Now that Spencer Long has retired from the NFL, he has more time to ponder life's interesting facts.
Here's one he didn't know until last week: He was the last Nebraska offensive lineman to be named first-team all-conference.
I was sort of surprised he didn't know it. Then again, he was honored clear back in 2012. One would think a program of Nebraska's stature would avoid such a humiliating drought.
"What goes through my mind when I hear that is I'm dying for us to get back to the caliber that we were even before my time there," said the 29-year-old Long, released earlier this month by the Buffalo Bills following a six-year NFL career.