In two very different rankings, Phil Steele has MSU as the 121st and 36th most experienced team. An explanation is below.
As several people on TV, radio, and the internet have mentioned repeatedly, several key contributors from MSU's football team last year are gone. In his list of returning starters, Phil Steele ranks MSU as the 121st most experienced team in FBS, which would be last in the SEC. Looking at how many starters a team returns can give you the basic idea of how much experience is returning to a team, but it is far from perfect.