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This is an Athletic Event Agreement entered into on April 7, 2025, between the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (the home team) and the University of South Dakota (the visiting team). The agreement governs the intercollegiate soccer contest scheduled for Sunday, August 16, 2026, at Hibner Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Both parties are bound by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations, which take precedence should any conflict arise with the agreement's terms.
The financial considerations for this event include a cash guarantee of $0, with the University of Nebraska assuming all management expenses and officials' fees while the visiting team bears its own expenses. As additional consideration, Nebraska will provide 50 complimentary tickets, with Nebraska returning in 2028 for a reciprocal game at the University of South Dakota. The agreement establishes a $10,000 liquidated damages provision for cancellation, forfeiture, or failure to appear, except in cases of mutual consent or events beyond the parties' control. Television rights are governed by the Big Ten Conference, which retains exclusive rights to telecasts of Nebraska home games and revenues derived therefrom. The visiting team may produce films and videotapes for coaching purposes only, with a maximum of eight minutes of highlights permitted for weekly coaches' shows. Both parties agree to comply with current NCAA COVID-19 protocols and acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an event beyond reasonable control that may affect performance.
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5. COVID-19 Protocol. The Parties agree to comply with the most updated NCAA recommendations for COVID-19 Protocol(accessible at: https://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/covid-19-coronavirus).
6. GOVERNANCE AND ELIGIBILITY: The said contest shall be played under the rules of the National . It is agreed that in the event the rules and regulations of the
NCAA are amended, modified, or changed in any manner so as to make the terms of this Agreement to be in conflict with the subsequently changed rules or regulations, then the terms of this Agreement are to be considered amended so as the terms shall not be in conflict but in accord with such rules and regulations.
7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This is the entire Agreement of the Parties, and may contain handwritten amendments, which are only valid if initialed by an authorized representative of both Parties.
8. TELEVISION: The Visiting Team acknowledges and agrees that (a) all rights to telecast or distribute
(live or delayed, whole or condensed (including highlights), throughout the universe, in any and all markets, in any and all languages and via any and all forms of media and methods of distribution and distribution technology) the University of Nebraska home games and certain games played at a neutral which in turn has entered into agreements with certain third parties for the telecast or distribution of such games, (b) the University of Nebraska has no ability to grant to the Visiting Team any rights for the telecast or distribution of games played pursuant to this Agreement in which the University of Nebraska is the home team or of games played pursuant to this Agreement at certain neutral sites and (c) the Big Ten shall have the exclusive right to retain all revenues derived from the telecast or distribution of games played pursuant to this Agreement in which the University of Nebraska is the home team. the University of Nebraska acknowledges and agrees that the Visiting Team shall have the exclusive right to enter into agreements with respect to the telecast or distribution of games played pursuant to this Agreement in which the Visiting Team is the home team or of games played pursuant to this Agreement at certain neutral sites and to retain all revenues derived therefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the respective rights, if any, of the University of Nebraska and the Visiting Team with respect to the telecast or distribution of games played pursuant to this Agreement in which they are the visiting team (and the revenues derived therefrom) shall be governed by a separate agreement between The Big Ten and the Visiting Team which separate agreement shall govern certain aspects of any games played between the member institutions of The Big Ten and the Visiting Team, provided, that in the absence of any such separate agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. The Visiting Team authorizes the University of Nebraska (and its conference) to use (and to authorize each entity effecting or facilitating ividual players, participants and coaches to promote and publicize such game and the participating teams and institutions, provided that such trademarks, logos, names and likenesses must not be used as an endorsement of any product or service or in any manner prohibited by applicable NCAA rules and regulations.
9. USE OF GAME VIDEO: The Visiting Team shall have the right to produce films and/or videotapes of show only and for no other purpose. Such films and/or videotapes may not be replayed, used or otherwise distributed by the Visiting Team to any person other than the incorporation of up to eight minutes (8:00) of highlights of the game as part of a weekl The host institution agrees to provide reasonable facilities for such cameras as may be reasonably required by the Visiting Team to produce such films and/or videotapes. Any other usage by the Visiting Team of footage of games played pursuant to this Agreement shall be governed by a separate agreement between The Big Ten and the University of Nebraska.
10. NO ASSIGNMENT: This Agreement shall not be assigned to a third party without the written consent of both parties.
Docusign Envelope ID: 9770A1CA-C8E6-45F0-9E9E-BC62C10D19F8
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