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Football Nebraska's season-opener against Cincinnati set for 8 p.m. kickoff, televised by ESPN

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Press release via Huskers.com:

ESPN to Televise Nebraska Season Opener

ESPN announced Tuesday afternoon that Nebraska’s season-opening matchup with Cincinnati in Kansas City on Thursday, Aug. 28, will be televised on ESPN with kickoff set for 8 p.m. Central.

The Huskers and Bearcats will square off at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Nebraska’s first contest in the stadium since the 2006 Big 12 Championship game and NU’s first regular-season game in Kansas City since 1998. The matchup was originally scheduled as a Cincinnati home game before being moved to a neutral site. It marks just the second all-time meeting between the schools and the first since a 1906 matchup in Lincoln.

The matchup with Cincinnati in Kansas City marks Nebraska’s second neutral-site opener in four seasons after opening the 2022 season against Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland. It also marks the fourth time in the past five seasons Nebraska has opened the season either in Week Zero or on a Thursday night. Nebraska opened the 2023 season at Minnesota in a Thursday night contest.

Tuesday’s announcement is the first kickoff time set for the Huskers’ 2025 season. Additional game times and television designations for the upcoming season are expected to be announced by the end of May.

Tickets for the Nebraska-Cincinnati contest are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com and www.chiefs.com/tickets/. Additionally, fans interested in ordering 2025 Husker football season tickets for the seven games at Memorial Stadium can join the Season Ticket Request list by visiting Huskers.com/tickets.
 
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