Young Michigan State offense in hands of sophomore QB Brian Lewerke

Now comes the pressure of knowing how Lewerke plays will be the catalyst for which way the Spartans’ season will go. “I feel not really a mental difference, but a calmness that’s something different,” said Lewerke, who played in two other games as a reserve redshirt freshman last year. That’s what coach D was trying to do last year, tell me a little early — on Thursday instead of Saturday morning that I was playing. But knowing it for the past couple months now definitely has been helpful to prepare me for the moment.”

Source: Detroit Free Press