The Nebraska swimming and diving team returns home to battle an old rival in the water when the Huskers collide with Kansas at the Devaney Center Natatorium on Friday at 4 p.m.
The Cornhuskers and the Jayhawks annually battled for the conference crown in the old Big Eight Conference in the 1980s and 1990s before the formation of the Big 12 Conference.
The 2021-22 Huskers hope to knock off the Jayhawks behind the strength of one of their strongest groups of swimmers in the past 20 seasons and another solid collection of talented divers.
Autumn Haebig, the 2021 Big Ten Champion in the 200 freestyle, returns for her fifth season to lead the Huskers.