The Nebraska Cornhuskers come next in the rankings countdown of toughest Michigan State opponents in 2021. Nebraska insists that it just want to play football, unless it is against the program’s old (and to many fans, their only) rival, the Oklahoma Sooners. The Huskers fall at No. 9 in the rankings as they continue to struggle under head coach Scott Frost as he enters his fourth season at the helm in Lincoln with a 12-20 overall record (9-17 in the Big Ten).
2020 Record: 3-5
The 2020 season is likely going to be the point in time where college football fans look back in the past and point to as the moment Nebraska and the Big Ten decided they needed to start thinking about their eventual break up.