As the Spartans came off of a hugely significant win over Wisconsin last week, the future looked bright for the green and white for the remainder of 2011. But that future is looking significantly dimmer after a miserable 24-3 defeat at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The game was painfully reminiscent of MSU’s road loss to Iowa on the same weekend one year ago. On that day the Spartans lost by a score of 37-6, pulling
It looked like Michigan State was going to shake off their tendency of starting slowly during their first drive against Nebraska on Saturday.
The Spartans had achieved two first downs, relying heavily on Le’Veon Bell and the run game, when Cousins dropped back to throw to one of his receivers crossing the middle of the field. Nebraska defensive back Lance Thorell intercepted the ball and returned it to the Nebraska 25 yd line, setting the tone for what ended up as a long and frustrating game for the MSU offense.
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