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ESPN: Adversity arrives again for Taylor Martinez

Outside of a well-timed clunker against South Dakota State, Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez has made everything look pretty easy in the first five starts of his career, running his way into the Heisman discussion.

Texas has abruptly ended that.

The Longhorns are exercising whatever odd dominance they hold over Nebraska, which can't exorcise the demons of a 1-8 record against Texas as Big 12 members.

The past two times an unranked Texas team has played Nebraska, it's won, and the Longhorns look ready to do it again, leading 17-3 early in the third quarter.

Martinez is 4-of-10 for 63 yards ...

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