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Report Card: Michigan State Spartans 20, Huskers 17

‘I think there’s only one word that describes the Huskers 20-17 loss at Michigan State.

Ugly.

The defense wasn’t at it’s best; special teams had issues. And the offense? Simply not good, especially in the passing game. I thought the running game wasn’t bad, but the passing game was ... awful.

All fingers will naturally point towards the quarterback, and let’s be honest, there was a strong argument to be made to make a change in the fourth quarter for two reasons: first, Heinrich Haarberg was struggling and I think Haarberg’s skills aren’t suited towards a pass-first approach when Nebraska needed to score twice in the closing minutes.