For Nebraska football fans, Michigan State’s win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship was exciting but also just the slightest bit galling. After all, it was a five-turnover performance by Nebraska against Michigan State in Lincoln that opened the door for the Spartans to win the conference title.
So what must Nebraska do to walk through that door, bring home the Stagg Championship Trophy and put a number after the lonely “1999” on the West Stadium sign for conference titles? Here are five things that need to change for Nebraska to lift that trophy in December of 2014.
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