Ranking The Toughest Mississippi State Football Games In 2018

STARKVILLE, MS - NOVEMBER 11: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Davis Wade Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS - NOVEMBER 11: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Davis Wade Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
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STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 11: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Davis Wade Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 11: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Davis Wade Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)

Here’s the toughest games on the 2018 Mississippi State football schedule

The Mississippi State football schedule in 2018 is certainly a manageable one.

The Bulldogs will have plenty of easy games on the schedule to waltz on through. Yes, there are quite a few games up ahead that Mississippi State should certainly win this year. We ranked the easiest games on MSU’s schedule earlier this offseason.

But not everything is going to be a cakewalk for MSU.

As is the norm in the Southeastern Conference, there’s quite a few difficult games on the schedule. Mississippi State will need to stay on its toes this season. There’s several difficult opponents up ahead for the Bulldogs to face this year.

Still, Joe Moorhead and the Mississippi State football team are definitely poised to succeed.

Mississippi State will need to get through a few tough hurdles this season. The Bulldogs are trying to find a way to win 9 to 10 games this year and Moorhead has mentioned that he wants Nick Fitzgerald to win the Heisman trophy.

As we can all tell, this MSU team clearly has some high expectations.

That’s a good thing. But it just means that the Bulldogs will need to take care of business in some pretty tough games. Mississippi State’s schedule is manageable, but it isn’t completely simple and easy.

Let’s walk through the toughest games on State’s schedule this year. We’re going to start with the easiest and work our way down to the most difficult on the 2018 Mississippi State football schedule.