//Big Ten Rejects Nebraska’s Attempt to Play UTC

Big Ten Rejects Nebraska’s Attempt to Play UTC

Nebraska was in talks to play UTC this weekend after its game against Wisconsin was canceled.

Despite Nebraska’s attempt to still play this weekend, the Big Ten voted against the school hosting a non-conference game against UTC, Chattanooga athletic director Mark Wharton confirmed on Thursday.

“We were in talks. We went through many levels of approval with the Big Ten. We lost on the final approval,” Wharton told CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd

Wharton added that the Mocs were set to receive $200,000-$250,000 for the game, and the entire team tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday night.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press first reported that that the two schools were close to finalizing a deal to play at Memorial Stadium on Saturday and were awaiting approval from the Big Ten. The league currently has an eight-game, conference-only schedule for the fall season.

Nebraska was searching for another opponent after Wisconsin canceled their weekend matchup due to an “elevated