Nebraska Cornhuskers Host Revamped Ohio Bobcats in 2026 Season Opener

Nebraska hosts a rebuilding Ohio team in a nonconference game featuring new quarterbacks for both sides.

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Nebraska and Ohio will play a nonconference game on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska, to open the 2026 college football season. ^[1] Frank Solich, the legendary coach with connections to both Nebraska and Ohio, decided to wear neutral attire to avoid favoring either school in their season opener. ^[2] Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule said that Frank Solich, the namesake of Ohio's field, will be very neutral for the upcoming game. ^[3] Ohio finished with a 9-4 record last season but is now in a rebuilding project with only five starters returning to the team. ^[4] Ohio head coach Brian Smith was placed on leave and eventually fired, with assistant John Hauser taking over the head-coaching job permanently. ^[5] Frank Solich, who turns 82 next week, will be a guest of honor at the Nebraska-Ohio game, participating in the coin toss and receiving the Legends Award. ^[6] Solich ruled out wearing red, the school color for Nebraska, and green, the school color for Ohio, as his attire for the game. ^[7] Solich spent all or part of five decades as a player, assistant, and head coach at Nebraska before becoming the Mid-American Conference's all-time wins leader over 16 years at Ohio. ^[8]

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Nebraska and Ohio will play a nonconference game on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska, to open the 2026 college football season. · Deadspin

Frank Solich, the legendary coach with connections to both Nebraska and Ohio, decided to wear neutral attire to avoid favoring either school in their season opener. · Winnipeg Free Press

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule said that Frank Solich, the namesake of Ohio's field, will be very neutral for the upcoming game. · Deadspin

Ohio finished with a 9-4 record last season but is now in a rebuilding project with only five starters returning to the team. · Deadspin

Ohio head coach Brian Smith was placed on leave and eventually fired, with assistant John Hauser taking over the head-coaching job permanently. · Deadspin

Frank Solich, who turns 82 next week, will be a guest of honor at the Nebraska-Ohio game, participating in the coin toss and receiving the Legends Award. · Winnipeg Free Press

Solich ruled out wearing red, the school color for Nebraska, and green, the school color for Ohio, as his attire for the game. · Winnipeg Free Press

Solich spent all or part of five decades as a player, assistant, and head coach at Nebraska before becoming the Mid-American Conference's all-time wins leader over 16 years at Ohio. · Winnipeg Free Press

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