A return home to the Bob Devaney Sports Center starts the same way as the midweek trip to Champagne, Illinois on Thursday night for Nebraska volleyball – without Andi Jackson.

The rising sophomore missed the win over Illinois on Oct. 3 due to an undisclosed injury. Nearly 50 minutes prior to tipoff of the Huskers’ home game against Iowa, Jackson has been reported by multiple media outlets as once again unavailable for the Big Red.

The news was first presented on the Huskers Radio Network pregame show with John Baylor and Lauren Cook West, as the injury was announced as “day-to-day” but without the context of the injury itself. The Colorado native was an AVCA All-Region team member in her freshman season, while also earning second-team All-Big Ten and All-Big Ten freshman team recognition in 2023.

Jackson was one of the lethal threats to Nebraska’s strong start, helping the No. 2 Huskers with 117 kills and a .475 hitting percentage, good for sixth in the country and second in the Big Ten Conference. Her inside presence has helped the Huskers rank 11th in the nation in overall hitting percentage.

In Jackson’s absence, San Diego transfer Leyla Blackwell will get her second start of the season. Blackwell had six kills during her performance Thursday night.

Additionally, Taylor Landfair will start at the outside hitter spot, likely opposite Harper Murray, for a second straight game. The transfer from Minnesota had eight kills in three sets against Illinois, and has a total of 49 kills on the season with a hitting percentage of .336. Landfair had a breakout performance to open Big Ten play against UCLA nearly 10 days ago, coming off the bench with a season-high 13 kills.

Nebraska battles the 8-7 Hawkeyes at the Bob Devaney Sports Center at 2:00 PM CDT with television coverage on Nebraska Public Media. The Huskers hope to get Jackson back ahead of a tough home game with No. 10 Purdue on Friday night in Lincoln.