Now that Nebraska has secured Kansas for a home-and-home series in men’s basketball in 2016 and 2017, look for the Huskers to add more opponents from the Big 12 Conference.
Marc Boehm, the Nebraska executive associate athletic director who oversees basketball, said Big 12 schools are showing more interest in adding the Huskers in basketball now that more time has passes since Nebraska’s exit from the conference in 2011.
“We think some of these others will pop as well,” Boehm told the Journal Star. “If it makes sense, you do it. It’s a win for our RPI, it’s a win for our fans, who get to see some of the teams they grew up with, and it’s close, so you’ve got three components going for it.