When talking about tough schedules in college football, it’s almost impossible not to include a few teams from the Southeastern Conference. Here is a look at 10 teams that will play the most challenging schedules in 2016: USC Buzz: New USC coach Clay Helton has a daunting task getting his Trojans prepared for one of the toughest opening months faced by any team in 2016. USC kicks off at AT&T Stadium in Dallas against defending national champs Alabama, followed by two early Pac-12 road contests against Stanford and Utah. These early tests could help this team prepare for a final month that features home contests against Oregon and Notre Dame and a road showdown with rival UCLA. Toughest games: vs. Alabama (S3), at Stanford (S10), at Utah (S23), Oregon (N5), at UCLA (N19), Notre Dame (N26). LSU Buzz: LSU kicks off this season in earnest by traveling to the not-so-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to take on Wisconsin. The Tigers are 13-5 in neutral-site games under Les Miles, but more important the program is an impressive 19-3 against Power 5 foes. Two of the team’s toughest games are at Tiger Stadium (Ole Miss and Alabama), where LSU is 67-10 under Miles, while road contests versus Auburn, Florida and Arkansas could leave impact this team’s chances in the SEC West. Toughest games: vs. Wisconsin (S3), Mississippi State (S17), at Auburn (S24), at Florida (O8), Ole Miss (O22), Alabama (N5), at Arkansas (N12). Arkansas Buzz: Give credit to Arkansas for not shying away from tough competition as the Razorbacks have featured one of the toughest schedules in college football over the past four seasons. …
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