College Football News ranks hardest schedules in Big Ten in 2023

Michigan State is considered to have one of the hardest schedules in the league, while rival Michigan has one of the easiest

Last season was rough for the Spartans and things won’t get any easier for Michigan State in 2023, according to College Football News.

The college football media service put together rankings of their hardest schedules in 2023, and to no surprise Michigan State was near the top of the list nationally. Somewhat surprising, though, was that the Spartans weren’t at the top of the list despite having matchups against potentially four preseason top 10 teams on their slate.

So where did the Spartans land in the rankings nationally and in comparison to their Big Ten peers? Click here to see the complete national rankings from College Football News and continue reading to see where each Big Ten team landed (ranking easiest to hardest) with my thoughts on their 2023 schedule as well: