Huskers Football: Three games cancelled as Big Ten announces conference-only season

LINCOLN – As alluded to by multiple sources yesterday, the Big Ten did announce Thursday evening that it will move to a conference-only schedule for all fall sports, including football.
The announcement makes the Big 10 the first power conference to drastically change its season due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Ivy League — which is in the FCS and is a smaller league compared to the Big Ten — announced it was cancelling all fall sports.
The decision means the Husker volleyball team will no longer be able to play nonconference matches against teams in its surrounding area as planned, including Creighton.
For Nebraska football, nonconference home games against Central Michigan (Sept. 12), South Dakota State (Sept. 19) and Cincinnati (Sept. 26) will be canceled.
The move could shorten the season, and is likely to impact the University’s revenue. Should the Huskers play fewer than their originally scheduled seven home games, especially if there are limits on fan attendance, the athletic department could lose millions in game-day revenue. According to the most recent financial filings, Nebraska makes about $4.6 million off each home game.