All-American national champion wrestler AJ Ferrari was arrested for the third time in his college career after sheriff’s records say he fled police at more than 120 mph, crashed his Corvette into a ditch, and then ran from officers on foot.
For the third time in his college career, AJ Ferrari didn’t just end up in handcuffs — he ended up in a ditch.
Sheriff’s department records say the Nebraska wrestler was arrested after allegedly driving down Highway 83 at over 120 mph in an attempt to avoid arrest. The chase turned into a crash: Ferrari’s Corvette hit a ditch, and he then ran on foot in an ill-fated attempt to get away from officers.
Ferrari was charged with flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, and obstructing the police. The records show he was booked on Saturday, but do not specify the time.
The arrest comes with Ferrari still having a year of college eligibility remaining, despite beginning his career in the 2020-21 season. In practice, the new charges leave little room for the kind of reset student-athletes usually get when they move on after earlier trouble.
Ferrari’s path has been defined as much by incidents as by results. He won a national championship in the 197-pound weight class as a true freshman for Oklahoma State. After that, he left the Cowboys following an arrest tied to a sexual assault case that was later dropped.
He then transferred to the University of Iowa, where he became known for punching a teammate and flipping off the crowd with his middle finger. From there he moved to Cal State-Bakersfield, where he largely stayed out of legal trouble before finishing third in the NCAA Tournament in 2025.
A failed attempt to transfer to the University of North Carolina preceded his move to Nebraska for the past season. Earlier this year, he was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued for him.
Taken together. the timeline is stark: Ferrari has been arrested twice previously in his college career that began in 2020-21. and now he’s back again following a 120 mph escape attempt and a foot chase after a crash. With a lengthy rap sheet and only a single year of eligibility remaining, he is unlikely to find another school.
Ferrari was national champion and All-American — and the sport, at least on paper, still has a place for him. But right now the story is being written by police records, charges, and the speed of a pursuit that ended with a Corvette in a ditch and a man running from officers on foot.
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120mph?? Bro should’ve just not driven at all, what is he thinking.
I don’t even know this dude but the article says “sexual assault case dropped” like that means nothing?? Then punching a teammate too?? At this point wrestling is just wild now. I feel bad for the staff that keep having to deal with it.
Wait so he crashed the Corvette into a ditch and then ran on foot… wouldn’t he already be in trouble, like how does running help? Also “over 120 mph” sounds exaggerated, like what did they measure with a phone or something. Either way that’s reckless.
He keeps transferring schools and then gets arrested again, and people act like he can just “reset” like it’s college soccer. But if it’s only one year of eligibility left then they should just be done. Also I swear I saw something about this on TikTok where they said it wasn’t as bad as reported?? Idk, police records could be right but still… dude needs help.