The Big Red Preview Presented by 1890 on Saturday, Aug.  3 at Memorial Stadium will be the first athletic event of the 2024-25 season to feature Nebraska Athletics’ new cashless concessions operation.

Nebraska has featured cashless concession operations for men’s and women’s basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and beginning this season all Husker athletic venues will move to cashless concessions.

Improved WiFi in the Memorial Stadium concourses for the 2024 season allows Nebraska to implement cashless concessions and improve the overall efficiency of the concession operations at home games.

Nebraska will also implement cashless operations at women’s soccer (Hibner Stadium) and volleyball (Devaney Center) this fall. The Husker women’s soccer team opens its home schedule with an exhibition contest against Kansas City on Monday, Aug. 5. The volleyball team will make its first appearance at the Devaney Center in the Red-White game on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Benhart Named to Outland Trophy Watch List

Nebraska offensive tackle Bryce Benhart was tabbed to the 2024 Outland Trophy Award Watch List on Tuesday. 

Benhart, a 6-foot-9, 315-pound senior from Lakeville, Minn., earns a spot on the watch list for the first time in his career after earning All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and media in 2023.  

His play helped Nebraska rank second in the Big Ten in rushing offense at 176.8 yards per game despite the Huskers starting three different quarterbacks and four running backs because of injuries. Benhart was the only Husker to start all 12 games on offense during the 2023 campaign.  For his career, he has made 41 career starts, all at right tackle, and has tied the school record for most career starts by a Husker lineman. 

Benhart will look to add to Nebraska’s impressive legacy, as the Huskers have had a nation-leading nine Outland Trophies, including six from Husker offensive linemen. Benhart is one of 75 members on the preseason list, including 13 from the Big Ten. 

The recipient of the 2024 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Dec. 12, 2024. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, on Jan. 22, 2025.

Big Ten Announces Future Men’s Basketball Tournament Sites

The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday the sites for the 2025-28 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. During the next four years, the men’s tournament will be held in Indianapolis (2025, 2027), Chicago (2026) and Las Vegas (2028).

Both Indianapolis and Chicago are familiar hosts for the Big Ten as Indianapolis has hosted 14 times, while Chicago has hosted 11 previous tournaments. Las Vegas will host for the first time in 2028 at T-Mobile Arena.

The 2025 TIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament wlll be from March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The event will be the first to feature a 15-team field following the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington this season.

Nebraska comes off its best Big Ten Tournament appearance in 2024, reaching the semifinals for the first time since joining the conference in 2011-12.

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:

• March 12-16, 2025 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
• March 11-15, 2026 – United Center (Chicago)
• March 10-14, 2027 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
• March 8-12, 2028 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)

The Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament will return to Indianapolis for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, the conference announced on Wednesday, July 31.

The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis is scheduled for March 5-9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, before the tournament returns to Indianapolis again March 4-8, 2026. Indianapolis has been the host of 27 previous Big Ten women's basketball tournaments.

The conference also announced locations and dates for the 2027 (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, March 3-7) and 2028 (Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, March 1-5) tournaments, alongside its announcement of the dates and locations of the men's basketball tournament for the next four seasons.

The Nebraska women's basketball team advanced to the 2024 Big Ten Championship Game at the Target Center in Minneapolis, which marked the second straight season the conference tournament was held in the Twin Cities.

The Huskers advanced to the semifinals in the most recent Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in 2022.

Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Future Sites

• Indianapolis - Gainbridge Fieldhouse - March 5-9, 2025
• Indianapolis - Gainbridge Fieldhouse - March 4-8, 2026
• Las Vegas - T-Mobile Arena - March 3-7, 2027
• Detroit - Little Caesars Arena - March 1-5, 2028