FOOTBALL SEASON IN YEAR THREE FOR MATT RHULE WILL PLAY OUT IN PRIME TIME AGAINST CINCINNATI DOWN AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM. HUSKERS AND BEARCATS WILL KICK OFF AT 8:00 CENTRAL TIME ON ESPN ON AUGUST THE 28TH. NEBRASKA’S FIRST GAME IN KC SINCE THE 2006 BIG 12 TITLE GAME. IN THE FIRST R

Kickoff time, TV information set for Nebraska’s season opener against Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium

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Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 13, 2025

Nebraska will face Cincinnati in the season opener at Arrowhead Stadium on ESPN.Kickoff for the Huskers vs. Bearcats is set for 8 p.m. on Aug. 28, the network announced Tuesday.The game, a designated home game for the Bearcats, was originally scheduled to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.READ MORE: Big Ten announces Nebraska football’s 2025 conference scheduleTickets for the game are available here.The first game of the series, which was scheduled to be played in Lincoln, was canceled by the pandemic in 2020. NU also announced that the Bearcats are now scheduled to come to Memorial Stadium in 2033.NU and Cincinnati have played once in the history of the programs, a 41-0 victory for Nebraska in 1906.Nebraska last played at Arrowhead Stadium in the 2006 Big 12 Championship against Oklahoma.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

Nebraska will face Cincinnati in the season opener at Arrowhead Stadium on ESPN.

Kickoff for the Huskers vs. Bearcats is set for 8 p.m. on Aug. 28, the network announced Tuesday.

The game, a designated home game for the Bearcats, was originally scheduled to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

READ MORE: Big Ten announces Nebraska football’s 2025 conference schedule

Tickets for the game are available here.

The first game of the series, which was scheduled to be played in Lincoln, was canceled by the pandemic in 2020. NU also announced that the Bearcats are now scheduled to come to Memorial Stadium in 2033.

NU and Cincinnati have played once in the history of the programs, a 41-0 victory for Nebraska in 1906.

Nebraska last played at Arrowhead Stadium in the 2006 Big 12 Championship against Oklahoma.

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