LINCOLN, Neb. -- I’ve got this friend. We grew up together in Nebraska. He went to a faraway college and has lived some 1,300 miles from here for many years.
When we talk, usually the subject turns to Nebraska football. The Cornhuskers are a way of life. And for people raised in the state -- even those who’ve lived elsewhere for decades -- the passion does not easily disappear even in the dark times.
I received an email from my friend about an hour after Nebraska lost to Northwestern 30-28 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, ensuring the Huskers (3-5, 1-3 Big Ten) must beat Michigan State or Iowa, both currently undefeated, to avoid their first winless home conference season since 1961.