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Nebraska Cornhuskers’ star heavyweight wrestler AJ Ferrari is facing felony charges in his home state of Texas after being criminally indicted last week.
According to a report from Lori Pilger of the Lincoln Journal Star, Ferrari faces a charge of evading arrest with a vehicle, which is punishable by two to 10 years of incarceration and a $10,000 fine if he’s convicted.
The former national champion and two-time All-American was taken into custody last week after he was pulled over for speeding in Nebraska and officers noticed that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest from a prior incident in Texas.
Cornhuskers coach Mark Manning, however, doesn’t seem bothered.
“He took care of everything. He went down to Texas that next day and handled his business. I wished he would have handled it in October, but he handled it this time,” Manning said. “It’s just one of those things. He’s pretty much all done with it.”
AJ Ferrari Has A Laundry List Of Past Incidents To His Name
Ferrari, now 24, burst onto the scene when he won a national championship at 197 pounds as a true freshman in 2021 with the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
However, after a serious car accident that left him in the hospital after he allegedly illegally crossed a center line, and a sexual assault case that was later dismissed, Ferrari was dismissed from the Oklahoma State team.
He eventually landed at the University of Iowa, where he also found trouble after punching a teammate and giving the middle finger to Hawkeyes fans. Ferrari later left the university, although his younger brother Angelo currently starts for Iowa at 184 pounds.
Ferrari then found a third home at Cal-State Bakersfield, where he largely avoided trouble, by his standards, and finished third in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Following the tournament, Ferrari entered the transfer portal and appeared to land at the University of North Carolina for his final season. However, after an editorial in the student paper detailing Ferrari’s past, the university decided to decline his admission.
Ferrari eventually ended up at Nebraska, where he is 7-1 on the season after moving up to the heavyweight division and ranked No. 4 in the country by InterMat.
Ferrari’s first court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 6.