Wisconsin is hosting elite volleyball invitational this Fall with 4 of the best teams

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.

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.

All of the matches will be televised on the Big Ten Network and available to stream on the Big Ten+. Here's what the press release about the event says about it:

"The Opening Spike classic will take place on August 29th and 31st of Labor Day weekend at Wisconsin's own Kohl Center. Each match will also be nationally televised on the Big Ten Network (BTN). In addition, Wisconsin's Labor Day weekend events begin at Camp Randall Stadium with the football season opener on Thursday, Aug. 28 vs Miami (Ohio)."

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It should be an excellent showcase of volleyball, and the Badgers' goal is to walk out with two big wins already on their record, ready to make a title run.