Nebraska football could open the 2025 season much closer to home than initially expected.

The Huskers Opening August 30 against Cincinnati is currently scheduled to take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. However, according to a social media post from Bearcat Journal’s Chad Brendel and confirmation from Cincinnati Investigatordiscussions are underway to move the game to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, home of the NFL’s Chiefs.

“While a deal is not finalized, it appears the trend is moving in that direction,” Brendel wrote.

If this move goes through, Nebraska fans will have the chance to turn a neutral site game into a de facto Husker home game. Driving from Lincoln to Arrowhead takes just over three hours, while the drive to Indianapolis is triple that. On the other hand, Cincinnati fans would need about 8 1/2 hours to drive to attend what is officially the Bearcats’ home game in the home-and-home series. (The teams will play in Lincoln again in 2032.)

The proposed venue change is likely about money, which was also the case in 1998 when Oklahoma State moved its home game against Nebraska to Arrowhead. The Huskers I won this one24-17, with a goal line at the finish. The Huskers’ only other appearance at Arrowhead came in 2006, when Nebraska lost to Oklahoma21-7, in the Big 12 championship game.

Brendel noted the move would likely come with a “significant payday” for Cincinnati, which is in its second season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. “With athlete revenue sharing on the horizon,” he wrote, “the department will need to be aggressive in securing funds to financially establish the new status quo.”

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