One year after putting together a seven-win season, the Huskers failed to make substantial improvement despite making roster improvements.

Plenty of times in recent college football history, there have been cases where a rivalry is created out of thin air and foisted upon fan bases as a real thing. That could've been the case when Nebraska joined the Big Ten and needed a new team to play on Black Friday after spending the previous two decades facing Oklahoma or Colorado.

LINCOLN—Black Friday doesn't come with a division title, College Football Playoff, or even just bowl eligibility on the line. But it does mean bragging rights i