AND ONLINE. MORE NEWS TONIGHT. NEBRASKA’S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SAYS VOLLEYBALL IS SO BIG IN THE STATE THAT THEY’RE DEDICATING AN ENTIRE DAY TO THE SPORT VOLLEYBALL DAY IN NEBRASKA WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE INSIDE MEMORIAL STADIUM THIS SUMMER. A LOCAL DOUBLE HEADER WILL FEATURE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. CARNEY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, OMAHA AND NEBRASKA. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 ALEX MCLEAN IS LIVE IN LINCOLN WITH MORE FROM TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT. HEY, ALEX. HEY, GUYS. HATS AND GLOVES RIGHT NOW. BUT NEBRASKA IS HOPING FOR AN 80 DEGREE DAY COME AUGUST WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS PACKED INSIDE MEMORIAL STADIUM. WE’VE LISTENED TO OFFICIALS ACROSS NEBRASKA TALK TODAY ABOUT HOW THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OFF THE SPORT HELP ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND CELEBRATE TITLE NINE, WHICH LEVELED THE PLAYING FIELD BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SPORTS. YOU KNOW, WE’RE PLAYING MEMORIAL STADIUM WITH A PACKET CELEBRATING ITS 100TH YEAR. NEBRASKA’S ICON, SONIC MEMORIAL STADIUM WILL PLAY HOST TO VOLLEYBALL, LAYING THE HARDWOOD ON TOP OF THE TURF NEXT TO A CONCERT STADIUM WITH A SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED ARTIST. SOMETIMES A FOR CERTAIN GAMES LIKE NEW YORK, GO PLAY AT KENTUCKY. WE’LL TURN OFF THE AC JUST TO PREPARE. BUT YOU KNOW, WE DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE BECAUSE WE’RE THE FIRST EVER DO IT. IT’LL BE UNLIKE ANYTHING FOR FRESHMEN BECCA, ALEC AND COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, NEBRASKA’S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TOOK THE IDEA TO THE SCHOOL’S VOLLEYBALL COACH. AFTER THE GARTH BROOKS CONCERT LAST AUGUST AND TITLE NINE CELEBRATIONS DURING FOOTBALL SEASON. AND I THOUGHT, WOW, WHAT BETTER WAY TO REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT WITH THE OTHER SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR STATE? SHARE IN THIS REVENUE, HELP THEM DURING, QUITE FRANKLY CHALLENGING AND FINANCIAL TIMES FOR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS. ALBERT SAYS THE EVENT PAYS EACH SCHOOL $50,000 AND IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNLOCK A MEMORIAL STADIUM. USUALLY USED IN ONLY SEVEN SATURDAYS EACH FOOTBALL SEASON AS STATE OFFICIALS COMBAT BRAIN DRAIN. GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN PROCLAIMED AUGUST 30TH AS VOLLEYBALL DAY. IT’S A TON OF FUN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. IT’S A TON OF FUN FOR OLDER IT’S A TON OF FUN FOR ALL NEBRASKANS AND UNUSUAL. AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO CELEBRATE A SUCCEEDING SPORT. AND THEN CREIGHTON AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS HUGE. I JUST REMEMBER THE LUNGS BEING, LIKE, SUCKED OR MY WIND BEING SUCKED OUT OF MY LUNGS. I WAS LIKE, I CAN’T BREATHE. I CAN’T FOCUS. THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE THE BIGGEST VENUE I THINK I WILL EVER PLAY IN. THAT’S THE FRESHMAN FROM LINCOLN TALKING ABOUT PLAYING CREIGHTON LAST SEASON. NOW, IF YOU’RE A BLUE JAY FAN SITTING AT HOME RIGHT NOW WONDERING WHY YOUR TEAM’S NOT A PART OF THIS. TREVOR ALBERT SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE THE HUSKERS ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED TO PLAY THE BLUE JAYS IN SEPTEMBER. HE ALSO MENTIONED CONTINGENCY PLANS WHEN IT COMES TO WEATHER. IF IT RAINS THIS DAY, THAT DAY IN AUGUST, OFFICIALS SAY THEY’LL MOVE INDOORS AND PLAY AT THE DEVANTE CENTER. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS NEBRASKA ARE NOW ESPECIALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO AUGUST ON THIS FREEZING DAY. LIVE IN LINCOLN, A