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Scenes: History in the heartland
In football, Nebraska — for the moment — is a has-been. A proud program ever on the search to regain the glory of its halcyon days, which seem farther away each year. In volleyball, though? For the sport’s winningest program, the halcyon days never left.
Its might was on full display last night, when a staggering 92,003 fans packed into Nebraska’s football stadium to watch the No. 4 Huskers defeat Omaha. It was a historic sight:
- The event set a world attendance record for a women’s sporting event, beating out the 2022 Champions League semifinal between FC Barcelona and Wolfsburg (91,648). Let me repeat: The most-attended women’s sporting event in the recorded history of our planet happened last night, and it was a college volleyball match.
- It felt like a capital-M Moment. Sellouts are the norm for Nebraska volleyball, a longtime powerhouse under coach John Cook, but their normal venue seats about 8,000. Last night comes as women’s sports are exploding in popularity across the board. And the atmosphere was electric.
- Mitch Sherman explained yesterday how…
