By Mark Pszonak
News quickly spread this morning that Nebraska had decided to cancel an upcoming home-and-home series against Tennessee. A series that had been scheduled for almost two decades yet was cancelled less than two years before its occurrence. And while the Huskers seem to have several excuses for making this decision, the one aspect they either didn’t consider or just decided to ignore were their extremely devoted fans.
Sources: Tennessee and Nebraska are canceling their upcoming football series, which was schedule for 2026 in Lincoln and 2027 in Knoxville. A driver of the move was Nebraska wanting eight home games in 2027 when they expected reduced stadium capacity because of renovations.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 21, 2025
Many schools have devoted fans, but none have sold out every game since November 3, 1962. That is 403 consecutive games. That is a long, long time. That is the same date that Wilt Chamberlain scored 72 points, the Cuban Missile Crisis was happening, and John F. Kennedy was the U.S. President. Once again, that is a very long time ago.
These devoted fans were looking forward to the opportunity of enjoying an epic weekend in Lincoln amongst another fanbase that is also known for its devotion and tends to travel in masses. A weekend in Lincoln for a Nebraska/Tennessee game would have been extremely memorable and profitable for the city. That opportunity was taken away this morning. Now the Husker faithful have this to look forward to:
Nebraska cancels series w/Tennessee in 2026-2027 & instead Huskers added home games w/Bowling Green in 2026 & Miami (Ohio) & Northern Iowa in 2027
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) February 21, 2025
Nebraska will be replacing a fun filled weekend with Vols fans with a game against Bowling Green. Nothing against opponent, which is a solid MAC program, but it is likely that most Huskers fans don’t know Bowling Green’s nickname or what state it is located in . This is a slap to the face of a devoted fanbase that stands by their program through thick-and-thin.
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And they will continue to do so. Maybe that is why the Nebraska administration made this decision. They knew that either way, the fans would be in the stadium with another sellout. And while this is true, overall it was the wrong decision by Nebraska. The fans deserved better.
