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Michigan State football: 5 bold predictions for the 2022 season

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's Jayden Reed scores a touchdown against Nebraska during the second quarter on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.210925 Msu Nebraska 119a
Michigan State's Jayden Reed scores a touchdown against Nebraska during the second quarter on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.210925 Msu Nebraska 119a /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 30: Head Coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans hi-fives Payton Thorne #10 of the Michigan State Spartans during the first quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 30, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 30: Head Coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans hi-fives Payton Thorne #10 of the Michigan State Spartans during the first quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 30, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

1. Michigan State wins at least 10 games again

Winning 10 games in college football is no easy feat. The better coaches in the Big Ten (Ryan Day, Jim Harbaugh, Paul Chryst, James Franklin) seem to do it more often than not and I truly believe Mel Tucker is one of the best the conference has to offer.

Many are projecting Michigan State to take a step back this season after going 11-2 last year, but I’ve predicted a 9-3 regular season already with losses to Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State.

I went the safe route.

Now I’m going bold.

Michigan State will win one of those three regular-season games against the East’s best teams, finishing with a 10-2 record on the year once again and vying for an 11th win in a New Year’s Six bowl. If Michigan State can go 11-2 in back-to-back seasons, recruiting is just going to keep skyrocketing like it has been.

Tucker will build off this 11-win season in 2022 and turn it into a Big Ten title-contending 2023 campaign. Calling it now.

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