The Nebraska football team is one step closer to the 2025 season with its annual Fan Day, followed by its Big Red Preview on Saturday. And as a way to celebrate the near arrival of the season, the athletic department also announced earlier this week that fans who attend its preview event can purchase alcohol during the Big Red Preview.
The announcement is the next and near final step towards the program selling alcohol during games, which is brand new for this season after decades of resistance from bigwigs in and around the Cornhuskers.
Alcohol sales debut at Nebraska’s Big Red Preview open practice
This will be the first time that a Nebraska football event sold alcohol, but not quite the first time it's been sold at Memorial Stadium. That honor came during A Garth Brooks concert and Volleyball Day in Nebraska.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the sale of alcohol at Memorial Stadium and the Devaney Center last October, expanding beyond Nebraska basketball, baseball, and softball.
The Big Red Preview is an open practice for the team, their sixth practice of fall camp. It is also said to be the team's first practice in full pads, though they have gone nearly full pads earlier in the week, according to various reports. Fans will see the team in action on Memorial Stadium's brand-new playing surface.
Concessions and drinks, including beer, will be available on the main concourse of West Stadium and on field level in North Stadium during the Nebraska football team's big practice. The event is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 2.