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An Exhaustive Collection Of Football Shirts Featuring Video Game Sponsorships

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May 3, 2025

An Exhaustive Collection Of Football Shirts Featuring Video Game Sponsorships

There are two things I love more than anything else in this world: football and video games. Sadly, I do not love football video games as much as I used to, but that does not mean that I don’t get to enjoy, and even occasionally get excited about, the two things coming together regardless.

See, my love of football (and of some overlapping stuff like fashion and design) has meant that over the years I’ve become a collector and just general appreciator of football shirts. For my teams, sure, but also just for any shirt that is cool, interesting or otherwise noteworthy.

Which means that I’ve got a very soft spot for football shirts that also feature video games, and that usually means gaming companies appearing as as a sponsor on the front of the kit. A niche topic if ever there was one, but you’d be surprised how popular it is within many people’s wheelhouses, coming up constantly in features and roundups on sports sites, online stores, social media and, uh, major video game websites. Turns out loads of people who are into football shirts are also into video games!

The thing is, all those lists–and I include my own earlier effort here–end up being superficial at best, usually just covering a handful of shirts most fans are already aware of. That’s boring, so I felt like settling in and making a more comprehensive roundup, covering as many leagues, teams and decades as I could find.

I’m not saying this is every shirt ever made that features a video game sponsorship, but…it’s a lot.

Fiorentina

If you asked a casual observer what their favourite video game sponsorship is, or even just the one they thought was the most famous, Fiorentina’s mid-90s Nintendo deal is normally the response. It’s iconic, not just because it’s Nintendo, but because the sponsor matches the club’s colour scheme, and the team at the time could boast legends like Gabriel Batistuta.

Sevilla

Again, it’s Nintendo, and again, it matches the club’s colours. Plus Diego Maradona wore it during his one-season spell at the Spanish side before his ill-fated 1994 World Cup campaign.

Anorthosis

Hello, what’s this? Well, this is an even earlier Nintendo sponsorship. In 1992 the company sponsored Cypriot club Anorthosis, who wore the above shirt in a two-legged tie against Juventus in the UEFA Cup, which saw them lose 10-1 on aggregate. Ah well, at least the kit was great.

Kyoto Sanga

I’ve written extensively about this club and its ties with Nintendo, which run so deep (and feature everything from Mario Sunshine to Splatoon) I can’t possibly condense them into a single paragraph. So go read this instead.

Montpellier

We’re going to see a few PlayStation shirts in this roundup, but this Montpellier kit, for the original console, remains one of the nicest. Another French league club, Monaco, also had a PlayStation 1 sponsorship around the same time.

Auxerre

There may have been others, but when it comes to French clubs and PlayStation sponsorship Auxerre is easily the most famous. The club’s PlayStation contract spanned multiple consoles, from the PS1 through to the PS2, and this wetsuit-like away kit is probably my favourite.

Auxerre

An epilogue! Auxerre and PlayStation went so hand-in-hand that in 2005-06 their Uhlsport kits went as far as moving the manufacturer’s logo under the neck to accommodate a second PlayStation branding on the same shirt, this time for the PSP.

Seattle Sounders

Few video game sponsorships have been as comprehensive as that between Microsoft and the Seattle Sounders, a club that wasn’t just from the same city as the Xbox, but even shared the same volt green colour palette. Their deal, spanning several years, saw Sounders jerseys emblazoned with everything from Xbox to Game Pass to Xbox Live to individual games like Halo and Gears of War. More recently, Xbox also sponsored Fresh Ego FC, a group that uses football “to raise awareness surrounding mental health and racism in football by bringing together top talent from sport and music”.

Arsenal

Another classic, and if you didn’t rank Fiorentina as the most famous video game sponsorship, you’re probably saying this turn-of-the-millennium masterpiece in its place. But Sega’s console didn’t just grace the front of Henry, Bergkamp and co’s shirts; in the same timeframe they also sponsored St Etienne, Deportivo de la Coruña and Sampdoria, whose away shirt replaced Dreamcast with Dreamarena, the console’s ill-fated online service.

Arsenal

As part of the same deal, not every shirt ended up bearing the Dreamcast logo; some (like this away kit) simply used Sega’s branding instead. For a more recent example, in 2023 Sega sponsored London Falcons FC, an amateur LGBTQ+-friendly side.

Tottenham Hotspur

What’s this? Arsenal’s arch-rivals Tottenham sharing a sponsor? Not quite: in the mid-90s Spurs were sponsored by Holsten, a beer company, so the club’s juniors kits had to bear the logo of a company that was a bit more child-friendly. Also, this contract was up before Sega’s appearance on Arsenal’s kits. This same conundrum was repeated 20 years later, when Crystal Palace, at the time sponsored by an online casino, got an EA Sports sponsorship for their junior sides.

Chelsea

In early 90s Chelsea were sponsored by Commodore, and would wear the logos of both the parent company as well as its Amiga computer. I’ve chosen Amiga for the photo here because other clubs wore the Commodore branding first, and better….

Bayern Munich

…and one of those clubs was German powerhouses Bayern Munich, whose white Commodore sponsors in the mid-80s looked incredible on those all-red shirts. Bayern also wore an Amiga shirt, but only for a single match, in 1988 against VfB Stuttgart.

It should be noted that PSG also had Commodore sponsorship for a while, resulting in some fantastic colour-matching on the shirts, as did the already-mentioned Auxerre in the early 90s.

Manchester City

In the late-90s Manchester City struck a deal with British publisher Eidos, the company behind Tomb Raider, the original Deus Ex and Thief.

FC Martigues

FC Martigues, a team in France’s second division, were once sponsored not by Ocean, the once-mighty British publisher, but one of Ocean’s games in particular: the PC version of Jurassic Park, not to be confused with the SNES version, or the Mega Drive version, as all three were different games. What makes this even more interesting is that for the white away shirt they just…made the Jurassic Park logo bigger and replaced the club’s crest with Ocean’s logo, something that would be gross even by today’s standards.

Cerezo Osaka

Japanese side Cerezo Osaka have had a long relationship with hometown heroes Capcom, which in recent years has seen the publisher’s logo appear everywhere from training shirts to shorts. Their 90s kits, though, with Capcom on the front and back of the shirt, are obviously the most famous.

Tokyo Verdy

Another Japanese club with a famous video game collaboration was Tokyo Verdy in the 90s, who had Konami sponsorships on the sleeves, the front of the kit and sometimes, like above, both at the same time.

Lazio

I hate this sponsorship so much. It’s so lazy–looking like someone just dragged the game’s logo.png onto a shirt and hit “print”, without any thought to scale or colours–but also it’s Lazio, and fuck Lazio.

Corinthians

A decade later than Lazio’s deal, Brazilian side Corinthians also did a sponsorship with Konami for PES2019, which included a licensing deal for the game itself (see above). Note that the PES logo is for some reason at the bottom of the shirt, making it only visible if a player’s jersey was untucked. Fellow Brazilian side Sao Paolo had a similar PES sponsorship that year, too.

JEF United

Back to Japan! JEF United have had a few shirts with Sega sponsorship, some with just the logo, others also featuring Sonic. Not for any game in particular, just because he’s Sonic. I like this keeper shirt worn between 1993-1995 the best.

AFC Wimbledon

Sports Interactive, developers of the Football Manager series, sponsored AFC Wimbledon between 2002-2023, sometimes using their own logo, other times that of the game. Football Manager also appeared on Watford’s kits in 2012.

Swindon Town

Swindon Town–a club that has spent most of the last two decades in the lower two divisions of English league football–had a prominent FIFA sponsorship on the front of their kits for a few years through the 2010s, enough to land them on many of these kinds of roundups, though they weren’t actually the first, that honour going to Accrington Stanley in 2006 and Mansfield Town in 2007.

Club America

This is a fresh one! Bandai Namco had a one-off sponsorship deal with Club America earlier this month, and it’s one of the best: holographic player names and numbers, full of Pac-Man visuals, looked amazing, and the club’s crest was temporarily changed to include Pac-Man as well.

Lyon

For a while in the early 2000s French side Lyon were sponsored by Infogrames, a publisher which at the time was using Atari as a sub-label for their publishing operations. So Atari would sometimes feature on Lyon’s kits as well (Infogrames would later rebrand to Atari in 2003).

Atletico Madrid

For one season in the mid-90s, Atletico Madrid were sponsored by Bandai, which was cool, but even cooler was the fact that for a single game–the Madrid derby with rivals Real–they wore a Tamagotchi kit instead.

Premier League Referees

Not strictly a playing kit, but close enough: for years now EA Sports has had a deal with the Premier League where combinations of EA Sports, FIFA and now EAFC logos have appeared on official’s uniforms.

Stevenage Town

I hate the Lazio + PES deal the most for political reasons, but Stevenage Town’s pathetic Prime Gaming sponsorship from a few years back comes a very close second. It’s just so boring. It’s a pointless service, and even the sponsorship application itself is cheap, looking more like an iron-on transfer. In case you were wondering if things have improved since, Stevenage are currently sponsored by another video game company…Xsolla, a games-focused payments and commerce platform. Boring!

Burnley

When English football started allowing sleeve sponsorships a few years back, mobile publishers like Playdemic were all over it, pushing games like Golf Crash on Burnley’s kit. I like that this photo features Matt Lowton on the right, who while at Villa scored one of the best goals for a terrible side you will ever see.

Everton

See above. While Golf Crush made it look like every Burnley kit was on deep discount at Sports Direct, at least Everton’s Angry Birds deal managed to match the rest of the shirt.

Leyton Orient

For two seasons, between 1995-1997, English club Leyton Orient were sponsored by Acclaim, the publisher riding high with hits like NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat. It should be noted that Orient were not riding quite as high at the time.

Liga MX

In 2024 Activision made a deal with both a sportswear manufacturer (Charly) and six sides playing in Mexico’s Liga MX, which saw each Charly team wear special shirts emblazoned with Call of Duty graphics. Note there were no specific Activision or even Call of Duty logos used; instead each shirt had a sublimated print of stuff like a camouflage pattern or skull logo from the series.

Athletic Club

Another recent one! Earlier this month Spanish side Athletic Club, aka Athletic Bilbao, wore The Last Of Us branding for two games, one across the chest, another on their sleeves. While this is technically for the TV show, it’s a TV show based very closely on a video game, so I’m going to allow it.

Atletico Madrid

Hey, it’s Atletico Madrid again! This time with another limited sponsorship, from the 2004-2005 season, where the team wore a variety of movie tie-ins (including the famous Spider-Man shirt). One of those movies was Resident Evil 2, which for the same rules as The Last Of Us above, I’m going to allow.

Stonewall FC

In 2020 EA Sports began sponsoring Stonewall FC, “the world’s most successful LGBT+ football club”, a deal that continues to this day. Some shirts have featured the EA Sports logo, others that of EA Sports FC, and the club’s full range of kits usually combine to form (or are, like the shirt above, simply in) the colours of the trans flag. They rule.

Juventus

Cygames, the Japanese developer behind games like Granblue Fantasy, has been sponsoring Juventus for a few seasons now, and recently renewed the deal to extend until at least 2026.

Santos

For the Copa Libertadores final in 2021, Brazilian club Santos signed a one-off sponsorship with Epic Games that saw Fortnite’s logo placed centrally (among loads of other sponsors) on the front of their kits. Santos would end up losing the final to Palmeiras.

Sheffield United

Between 2000-2002 Midas Games, a publisher of bargain-bin favourites like American Pool and Go Go Golf, sponsored Sheffield United in what was then still known as Division Two (and is now the Championship).

San Diego Loyal

The Loyal are sadly no longer with us, having been “dissolved” as American sports likes to call it, in 2023. We’ll always have the memories of this Rocket League sponsorship, though, which adorned their kits in 2022.

(thanks xK1!)

Thank you for indulging me.

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Elliot and Thuotte Highlight Men’s Indoor Track and Field Season Opener

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BOSTON, Mass. — Regis College men’s track and field kicked off their indoor season today at the Reggie Lewis Center, competing in the Suffolk Relays and setting two new program records.

Senior Brady Elliot (Charlestown, N.H.) made an impressive debut for the Pride, placing second in the men’s high jump with a leap of 1.85 meters, establishing a new indoor program record. Elliot also competed in the long jump, finishing 12th with a distance of 6.06 meters. Joseph Doughty (Woburn, Mass.) added a seventh-place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.70 meters.

Justin Thuotte (Lebanon, Conn.) earned three top-ten finishes. His best came in the shot put, where he took third with throw of 12.82 meters to set a new personal best. Thuotte also placed fifth in the long jump, setting a new indoor program record with a leap of 6.65 meters, and finished seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 13.28 meters. Ryan Sweeney (Lynn, Mass.) joined Thuotte on the shot put leaderboard, finishing fourth with a toss of 12.65 meters. Sweeney also set a personal best in the weight throw with an 11.28 meter toss.

Jalen Jones (Everett, Mass.) claimed fifth place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.94 meters. Meanwhile, DJ Marks (Medford, Mass.) and Luc Willems (Belchertown, Mass.) rounded out the top ten finishers in the high jump and men’s 1000m, respectively. Marks cleared 1.60 meters in the high jump, and Willems crossed the line in 3:18.18 in the 1000-meter run.

In the men’s 1600 sprint medley relay, the team of Zach Olaywole (Marlborough, Mass.), Jones, Elliot, and Nathan Thomas (Medford, Mass.) finished 13th overall with a time of 4:13.28.

The Pride will quickly turn around as they head to UMass Boston tomorrow for the Beacon Season Opener.

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No. 25 Women’s Volleyball Falls to No. 3 Texas in NCAA Second Round – Penn State

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December 7, 2025

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AUSTIN, Texas – No. 25 Penn State’s 45^th-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament came to an end in the second round Saturday with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-19) loss to No. 3 Texas at Gregory Gymnasium. The Nittany Lions close the season at 19-13 overall, while the Longhorns move on with a record of 25-3.

The loss snapped Penn State’s seven-match NCAA Tournament winning streak, which included six victories on the way to last year’s national title. The Nittany Lions remain second in the nation with eight national titles, trailing only Stanford’s nine.

Kennedy Martin tallied 16 kills for Penn State and has now recorded double-digit kills for the 83^rd-consecutive match when she plays at least three sets. Caroline Jurevicius finished with seven kills, while Emmi Sellman chipped in with five.

Gillian Grimes wrapped up an outstanding collegiate career with a team-high 11 digs. She leaves Penn State as a two-time All-Big Ten honoree, making the first team this season and the second team as a junior last season. She now turns her attention to the pro ranks, where she will play for the San Diego Mojo of Major League Volleyball. Grimes was recently picked by the Mojo in the third round of the MLV Draft.

Torrey Stafford led Texas to the win, hitting .556 with 21 kills. Abby Vander Wal joined her in double-digits with 10 kills, while Cari Spears was next with nine.

Penn State now holds an 11-10 lead in the all-time series with Texas. The teams are knotted at 2-2 in NCAA Tournament matchups against each other.

Saturday’s matchup featured the past three national champions as Texas won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023 and Penn State took home the trophy last season.

The 2025 Penn State women’s volleyball season is presented by Musselman’s.

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Men’s Track and Field Starts 2026 Campaign With Strong Showing at Springfield College Season Opener

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December 7, 2025

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Springfield, Mass. – December 6, 2025 – The Springfield College men’s track and field team had a strong showing as it hosted the Springfield College Season Opener for the first meet of the season.

Shane Erb (Marion, Iowa) took first place in the mile after finishing with a time of 4:23.30 and was the second place finisher in the 3000-meter run after crossing the finish line at 9:02.42. Erb’s mile time ranks sixth in Division III to start the campaign, while his 3,000-meter time ranks 14th.

Mike Anderson (Cromwell, Conn.) and Isaiah Hannah (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) finished first and second, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles. Anderson finished with a time of 8.16 to tie his school record he broke just a season ago, while Hannah finished at 8.59. Anderson’s time currently ranks second in Division III this season.

In his debut, Luca Kabel (Merrimack, N.H.) won the 60-meter dash crossing the finish line at 7.04. He also competed in the 200-meter dash where he finished second at 22.58.

Colin Hansen (Ipswich, Mass.) won the 400-meter dash at 50.54 and Seth Twarog (Hubbardston, Mass.) was close behind at 50.70 which was good for a second place finish with both now ranking inside the top-20 nationally to kick off the seaosn. Parker Ruger (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) won the 600-meter run finishing in 1:26.74 while Eli Burt (Topsham, Maine) came in third at 1:29.34 in their first meets for the Pride.

The 4×400-meter relay team of Twarog, Ruger, Hansen, and first-year Caleb March (Hampden, Maine) took the win after crossing the finish line at 3:37.78.

In the field events, Alex McKenney (Ossining, N.Y.) won the pole vault after clearing 4.45-meters (14 feet, 7.25 inches), which currently stands eighth in the country, while Jamil Manu (Manchester, Conn.) claimed second in the high jump after jumping 1.92-meters (6 feet, 3.50 inches).

Martin Nyagilo (Randolph, Mass.) won the shot put with a throw of 15.21-meters (49 feet, 10.75 inches), a mark that ranks sixth in the country early in the season and Peyton Blanchard (Kennebunk, Maine) came in third with a mark of 14.28-meters (47 feet, 2.25 inches). Charles Botelho (Middleboro, Mass.) finished third in the weight throw with mark of 15.01-meters (49.3 feet).

Springfield will await the new year and travel to Tufts on Saturday, January 17 for the Branwen Smith-King Invitational.

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West Fargo volleyball coach Kelsey Titus resigns after four seasons – InForum

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December 7, 2025

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WEST FARGO — West Fargo High School volleyball coach Kelsey Titus has resigned after four seasons guiding the Packers.

West Fargo activities director Justin Behm confirmed the resignation to The Forum late Friday.

In an email to The Forum Saturday, Titus cited family as the primary reason in her decision to step down.

“The main reason is to be more present with my family,” Titus said. “The decision was extremely difficult as I have absolutely loved my time coaching at West Fargo. (Behm) has been an incredible person to work for and with. I am extremely grateful for his support and guidance.

“The decision came after a lot of prayer. My husband is also a (football) coach, and having both of us coaching in the fall — with a very active 7-year-old — has become challenging. As hard as it is to be done, I know that being more involved and present in our son’s activities is where I am supposed to be. I have peace knowing it’s where the Lord wants me to be.”

10xx22.S.FF.Chwialkowski — West Fargo’s Raina Chwialkowski is recognized by coach Kelsey Titus for her 1,000th dig before play against Valley City at the Packers gym on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

Titus took the reins of the West Fargo program ahead of the 2022 season. Over four seasons, she led the Packers to a 96-48 record that included two state tournament appearances and an East Region tournament championship.

The Packers first advanced to state under Titus during her first season in 2022 where the team placed fifth that season. The 2025 campaign was West Fargo’s strongest with Titus at the helm, finishing 28-8 overall to go with a third-place finish at the state tournament and the East Region tournament title — which ended in

a five-set thriller

over crosstown rival West Fargo Sheyenne.

Titus coached three all-conference and all-state players throughout her tenure. Raina Chwialkowski was a four-time all-conference selection under Titus while Ellee McIntosh was named to the all-conference team three times. Olivia Soine was an all-conference player for Titus in 2022.

Chwialkowski was also an all-state selection four times, McIntosh three times and Soine one time. Chwialkowski was named both East Region and Division AA Senior Athlete of the Year in the sport of volleyball this season. She’ll head to NCAA Division I Maryland next season to continue her career while McIntosh will play for North Dakota.

Titus received Division AA Coach of the Year honors this season upon conclusion of the state tournament. West Fargo

defeated Bismarck in five sets

during this year’s Division AA quarterfinals before

falling to Fargo Davies

in the semis. The Packers proceeded to defeat Bismarck Century in five sets in the third-place match.

“The girls have truly bought in to our culture and have been so much fun to work with,” Titus said. “I truly feel blessed to have gotten the chance to coach such wonderful young women. They mean so much to me and my family. This past season was an incredible one for me to witness on and off the court. I am so thankful for the girls and their trust in me and our coaching staff. These girls are truly special and have brought so much joy into the game of volleyball, to each other and to us coaches.”

Titus previously served as an assistant volleyball coach at the University of Jamestown for seven seasons prior to coming to West Fargo. There, she also served as associate athletic director for three years.

A search for Titus’ successor will begin immediately.

“Again, I can’t thank West Fargo High School and Justin Behm enough for the opportunity and the trust they put in me to run the volleyball program the last four years,” Titus said. “I also want to thank my coaching staff — they have become such a huge part of my life and I’m so thankful they chose to do this with me. I will forever be grateful for my time at West Fargo High School. Go Packers.”

Ryan Spitza joined The Forum in December 2021 as a sports reporter. He grew up in Marquette, Mich., a city of 20,000 on the southern shore of Lake Superior. He majored in multimedia journalism and minored in public relations at Northern Michigan University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in May 2019. While attending college, Spitza gained real-world experience covering high school and college athletics for both The Mining Journal and The North Wind.

Spitza can be reached at 701-451-5613 or rspitza@forumcomm.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryspitza.

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Haugen Sets Norwegian National Record at Youree Spence Garcia Invitational

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December 7, 2025

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QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John’s track and field team opened its indoor campaign by hosting the Youree Spence Garcia Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. Senior Nora Haugen started her indoor campaign by setting a program, national and facility record in the 600m. Her time of 1:26.91 is the fastest time in the NCAA as of Saturday evening. Haugen was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet for her results.

The Red Storm collected six event wins and 10 top-three finishes. In addition, five Johnnies etched their names on indoor top-10 all-time lists.

On the track, Haugen’s program record is the first to fall at Ocean Breeze this season. Chinenye Josephine Onourah won the 400m in a time of 53.13, which sits number two on the indoor all-time list. St. John’s took first through fifth place in the 400m. Freshman Nia-Ruby Forbes-Agyepong kicked off her Red Storm career with a top five finish in the 60m hurdles, stopping the clock in 8.90.

Both the 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay quartets crossed the line first. The 4x400m squad finished 10 seconds ahead of second place, while the 4x800m group cruised to a 17 second margin of victory.

In the field, senior Jamora Alves started her indoor campaign with a second place showing in the women’s shot put. Her toss of 14.30m (46ft 11in.) is her second-best season opening mark of her career and gives her another top-10 performance in program history. Linn Hertz Saebbo won the long jump on her final attempt, leaping 6.05m (19ft 10.25in). The mark sits third all-time on the indoor list. Freshman Tatiana Camilo also made the long jump final, with a jump of 5.45m (17ft 10.50in) and Nyla Branche placed second in the high jump with a 1.62m (5ft 3.75in) clearance.

Youree Spence is regarded as one of the greatest track and field athletes in St. John’s history. She is an 11-time BIG EAST Champion and holds three top-10 performances across three disciples. The track and field legend and the meet’s namesake was in attendance, along with several other alumni.

A portion of the team is set to compete next Friday, Dec. 12, back at Ocean Breeze in the Wagner Seahawk Shootout.

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NCAA Tournament: Nebraska vs. Kansas State Volleyball Watch Thread

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December 7, 2025

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#1 Nebraska vs. Kansas State

When: Saturday, December 6th, 7:00pm CST

Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE

Both Kansas State and Nebraska won their 1st round matches to create an old Big 12 matchup for Round 2 in Lincoln, NE on Saturday night. Though the Huskers played a little later, they probably have the upper hand tomorrow since they only had to play 3 sets while Kansas State had to battle through 5 tough sets against San Diego earlier on Friday afternoon.

Since the match is less than 24 hours away, you’re only going to get the spark notes version for this Kansas State team and a quick recap of their match against San Diego. Kansas State could be bringing a good amount of fans tomorrow as they are only roughly 2 and half hours from Lincoln.

Kansas State finished the 2025 season going 18-9, 10-8 in conference play, in the Big 12 conference and getting ranked wins against North Carolina, Kansas, Colorado, Baylor, and Iowa State. The Big 12 was one of the most, if not the most, competitive conferences this year putting the most teams in the tournament in 2o25.

The stats get a little rough for K-State if you just look at the record between them and Nebraska. These two teams played their first match against each other in 1975 and the most recent one was in 2023 in the non-conference portion of the season. K-State is 4-81 against the Huskers, all time, with their last win coming in 2011 in the tournament. Nebraska hosted this match.

K-State’s top player, in their match against San Diego, was SR OH Shaylee Myers, who is a Lincoln Southwest graduate. She had 26 kills on 58 swings and hit .328%. She only recorded 7 errors.

RS-JR OH Aniya Clinton was another top Wildcat on Friday night, recording 19 kills in the 5 set match, hitting .304%. She also added 13 digs as well.

MB Jordyn Williams and Setter Ava LeGrand were the top blockers for K-State with Williams blocking 7 balls and LeGrand blocking 6. Brenna Schmidt is the Wildcats’ other middle blocker and she had a pretty good night defensively, but struggled offensively ending in the negatives with 2 kills and 3 errors. Schmidt had 4 assisted blocks and also had 1 of 2 solo blocks. Clinton had the other solo block.

Nebraska will look to continue their hunt for a national championship Saturday night against a Kansas State team that will be hungry to take out the only undefeated team left in D1 volleyball, and the predicted national champion. The match will begin at 7:00pm CST on ESPN+.