Tennessee and Nebraska is no longer playing. Here is what Pete Thamel had to say.
Tennessee recently received unfortunate news that they were no longer set to play a home-and-home series against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.Four-star running back Jonaz Walton will visit Tennessee on April 7. Tennessee will be his third of four recruiting visits, including Florida on March 13, Alabama on April 4 and Notre Dame on April 8.
Tennessee recently received unfortunate news that they were no longer set to play a home-and-home series against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
AD Danny White made it very clear that Tennessee did not play a part in this cancellation which has quickly pointed the fingers at Nebraska who is gradually improving.
So what was the reason for Nebraska canceling this series? ESPN analyst Pete Thamel made an honest statement following the news.
I think this just comes down to Nebraska just didn’t want to play this series,” Thamel said. “The one piece of empirical evidence we have of this 12-team playoff indicates murky rewards for a tough non-conference schedule. That’s the data set we’re dealing with right now.”
Nebraska playing Tennessee isn’t statistically smart win or lose because it makes their path to the playoffs much tougher.
“Nebraska-Bowling Green is not great college football but I can’t fault the strategy with the evidence we have,” said Thamel.
- The 5-foot-9, 205-pound running back plays for Central High School in Carrollton, Georgia. 247Sports ranks Walton as the No. 15 player in Georgia and the No. 10 running back in the class of 2026.
