Nebraska Volleyball Adds Three More National Television Designations

The most prominent college volleyball program in the country will receive more national attention during its 2025 regular season.

Nebraska volleyball announced on Monday three more television designations with start times and broadcast information for the upcoming regular season. The Huskers added three more regular-season national television contests after previously announcing two national broadcasts earlier this year.

The Huskers will open the regular season in the AVCA First Serve Showcase at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. on Friday, Aug. 22 against Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. on FOX followed by a Sunday, Aug. 24 match against Stanford at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. The AVCA Showcase will also have national broadcasts for the Florida and Stanford battle on Aug. 22 on FOX as well as the Florida and Pittsburgh contest on Aug. 24 on ESPN. The Saturday showcase contests at Pinnacle Bank Arena will also be broadcast on FS1 as Kansas will face Vanderbilt on Aug. 23 while Nebraska's in-state rival Creighton faces Big Ten foe Penn State at 4 p.m.

Nebraska volleyball defensive specialist Olivia Mauch digs a ball against Stanford at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. | Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska's next national broadcast will come over a month later as FOX announced that the Huskers' match at defending national champion Penn State on Oct. 3 will receive a national designation with a 7 p.m. first serve. The Big Red's three new national broadcasts add on to Nebraska's contest against Kentucky at the Broadway Block Party in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday, Aug. 31 on ABC as well as the Huskers battle against Minnesota on Saturday, Nov. 8 on NBC.

Nebraska will await its regional broadcast schedule from the Big Ten Network and Nebraska Public Media for later this summer. The Big Ten Network television schedule will be announced during the Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on July 28-29. The Huskers will also have each contest broadcast across the state with Husker Radio Network station affiliates.

Nebraska volleyball is coming off a Final Four finish in 2024 having dropped a five-set showdown with Penn State in the semifinal contest. The Huskers aim to get back to the final weekend after back-to-back seasons in the national championship and semifinals respectively. Nebraska finished 5-2 in national broadcasts in 2024, falling in a 3-0 sweep at SMU on the ESPN ACC Network in the regular season before dropping the national semifinal to Penn State 3-2 on ESPN.

Nebraska volleyball fans cheer on the Cornhuskers during a Big Ten volleyball match against Penn State at Rec Hall on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in State College, Pa. | Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The 2024 Huskers had wins on ESPN2, ABC, FS1, NBC over Kentucky, Louisville, Illinois, Ohio State, No. 23 Dayton, and Wisconsin. Nebraska's 2025 schedule begins with the Red-White scrimmage in Lincoln on Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers will follow up their scrimmage with an Alumni match the following Saturday on Aug. 16.

Nebraska Volleyball 2025 Schedule

Aug. 9 Red-White Scrimmage at 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 16 Alumni Match at 6 p.m.
Aug. 22 vs. Pittsburgh (AVCA First Serve Showcase at Pinnacle Bank Arena) at 6 p.m. on FOX
Aug. 24 vs. Stanford (AVCA First Serve Showcase at Pinnacle Bank Arena) at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN
Aug. 29 at Lipscomb
Aug. 31 vs. Kentucky (Broadway Block Party in Nashville) at 11 a.m. on ABC
Sept. 5 vs. Wright State at 7 p.m.
Sept. 7 vs. California
Sept. 12 vs. Utah at 6 p.m.
Sept. 13 vs. Grand Canyon
Sept. 16 at Creighton
Sept. 20 vs. Arizona at 6 p.m.
Sept. 24 vs Michigan
Sept. 27 vs. Maryland
Oct. 3 at Penn State at 7 p.m. on FOX
Oct. 4 at Rutgers
Oct. 10 vs. Washington
Oct. 12 at Purdue
Oct. 17 at Michigan State
Oct. 19 at Michigan
Oct. 24 vs. Northwestern
Oct. 25 vs. Michigan State
Oct. 31 at Wisconsin
Nov. 2 vs. Oregon
Nov. 6 vs. Illinois
Nov. 8 at Minnesota
Nov. 14 at UCLA
Nov. 15 at USC
Nov. 20 vs. Iowa
Nov. 22 at Indiana
Nov. 28 vs. Penn State
Nov. 29 vs. Ohio State

Home matches are bolded. All times central.

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