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17 photos: Kinnick Stadium transforms into wrestling arena

The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Athletics staff rolls out the mat as they set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
The mat is rolled out as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics
Iowa Hawkeyes place kicker Marshall Koehn kicks a field goal as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Hawkeyes place kicker Marshall Koehn kicks a field goal as workers set up for Saturday's Grapple on the Gridiron Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Kinnick Stadium. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Brian Ray, University Of Iowa Athletics