The Kohl Center will host one of the best college volleyball showcases this fall, featuring four of the best college volleyball programs in the country. The Wisconsin Badgers will play host and participate in the 2025 Opening Spike Classic, which will feature the Kansas Jayhawks, the Creighton Blue Jays, the Texas Longhorns, and the Wisconsin Badgers.
Four elite teams all in Madison this fall?!Yes, please!🙋‍♀️Badgers to host the Opening Spike Classic over Labor Day weekend and will take on Kansas and Texas – all at the Kohl Center!ℹ️: https://t.co/ihXzJaFKSkđź“ť: https://t.co/6DBV0rToYqpic.twitter.com/3t5GfPLEJk
— Wisconsin Volleyball (@BadgerVB) April 17, 2025
Wisconsin will face the Kansas Jayhawks and the Texas Longhorns in the Opening Spike Classic
The Opening Spike Classic will take place on Friday, August 29, 2025. The first match will be Kansas versus Wisconsin at 6:00 p.m. CT. The second match will be Texas versus Creighton beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT. Sunday, August 31st, will be the second day of the matches and will start with Texas and Wisconsin playing at 1:00 p.m. CT, followed by Kansas and Creighton at 3:30 p.m. CT.
There’s a lot to love about this event: Wisconsin gets to host, it’s high-level volleyball, it has the chance to set up any of these teams with big early season victories, and even there are former players now as assistant coaches on these teams…