Husker Games: Nebraska football, volleyball and soccer on full display
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – It was an eventful day in Lincoln with three Nebraska squads getting an early start to their 2025 season.
Nebraska football, volleyball, and soccer all took part in the first ever Husker Games.
The Football team held a scrimmage starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, followed by several other fun games/events including a QB shootout, kickoff challenges, strongest man challenges, and a John Cook roping event.
Raiola’s got range
The Freshman sinks a throw from mid field during the QB shootout ️#HuskerGames @Channel8ABC pic.twitter.com/XrjN9LUF9q
— Jake Homan (@JakeHoman_) April 26, 2025
The scrimmage was a battle of Team Red vs. Team Black, where Team Red won the day with a final score of 70-30.
While the football festivities were going on at Memorial Stadium, the Soccer team kicked off their 2025 season in a match vs. Wyoming at Hibner field. The Huskers defeated the Cowboys 3-2.
Won the spring! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/5pylwDMwjj
— Nebraska Soccer (@HuskerSoccer) April 26, 2025
To cap this epic Saturday off, Husker Volleyball officially began the Dani Busboom Kelly era with their first match at the Bob Devaney Center of the 2025 season.
Nebraska faced off against the Kansas Jayhawks in a heavyweight bout.
The Huskers swept the Jayhawks, beating them 4-0.
The teams agreed to play four sets regardless of the results, Nebraska winning 25-20, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.
Holy smokes is it August yet?
Just let @rebekahallick5 get you fired up for the season.
#GBR @Channel8ABC @HuskerVB pic.twitter.com/KZZk26xvHh
— Nate Johnson (@n8_johnson_) April 27, 2025
The team will play South Dakota State in Ord next Saturday on May 3 at 2:00 p.m.
