Tennessee AD Danny White fires shot at Nebraska after cancelling series | Sporting News

In college football, scheduling is typically done a couple of years in advance, with teams agreeing to home-and-home series.

Another common practice is for larger programs to pay smaller programs to visit their campus for a single season.

Bigger schools usually face off in neutral-site games, as it is rare for major programs to have home-and-home agreements.

For the 2026-2027 season, Tennessee was set to have a home-and-home series with Nebraska, which promised to be an exciting matchup, especially given the star quarterbacks at both schools.

The Cornhuskers have former 5-star recruit Dylan Raiola, while Tennessee might have former 5-star Nico Iamaleava under center.

Even if Tennessees QB enters the draft at the end of this season, 5-star recruit Faizon Brandon would likely be the starter.

The series seemed to be shaping up to be an intriguing one.

However, on Friday morning, it was announced that the schools had agreed to cancel the series, according to ESPNs Pete Thamel.

Tennessee and Nebraska are canceling their upcoming football series, which was scheduled for 2026 in Lincoln and 2027 in Knoxville.

A driving factor behind the decision was Nebraskas desire to have eight home games in 2027, when they expect reduced stadium capacity due to renovations, Thamel reported.

Tennessees athletic director, Danny White, responded strongly to the cancellation.

Correction: Tennessee is not canceling this series.

Nebraska did.

We are very disappointed that they didnt want to play these games, especially this close to 2026, White wrote.

This puts Tennessee in a difficult position, as most schools have already finalized their schedules.

As part of the contract agreement, Nebraska will pay Tennessee $500,000.

The Volunteers will now need to scramble to find a replacement game.

The good news for Tennessee is that the two fill-in games for the 2026-2027 season will most likely be played at Neyland Stadium unless a new home-and-home series is arranged..

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