George Ferguson Column: Seven minutes of emotion, tribute and fun

Friday night’s dual against the Iowa Hawkeyes was going to be the biggest moment in the wrestling lives of the Montana State University-Northern grapplers. How could it not be? After all, the Hawkeyes are the sport’s biggest name and biggest brand, and they were coming to the Armory Gymnasium.

For one Northern wrestler, a match against Iowa was going to be his last inside the Armory Gymnasium. How fun is that?

But fun isn’t a word that can describe the week Northern senior Willie Miller had leading up to his 174-pound dream matchup with Iowa’s Alex Meyer Friday night, the 10th-ranked grappler...