One of the most Big Ten knowledgeable national college football writers unfortunately has the Spartans as one of the worst teams in the league next year.
Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports released his post-spring Big Ten power rankings earlier this week, and it was not good news for the Spartans. Fornelli had Michigan State coming in at No. 15 out of 18 teams in the league in his power rankings.
Here’s what Fornelli had to say about the Spartans:
“A little peek behind the curtain for you all. If I were to break these power rankings into tiers instead of individual slots, everybody from No. 8 USC to Michigan State down here at 15 would be in the same tier. All of these teams have similarities and are a breakthrough player away from leapfrogging plenty of teams. For Michigan State, that player is quarterback Aidan Chiles. The Spartans will go as far as he’s capable of taking them.”
At least Fornelli stated that the gap between Michigan State and USC at No. 8 really isn’t that big if he’s putting them all in the same tier. But it is still alarming to see the Spartans this low in the Big Ten power rankings, especially, with this being such an important year for Michigan State in its efforts to get things back on track in football.
Michigan State opens the 2025 season in a home non-conference matchup against Western Michigan on August 30.
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This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Spartans listed near bottom of CBS Sports’ post-spring Big Ten power rankings
Reporting by Robert Bondy, Spartans Wire / Spartans Wire
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