The 2024 Nebraska football season begins next Saturday, Aug. 31, when the Huskers play host to the UTEP Miners at Memorial Stadium.  Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

In advance of the 2024 season, the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is highlighting the changes fans can expect when arriving at Memorial Stadium and other athletic venues.

The most notable change at all Husker home events is a switch to athletic facilities being cashless venues for all operations, including concessions, tickets and merchandise.  Fans will also see new screening technology at Memorial Stadium gates this fall, providing for more efficient entry and enhanced security.

Cashless Operations
Nebraska Athletics will now feature cashless operations in 2024-25. Beginning this fall with Football, Volleyball and Soccer, all Husker athletic venues will move to cashless concessions, merchandise and ticket sales.

Nebraska has featured cashless concession operations for men’s and women’s basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and all Husker athletic venues have now moved to cashless operations.

Improved WiFi in the Memorial Stadium concourses for the 2024 season allows Nebraska to implement cashless concessions and improve the overall efficiency of the concession operations at home games. Nebraska will also implement cashless operations at women’s soccer (Hibner Stadium) and volleyball (Devaney Center) this fall. 

The cashless concession operation also includes hawkers moving through the stands in Memorial Stadium, as well as chairback and game-day program purchases.

Fans should note that tickets may not be purchased using Google Pay or Apple Pay.

Gate Screening
Nebraska Athletics will utilize a new gate screening process at Memorial Stadium this fall. The walk-thru frictionless technology should provide a more efficient gate screening process and enhance safety for Husker fans.

The new gate scanners have no impact on Nebraska’s Clear Bag Policy which remains in place for all Husker venues. Fans are encouraged to visit huskers.com/clearbag for detailed information on that policy.

Athletic Ticket Office and Will Call Relocation
The Athletic Ticket Office has relocated to West Stadium. On football game days, the Ticket Office will operate through windows at Gate 10A near the northwest corner of Memorial Stadium. Game day ticket troubleshooting will continue to be available at Gate 21.

Regular office hours for the Ticket Office are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the West Stadium (Gate 7).

Improved Concourse WiFi
Nebraska has completed Phase 1 of new WiFi technology in Memorial Stadium. Phase 1 focused on improved WiFi in Memorial Stadium concourses. Fans should be aware that the FanXP wireless network will no longer be available in the Memorial Stadium seating areas. Fans are encouraged to use the stadium concourses if they need enhanced wireless connectivity.

Mobile Ticketing
Ticket holders for fall sports should have received their tickets for the 2024 fall season, through a mobile ticket option or printed tickets. Any fans who have not received their tickets for the upcoming season should contact the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office.

Husker fans should be aware that the 2024 fall sports season is the last time Nebraska will utilize printed tickets. Tickets for all Husker athletic events will be mobile beginning with the 2024-25 winter sports.  Nebraska football, volleyball and soccer will go to fully mobile tickets in the fall of 2025.

Husker Legacy Walk/Osborne Legacy Complex Lobby
Nebraska fans are encouraged to continue to welcome the Huskers to Memorial Stadium on game days, with a new drop-off spot and walking path for the team. The team arrival includes the members of the Spirit Squad and Marching Band and gives Husker fans a chance to cheer on the team as they arrive on game day.

The football team will arrive near the intersection of 14th and Vine streets approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff. The team will walk along the sidewalk past the Nebraska Coliseum through the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame and enter the main lobby of the Osborne Legacy Complex. With the arrival finishing at the Osborne Legacy Complex the walk will be renamed to the Husker Legacy Walk beginning this season.

The Osborne Legacy Complex lobby will not be open to the public on game days.  Information on public hours for the lobby of the Osborne Legacy Complex will be available soon.

Sideline Switch
Nebraska Athletics previously announced that the Husker football team will move to the West sideline for game days beginning this fall. The visiting team will be on the East sideline.  There is no change to the team entrance locations, with Nebraska’s Tunnel Walk entering from the Northeast corner and the visiting team entering Tom Osborne field from the Southwest corner.

Television Timeout Clock
The Big Ten Conference has made a change in the location of the clock that indicates the length of media breaks. The clock will no longer be located on the ribbon boards in Memorial Stadium.  Instead, the clock will be located on the field near the southwest 20-yard line during media breaks.

Special Dates for 2024 Season
Below is a list of some of the special celebrations surrounding Nebraska’s 2024 home games

Colorado (Sept. 7)—1994 National Championship 30-Year Reunion, Frank Solich College FB Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute

Northern Iowa (Sept. 14): Ag Day, Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Recognition

Illinois (Sept. 20): 400th Consecutive Sellout Celebration, Red Cross Day

Rutgers (Oct. 5): Homecoming, Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Recognition

UCLA (Nov. 2): Military Appreciation Game

Huskers Set For Fan Day, Red-White Scrimmage

MATCH PREVIEW
• The Nebraska volleyball team begins its 2024 season with the annual Red-White Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers will receive their 2023 Big Ten Championship rings and unveil the banner just prior to the start of the scrimmage. 
• The match will be televised on Nebraska Public Media and streamed online at B1G+ (subscription required). The Huskers Radio Network will broadcast the action on their radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha, as well on Huskers.com and the Huskers app. 

FAN DAY INFORMATION
• Prior to the match, the Huskers will have a Volleyball Fan Day on Saturday from 9-11 a.m. on the Devaney Center concourse. The Husker players and coaches will sign autographs for two hours before turning their attention to preparing for the scrimmage. 
• For Fan Day, one item per person may be signed. Posters for the 2024 season will be available at the autograph tables. In an effort to get all fans through the line, no pictures will be permitted with the coaches and players. Fans will use only the North doors to enter the building. The North doors will open right at 9 a.m. Free parking will be available in Lots 58 and 60. Concessions will be open for fans to purchase drinks or candy, and the Huskers Store on the concourse will be open for fans to shop. 
• Beginning this year, no cash transactions will be allowed at the Devaney Center. Only cards will be accepted at the ticket office, concession stands and team stores. Apple Pay and Google Pay will not be accepted at the ticket office. 

PARKING INFORMATION FOR RED-WHITE
• For the Red-White Scrimmage, parking is available for purchase online at unl.parkmobile.io (UNL Parking & Transit Services). Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online in advance. All lots are first-come, first served for Saturday’s scrimmage. 

MOBILE TICKETING
• Mobile tickets can be accessed via a Huskers ticket account on a web browser or through the Nebraska Huskers mobile app. To save time at the venue, fans are encouraged to save tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Pay apps prior to arrival on game day.

ABOUT THE HUSKERS
• Nebraska finished the 2023 season at 33-2 (19-1 Big Ten) and reached the NCAA Championship match, falling 3-0 to Texas in Tampa, Fla. 
• The Huskers won the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2017, and head coach John Cook was named AVCA National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year. 
• With four freshmen in the lineup, the Huskers won their first 27 matches of the season and held the No. 1 ranking from Oct. 23 through the end of the regular season.
• The Huskers, who had no seniors on their roster in 2023, return 10 letterwinners, including every starter. 
• Opposite hitter Merritt Beason (first team), libero Lexi Rodriguez (first team), setter Bergen Reilly (second team) and outside hitter Harper Murray (third team) were AVCA All-America selections in 2023. 
• Beason was the AVCA North Region Player of the Year, and Murray was both the AVCA North Region and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Reilly was the Big Ten Setter of the Year, and Rodriguez was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second time. 
• The Huskers bring back 86.5 percent of their kills from 2023, 99.7 percent of their assists, 100 percent of their service aces, 96.2 percent of their digs and 79.4 percent of their blocks. 
• Nebraska brought in two new additions via the transfer portal in the offseason in Minnesota outside hitter Taylor Landfair and San Diego middle blocker Leyla Blackwell. Landfair, a 6-5 outside hitter from Plainfield, Ill., is a senior for the Huskers but has two years of eligibility remaining after receiving a medical hardship for the 2021 season. Landfair was the Big Ten Player of the Year and an AVCA first-team All-American in 2022 at Minnesota after 4.36 kills per set on .257 hitting with 1.63 digs per set. Blackwell, a 6-4 middle blocker  from San Diego, Calif., was a three-time All-WCC selection at San Diego and averaged 2.25 kills and 1.24 blocks per set with a .329 hitting percentage last season. Blackwell guided the Toreros to the NCAA semifinals in 2022 by shattering the school record for single-season block assists (152), and she finished sixth nationally at 1.50 blocks per set. 
• Nebraska has two freshmen on the roster who enrolled in January and played during the beach volleyball season. Skyler Pierce is a 6-2 outside hitter from Lenexa, Kan., and Olivia Mauch is a 5-6 libero from Bennington, Neb. Both Pierce and Mauch tied for the team lead with 18 wins during the beach volleyball season. 

HALL OF FAME COACH COOK IN YEAR 25 AT NU    
• Nebraska head coach John Cook is in his 25th season as the Nebraska volleyball head coach in 2024. He has led the Huskers to four national championships, 11 final fours, 13 conference championships and 22 top-10 final rankings since 2000. 
• Cook has 850 career wins and is one of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history. Since taking over the program in 2000, Cook has led the Huskers to a nation-leading .873 win percentage (689-100). 
• Under Cook, the Huskers have achieved 68 AVCA All-Americans and 20 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, both among the best in the nation. He is a three-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, earning the prestigious honor in 2000, 2005 and 2023, and an eight-time conference coach of the year, including Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2023.
• In 2023, Cook was voted AVCA National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading a young Nebraska team with no seniors to its first Big Ten title since 2017. The Huskers finished the regular season 28-1 overall, their best regular season record since going 28-1 in 2005. After going 26-6 last year and missing the NCAA regional finals for the first time since 2011, the Huskers started over with a starting lineup featuring four true freshmen and a junior transfer (Beason). Cook’s Huskers won their first 27 matches of the season and held the No. 1 ranking from Oct. 23 through the end of the regular season. Despite having no seniors on the roster for just the second time in Cook’s 24 years at Nebraska - as well as starting a true freshman at setter for only the second time in Cook’s tenure - the Huskers earned the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 and the sixth time overall under Cook.
• Cook was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2017, joining former Husker volleyball coach Terry Pettit in the hall. 

RODRIGUEZ AMONG ALL-TIME GREAT NU LIBEROS
• Lexi Rodriguez is in her final year of a stellar career as the Huskers’ libero. A four-year starter and a three-year team captain, Rodriguez will go down in history as one of the all-time greats in Nebraska volleyball history. 
• Rodriguez is a three-time AVCA All-American, earning first-team honors in 2021 and 2023, and second-team honors in 2022. She will look to join Kadie Rolfzen (2013-16) and Sarah Pavan (2004-07) as the only four-time All-Americans in program history. 
• Rodriguez made her mark instantly as a freshman in 2021, earning AVCA National Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Over the last two seasons, Rodriguez has guided the Huskers to the No. 1 defense in the country, earning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year again in 2023 to become the fifth player in Big Ten history to receive the honor twice in a career. 
• Rodriguez enters the 2024 season with 1,424 career digs, which ranks fifth in school history. U.S. Olympian Justine Wong-Orantes is the career leader in assists at NU with 1,890. 

BEASON BACK TO LEAD HUSKER ATTACK AGAIN
• Opposite hitter Merritt Beason made an instant impact on the Nebraska volleyball program after transferring from Florida in 2023, and she will look to take the next step in her senior season as a second-year captain. 
• Last year, Beason put together a sensational season, earning AVCA first-team All-America honors and AVCA North Region Player of the Year, becoming just the second Husker (Kelly Hunter) to earn that honor. 
• Beason averaged a team-leading 3.76 kills per set on .282 hitting with 2.05 digs per set. She was named Big Ten Player of the Week four times and was the AVCA National Player of the Week on Oct. 23 after averaging 4.25 kills per set and 1.75 digs per set in wins against Northwestern and top-ranked Wisconsin. 
• Beason was the MVP of the NCAA Lincoln Regional after 19 kills, 11 digs and a career-high eight blocks in a regional final win over Arkansas. 

KRAUSE LOOKING TO PICK UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF
• Outside hitter Lindsay Krause was having the best year of her Husker career in 2023 before it ended in mid-October with an ankle injury. At the time of her injury, Krause was averaging 2.50 kills per set and was hitting .285 for the season. 
• Not only that, Krause was putting up 2.82 kills per set on .366 hitting through six Big Ten matches, which led all Big Ten outside hitters in conference action at the time. 
• Krause was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 9 following a season-high 15 kills on .519 hitting at Michigan and nine kills on .381 hitting at Michigan State.  

DIFFERENT NAME, SAME GAME FOR ALLICK
• Junior middle blocker Rebekah Allick, who went by Bekka  during her first two seasons as a Husker, decided after time spent praying in the offseason to go by Rebekah, the name her dad always called her. 
• Allick is a two-time AVCA All-Region and All-Big Ten second-team selection. Last season, she averaged 1.76 kills per set with a team-high 1.50 blocks per set, which ranked second among Big Ten players and seven in the nation. Her 1.50 blocks per set was also the No. 2 mark in school history in the rally scoring era. 
• Allick was at her best at the end of the 2023 season, registering a career-high 12 blocks in the NCAA regional final win over Arkansas and 10 blocks in the NCAA semifinal sweep of Pittsburgh. 
• Over the final six matches of last season, Allick posted 2.40 blocks per set. 

FRESHMEN TURNED SOPHOMORES
• Nebraska relied on four true freshmen in the 2023 season and all four are back as sophomores ready to elevate their games to new levels. 
• Setter Bergen Reilly was the Big Ten Setter of the Year in 2023, becoming the first freshman to win the award since it originated in 2012. Reilly was also an AVCA second-team All-American and an All-Big Ten first-team selection. Reilly led all Big Ten setters with 10.51 assists per set and received four Big Ten Setter of the Week honors and two Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades. 
• Outside hitter Harper Murray is coming off a freshman season that included being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year and AVCA All-America Third Team. Murray finished second on the team with 3.23 kills per set, the highest kills per set average by a Husker freshman since Kadie Rolfzen (3.46) in 2013. One of the Big Ten’s best six-rotation players, Murray also added 2.07 digs per set with a team-high 36 aces. She was a three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week. 
• Middle blocker Andi Jackson showed enormous athleticisim and potential the first time she stepped on the floor as a Husker, and she followed through with a strong debut season that included AVCA All-Region, All-Big Ten Second Team, and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors. Jackson averaged 2.01 kills per set and 1.09 blocks per set with a .399 hitting percentage, which ranked third in the Big Ten and 19th in the nation. Her hitting percentage was the best ever by a Husker freshman and ranked seventh all-time in the rally scoring era. Along with Reilly, Jackson helped the U.S. U21 National Team win the gold medal at the NORCECA U21 Continental Championship in Toronto this summer, hitting .654 throughout the tournament with 39 kills and 10 blocks. 
• Laney Choboy played in 34 matches rotating in for the Big Red in 2023, averaging 1.82 digs per set with 37 assists and 14 aces. Known for her high-energy play, the 5-3 defensive specialist unofficially led the team in highlight-reel saves. 

Information on Nebraska Football Fan Day

Nebraska Football Fan Day is set for Saturday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. inside the Hawks Championship Center.

A Fan Day map is now available, and event details and fan information are below.

Event Details

  • Fans may enter/exit through two entrances on the West side of the building.
  • Doors will open at 11 a.m. Lines will form outside of the Hawks Center on the Southwest and Northwest corners of the building.
  • The Clear Bag Policy is not in effect, but all fans/items are subject to inspection.
  • North Stadium and the Osborne Legacy Complex will not be open to the public.
  • Restrooms will be available in the lobby (Southwest corner of the building).
  • Concessions will be located on the west sideline. Water, pop and gatorade will be available but will be cashless.
  • Fan Day will end and players will leave the field at 12:30 p.m.
  • Fans are encouraged to park in these designated free parking lots: Lot 8 (North Stadium), Champions Club, Lot 1 (Stadium Driving Parking Garage), Lot 5 (Northeast of Hawks Center) or Lot 9 (14th and Salt Valley Roadway Garage).

Fan Information

  • Even though the event is inside, fans are encouraged to take precautions due to the potential for extreme heat. Water may be brought into the event and will also be available to purchase.
  • Coach Rhule’s line is limited to pre-selected fans 8th grade and younger.
  • Fans must limit autograph requests to one item per player.
  • Posters and a roster/autograph card will be available for fans at the event.
  • A Huskers Fan Shop location with the latest adidas apparel and other merchandise will be located inside on the West sideline near the 50-yard line. 

Huskers to Face Murray State in 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Opener

Huskers to Face Murray State in 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Opener
Lincoln -- The final pieces of Nebraska’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule were released this afternoon, as ESPN Events announced the pairings for the 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. The 15th annual event takes place from Dec. 22-25 from the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
Nebraska will open the three-day event against Murray State on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m. (central), as the matchup will be carried on ESPN2. 

The Racers are coached by Steve Prohm, who is in seventh season at the school, as he served as head coach from 2011 to 2015 before returning to lead the Murray State program in 2022-23. The Racers, who are in the Missouri Valley Conference, return a pair of starters and five players who saw action in at least 15 games last season. JaCobi Wood is the Racers’ top returnee, as the 6-foot-2 senior guard averaged 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Prohm also coached at Iowa State from 2015 to 2021. 

The Dec. 22 contest will be the third meeting between the two schools and second on a neutral site, as the teams met in the title game of the 1990 San Juan Shootout. 

Nebraska makes its second Diamond Head Classic appearance after going 2-1 in 2014. The Huskers return seven lettererwinners and three starters from a team that finished 23-11 and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.  The Huskers are led by seniors Brice Williams, who averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and Juwan Gary, who averaged 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.  The Huskers also gain the services of seven transfers who have combined for 264 starts and 3,478 career points, 1,753 rebounds and 759 assists at their previous schools. Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg, the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year, won the event when he was at Iowa State in 2013. 

The Huskers will face either Hawai’i or Charlotte depending on the result of the Nebraska-Murray State contest and that game will be carried on ESPN2. The other four teams in the bracket are the College of Charleston, Loyola-Chicago, Oakland and Oregon State. A complete tournament and broadcast schedule is listed below. 

Tickets are expected to go on sale in October. Visit the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic web site at hawaiianairlinesdiamondheadclassic.com to sign up for special email offers and to find more information about the tournament. You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter/X. Support for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic is provided by Hawai‘i Tourism Authority through the Signature Events Program.

Huskers Battle, Fall to Blue Devils

Playing without four key starters, the Nebraska soccer team battled, but fell to the Duke Blue Devils 3-0 on Thursday night at Hibner Stadium in front of 1,320 fans.

With the hard-fought loss, the Huskers fall to 1-2-0 on the season, while Duke improves to 1-1-0. 

In the first half, Duke scored first as Ella Hase found the back of the net off an assist from Mia Oliaro past the diving Cece Villa. Nebraska tallied four shots, two from both Ella Guyott and Sarah Weber, but were unable to capitalize, and Duke took a 1-0 lead into the break.

The Blue Devils continued to hold the momentum in the final 45 minutes and extended their lead to 3-0 after goals from Farrah Walters and Mia Minestrella in the 69th and 77th minutes. The Huskers had a few chances recording two shots and a shot on goal but were unable to break through the Duke defense. 
 
In the goal, Villa got the second-straight start and played the entire 90 minutes, along with Weber. Villa tallied seven saves, as she’s combined for 15 in the last two matches.

Up next, the Huskers continue their five-game homestand as Omaha comes to town on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:05 p.m. (CT).