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Danny White details future of Tennessee-Nebraska football series
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Tennessee and Nebraska were scheduled for a home-and-home football series in 2026 and 2027.
Tennessee vice chancellor and director of athletics Danny White discussed the upcoming series on Friday.
"Tennessee is not canceling this series," White announced . "Nebraska did. We are very disappointed that they didn't want to play these games, especially this close to 2026."
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White responded to a post on X from ESPN's Pete Thamel.
"Sources: Tennessee and Nebraska are canceling their upcoming football series, which was schedule for 2026 in Lincoln and 2027 in Knoxville," Thamel said . "A driver of the move was Nebraska wanting eight home games in 2027 when they expected reduced stadium capacity because of renovations."
Nebraska leads the all time football series against Tennessee, 2-1, dating to Jan. 2, 1998. The Vols defeated Nebraska, 38-24, in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tennessee's scheduled nonconference opponents in 2026 are Furman and Western Michigan in 2027.
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Details emerge for upcoming Tennessee-Nebraska football series
