Iowa Hawkeyes. After a surgery that led t