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Top-ranked Nebraska volleyball travels to Chicago to face DePaul at Wintrust Arena (Friday, 5 p.m. CDT, FS1) in the first of two Chicagoland matches; both teams enter 3-0 and are featured in a detailed preview of DePaul’s young roster under coach Marie Zidek, with Nebraska aiming to extend its perfect start ahead of a later game with Missouri at Wrigley Field.
No. 1 Nebraska volleyball travels to Brookings for a non-conference showdown with South Dakota State after sweeping No. 2 Texas in Las Vegas; the matchup centers on hometown setter Bergen Reilly against SDSU’s loaded lineup led by Sylvie Zgonc, with Madison Burr’s injury absence noted. The game airs on Midco Sports Plus at 7 p.m. CDT on Sept. 2, 2026, with radio coverage on the Huskers Network.
Top-ranked Nebraska defeated No. 2 Texas in a straight-set 3-0 win (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) at the Las Vegas Players Era Showcase, led by Andi Jackson’s nine kills and seven Huskers aces as NU hit .293. Texas, missing Abby Vander Wal, struggled against Nebraska’s middles and serving pressure; Cari Spears had 12 kills for Texas. Nebraska next faces South Dakota State.
Nebraska swept No. 2 Texas 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) in a highly anticipated top-2 showdown, riding a 10-0 run to seize the match. The Huskers’ serving was sharp (7 aces, Texas had none) and Andi Jackson led with 9 kills (.571), followed by Harper Murray (8) and Teraya Sigler (7) as Nebraska displayed a balanced attack. The win sets up a midweek visit to South Dakota State and a Chicago swing against DePaul and Missouri at Wrigley Field.
No. 1 Nebraska opened its season with a 3-0 sweep of UNLV in Las Vegas (25-18, 25-15, 25-16), delivering strong defense (10 blocks) and a balanced offense led by Harper Murray with 11 kills. The match also gave minutes to newcomers and showcased Andi Jackson’s pivotal all‑around play. Nebraska travels to face No. 2 Texas tomorrow for a highly anticipated showdown.
No. 1 Nebraska opens the 2026 season with a Las Vegas showcase after strong exhibition showings at Spikes Under the Lights. The Huskers face UNLV on Aug. 29 and No. 2 Texas on Aug. 30 at T-Mobile Arena, with FS1 and FOX providing coverage, as they begin their bid for another national-title run.
In the inaugural Spikes Under the Lights at AT&T Stadium, four top college programs competed for a $150,000 winner’s prize (with each team receiving $200,000 to participate). Nebraska defeated Florida in a two-set semifinal, posting strong numbers (23 kills, 26 digs, 2 aces, 7 blocks) to reach the final, while SMU edged Penn State in the other semifinal after Suli Davis had 11 kills and delivered a clutch game-winning spike. The finalists will square off for the $150,000 prize.
AT&T Stadium hosts the first Spikes Under the Lights exhibition volleyball event featuring No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 11 SMU (8 p.m. ET) and No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 17 Florida (9 p.m. ET) on TNT Sports, with a final at 10 p.m. ET. The event has a $1 million prize pool, distributing $200,000 to each participating team, $150,000 to the winner, and $50,000 to the runner-up. Nebraska, Penn State, SMU, and Florida headlines feature previews of returning stars and key players as they vie for the title.
Nebraska, coming off a 33-1 season in 2025 under head coach Dani Busboom Kelly, opens 2026 ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches Poll and faces a challenging schedule with 11 regular-season matches against top-25 teams, including a season opener Aug. 27 at AT&T Stadium against No. 17 Florida.
Former San Jose State volleyball star Brooke Slusser says the university failed to inform players about decades-old allegations against head coach Todd Kress, claiming warnings and lack of disclosure during the 2024 season despite emails indicating the school acknowledged the claims; Slusser is pursuing related legal action and warns current players about the coach’s conduct as allegations and scrutiny continue.
Four-time Olympic medalist Jordan Larson unretires to rejoin LOVB Nebraska for the 2026-27 season after a standout 2026 in which she ranked sixth in LOVB Pro with 267 points, fifth with 234 kills and 15 service aces, earning Best Outside Hitter and Icons First Team honors; she will also remain a co-owner as LOVB Nebraska names Giannis Athanasopoulos head coach and prepares to announce the full roster.
Six-foot-five Megan Hodges from Orange County, California, committed to Nebraska’s 2028 volleyball class, giving the Huskers their third top-10 recruit in the cycle. Hodges can play middle blocker or opposite and is ranked as high as No. 3 by PrepVolleyball and No. 6 by PrepDig; she has early ties to fellow 2028 commits Shayla Rautenberg and Josalyn Samuels. Her announcement followed a planned, photo-perfect reveal after a late-night coordination with NU coaches.
Federal findings allege SJSU knowingly recruited a male transgender athlete to its women’s volleyball team to gain a competitive advantage, with most female teammates reportedly unaware of the athlete’s birth sex, fueling a Title IX dispute between CSU and the federal government alongside ongoing coaching changes and lawsuits surrounding the program.
A poster for a Portuguese beach volleyball final features a typography kerning fail: the designer used a scroll-style font for the F and a regular serif for the rest of the word, causing the letters in 'Final' to crowd together and ruin the banner. It serves as a blunt, humorous reminder that font choices can ruin sports advertising.
Nebraska’s 2026 volleyball schedule features 28 regular-season matches (17 Big Ten, 11 non-conference), with nine against teams that finished in the 2025 AVCA top 25. The trip starts with Spikes Under the Lights in Arlington on Aug. 27, then the Players Era Showcase in Las Vegas (UNLV on Aug. 29, Texas on Aug. 30). After South Dakota State, DePaul, and Missouri at Wrigley Field, the Huskers host New Mexico, Baylor, and Georgia Tech, plus Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena and a non-conference closer with North Carolina and Florida Gulf Coast. Big Ten play opens at home vs Rutgers and Ohio State, followed by three road tests (Penn State, Maryland, Indiana), a Wisconsin home date, Northwestern, a home stretch against Purdue, UCLA and USC, a four-game road swing to Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon and Washington, and a closing run of Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota at home. The inaugural Big Ten Tournament runs Nov. 20–25 in Fishers, Indiana; start times and TV info will be announced later, with Red-White Scrimmage to be determined.