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Cornhusker arrive in Dublin

Thirty years later, Nebraska, once again, travels overseas!

After a delay before takeoff, the Nebraska Cornhuskers have officially arrived in Dublin, Ireland. The Huskers now have a chance to acclimate themselves to their new environment before kicking off the 2022 college football season against the Northwestern Wildcats. This would be the first time Nebraska has played overseas since playing in the Coca-Cola Bowl in Toyko, Japan, against Kansas State.

The Coca-Cola bowl is a now-defunct regular season college football game played in Tokyo, Japan, from 1977 to 1993. Now 30 years later, Nebraska has crossed the ocean once more for a college football game. The Cornhuskers were initially supposed to play in the 2021 version of this game against fellow Big Ten member Illinois, but that trip was canceled due to the COVID pandemic.

Take a look below at some of the sights of the Husker’s arrival in Dublin. Stay tuned to Cornhuskers Wire, as we’ll have all the big Week 0 kickoff coverage.

Scott Frost speaks to media before leaving for Ireland

The head coach also clarified comments made over the last week.

Nebraska head coach Scott Frost spoke to the media one final time before leaving for the season opener in Dublin. The Saturday afternoon press availability gave Frost the chance to talk about the current attitude of the team, plans while in Ireland, and clarify comments made earlier in the week regarding the health and safety of the offensive line during training.

The Huskers continue to prepare for their 2022 season opener against the Northwestern Wildcats in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, August 27th. Nebraska was initially scheduled to play in Dublin last season in Week 0 against the Illinois Fighting Illini. However, the Huskers will officially leave for Dublin on Monday afternoon.

Stay tuned to Cornhuskers Wire, as we’ll have coverage of all the news and notes leading up to the kickoff from Dublin, Ireland. The start of the season is just days away. Kickoff is at 11:30 am.