EAST LANSING — For about three quarters of Michigan State’s game at Nebraska, its defense looked stout. “Unbreakable,” even, as tight end Jack Velling described it.

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The performance is one part frustrating and one part motivating for Michigan State (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten), which will host UCLA for its homecoming game at noon Saturday. As much as this team — especially its defense — has yet to put together a complete performance, there’s evidence that this unit could be far better than its current form.

“We’re in the business of winning football games,” defensive coordinator Joe Rossi said Wednesday. “And we don’t feel like we’ve played a complete game as an offense, defense and special teams. The flashes give you what you’re capable of, right. The dips are the lack of consist

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