Nebraska will open its 2025 soccer season in one of the vital recognizable stadiums within the United States, when the Huskers face the Cincinnati Bearcats at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Nebraska, Cincinnati and the Kansas City Chiefs introduced the venue change for the 2025 opener on Monday, with the Huskers and Bearcats now scheduled to satisfy in Kansas City on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. The kickoff time and tv community will likely be decided through the Big 12’s tv choice course of within the spring.
The NU-Cincinnati contest is the Bearcats’ dwelling recreation and was initially set for the UC campus. It was subsequently moved to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis earlier than the newest location change to Kansas City.
Nebraska and Cincinnati additionally introduced they’ve modified the date of a beforehand scheduled matchup at Memorial Stadium. The groups will now meet in Lincoln on Sept. 10, 2033, after beforehand being scheduled to play within the 2032 season.
Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen mentioned the transfer of the sport to Kansas City is an ideal match for the Huskers’ season opener.
“We are happy to associate with the University of Cincinnati and the Kansas City Chiefs to convey our 2025 season-opening matchup to Arrowhead Stadium,” Dannen mentioned. “Since arriving at Nebraska, one fixed message I’ve heard from our followers is that they miss having street soccer video games which can be inside driving distance. This recreation provides a superb alternative for our nice fan base to make a brief journey to observe the Huskers open the season and luxuriate in Labor Day weekend in Kansas City.”
Arrowhead Stadium has been thought-about one of many prime stadiums within the National Football League for a few years and its capability of 76,416 is without doubt one of the largest within the league.
Arrowhead has hosted quite a few school soccer video games, together with 4 Big 12 Championship video games. Nebraska final performed at Arrowhead within the 2006 Big 12 Championship Game in opposition to Oklahoma and performed a regular-season recreation in opposition to Oklahoma State in Kansas City in 1998.
Tickets for the Nebraska-Cincinnati contest will go on sale this week. All tickets will likely be bought on-line at www.chiefs.com/tickets/ and www.ticketmaster.com. No tickets will likely be bought by way of the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office.
Nebraska and Cincinnati season ticket holders will obtain the primary alternative to buy tickets, starting on Tuesday, at 9 a.m. A public on-sale for tickets will start on Wednesday at 10 a.m. More particulars on ticket data will likely be communicated to Nebraska season ticket holders right now prematurely of the Tuesday pre-sale.