Michigan football will have another 10-win season while Michigan State football will improve from a 3-9 season to 6-6 in 2017, according to USA Today's preseason projections.
That means coach Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines will lose to Ohio State, as USA Today has the Buckeyes going 12-0 this season to win the Big Ten Conference.
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Meanwhile, coach Mark Dantonio's Spartans will leap from a 1-8 conference record to a 4-5 conference record. That's a pretty nice turnaround for the Spartans, who entered a downward spiral this past season.
Michigan will open the 2017 season on Sept. 2 with a game against the Florida Gators on a neutral site in Texas. They will open Big Ten play on Sept. 23 at Purdue. The Wolverines play Michigan State at home on Oct. 7 and they also host the Ohio State Buckeyes on Nov. 25.
Michigan State's first game is Sept. 2 against Bowling Green. The Spartans will host Notre Dame on Sept. 23. They have to travel to Ohio State on Nov. 11.
Here is USA Today's full Big Ten Conference projection for 2017:
