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Michigan State Football: Way-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2022

By Connor Muldowney

Oct 30, 2021; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) celebrates with teammates during the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 30, 2021; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) celebrates with teammates during the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ohio State Buckeyes running back Master Teague III (33) gets tackled by Michigan State Spartans safety Darius Snow (23) and Michigan State Spartans defensive end Jeff Pietrowski (47) on a run up the middle during the third quarter of their NCAA College football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on November 20, 2021.Osu21msu Kwr 43
Ohio State Buckeyes running back Master Teague III (33) gets tackled by Michigan State Spartans safety Darius Snow (23) and Michigan State Spartans defensive end Jeff Pietrowski (47) on a run up the middle during the third quarter of their NCAA College football game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on November 20, 2021.Osu21msu Kwr 43 /

Taulia Tagovailoa will be back as one of the best quarterbacks in the Big Ten and that’s going to make this matchup difficult for the Spartans as they struggled with him in the second half of the 2021 matchup. I still think Michigan State will handle business in College Park, however.

People believe that Mike Locksley and the Terrapins are going to surprise some people next season but I just don’t see it. You reach a point where you realize that Maryland football is just mediocre and it will be for a long time.

Final Score: Michigan State 38, Maryland 27 (5-0, 2-0)

This is the trickiest game on the schedule and it’ll tell us a lot about this year’s team. Will Michigan State be able to rebound from last season’s 56-7 debacle and put up a fight against Ohio State and that explosive offense or will CJ Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba be able to do whatever they want against the Spartans?

Honestly, I think this year’s game will be much more competitive.

Michigan State will strike first which will be much needed and it’ll be a back-and-forth battle throughout the first half. There will be serious shootout vibes in this one.

In the end, though, I think Ohio State wins and then scores a late touchdown to make the final score a little more lopsided than the game actually was.

Final Score: Ohio State 41, Michigan State 27 (5-1, 2-1)

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