With six catches for 84 yards in the first half, Spielman became Nebraska's freshman record-holder for receptions, receiving yards and all-purpose yards.
He finished Saturday as the lone bright spot in a monumental Nebraska debacle: nine catches for 141 yards.
Spielman didn't speak to reporters after the game, so it was impossible to gauge his emotions after playing so well in such a disappointing defeat in near his Eden Prairie hometown. But Nebraska offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said the redshirt freshman approached Saturday's game the same way he's approached Nebraska's other nine contests.
"I really think he's kind of the same every time.