I was never a good quarterback. In fact, I was never an average quarterback. I was typically the MVP for the opposing team. After reviewing the film of Saturday’s aftermath, I realized that the final score was not indicative of the game. Michigan State could have been closer to competitive in this game.
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On the surface, the numbers looked impressive. In just his fifth college start, Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke posted career-highs with 31 completions for 340 yards, to go with two touchdowns, and had nine carries for 56 yards. However, the negatives stood out just as much in Michigan State’s 38-18 loss to Notre Dame at Spartan Stadium on Saturday night.
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Michigan State snapped a three-game losing streak against Notre Dame last year in South Bend. The Spartans gashed the Fighting Irish for 260 rushing yards, led by running backs Gerald Holmes (100 yards, two touchdowns) and LJ Scott (98 yards, one touchdown), in the 36-28 victory.
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The Spartans host the Irish this Saturday in a huge primetime matchup for the Megaphone Trophy. This will be the last time the two teams meet in the regular Season until 2026. With the stage set, the young Spartans are a slight underdog to the Fighting Irish. Through the first three weeks, plenty of players have emerged as weapons for the Spartans, like Darrell Stewart, Josiah Scott, and Brian Lewerke, just to name a few. While the Spartans will need a complete team effort to beat the Irish on Saturday, these are the players that the team needs especially good games from
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Brian Lewerke sits down with Dave Revsine to discuss Spartan football on B1G Football and Beyond.
When Michigan State and Notre Dame square off Saturday night at Spartan Stadium, they’ll both do so with quarterbacks who can hurt teams as much with their legs as their arms. First-year starter Brandon Wimbush has totaled 314 yards rushing (6.4 yards per carry) for the Irish through three games, second on the team behind tailback Josh Adams (443 yards). On the Michigan State side, Brian Lewerke has half the amount of yards (150) on the ground in one less game than Wimbush, but he leads the Spartans in rushing, with LJ Scott being second at 125 yards.
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The rooming assignments for the 2014 Elite 11 camp placed Arizona native Brian Lewerke in the same room as Brandon Wimbush from New Jersey during the three-day event for the country’s top high school quarterbacks. The two hit it off, and have stayed in touch since, talking occasionally and following one another’s careers. Now, Lewerke and Wimbush will meet on the field for the first time, as they both give a new look to one of the Midwest’s most history-laden college football rivalries.
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Michigan State has run the ball effectively through two games. The scary thing for Notre Dame – this week’s opponent – is that LJ Scott hasn’t even gotten going yet. Scott accounted for a little more than a third of the Spartans’ 260 rushing yards in last year’s 36-28 win. If MSU can match that production in Saturday’s prime-time game, there’s a good chance the Megaphone Trophy stays where it is for the foreseeable future.
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After a week off, Michigan State returns to the football field Saturday against Notre Dame in East Lansing. Taking on the Fighting Irish will be Michigan State’s biggest test of 2017 by a wide margin, and much of that responsibility is placed on QB Brian Lewerke.
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Brian Lewerke doesn’t understand why recruiting services listed him as either a “pro-style quarterback” or a “pocket passer.” It’s not like the Michigan State sophomore didn’t prove his running ability in high school. As a Pinnacle (Phoenix) High senior, he carried 117 times for 957 yards and 10 touchdowns, according to MaxPreps. He reached 100 yards in five of 11 games.
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Quarterback Brian Lewerke led a commanding opening drive in the Spartans’ season opener against Bowling Green on Saturday, however, it ended in agony. Lewerke took the Spartans to the 1-yard line, but a handoff to junior running back LJ Scott at the 1 promptly ended an assertive offensive drive as Scott was hit by a Falcon defender, which freed the ball from his hands. The Falcons then recovered, eliminating what was an impressive drive for the Spartans.
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It took two plays for Brian Lewerke to turn into Drew Stanton. On Michigan State’s first play of the season, the new starting quarterback faked an option to his left, pulled up and threw deep to Felton Davis on the post route. But the pass was underthrown, fluttering to the ground near his receiver’s feet. One play later, Lewerke took the shotgun snap, looked left, scanned back to the middle and then to the right. No one was open. So he took off running.
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The focus throughout the offseason was on Michigan State’s returning three-headed monster at running back.But in the first outing of the season, quarterback Brian Lewerke outrushed them all. The Spartans’ sophomore signal caller ran for a team-high 69 yards on eight carries in Michigan State’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.
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Brian Lewerke threw three touchdown passes, and Tyson Smith capped his heartwarming comeback with an interception return for a touchdown in Michigan State’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.
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Brian Lewerke throws for 3 TDs to lead Michigan State past Bowling Green MLive
For all the uncertainties surrounding Michigan State heading into the season opener, the Spartans got what they needed most – a win. Michigan State survived a sluggish start and scored 35 straight points for a 35-10 win over Bowling Green on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.
After shaky start, Spartans knock off Bowling Green 35-10 The State News
The Spartans started slow in their season opener on Saturday, but MSU was able to come away with a 35-10 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons.
Michigan State overcomes sloppy start to dominate Bowling Green, 35-10 Detroit Free Press
Michigan State defiantly decided to accept the opening kickoff, going on the offensive after an off-season of trials and tribulations. And then, LJ Scott fumbled at the goal line. And then, Bowling Green hit a few long passes and kicked a field goal. After nine long months in the rearview, it suddenly felt three more long months would be ahead.
MSU trounces Bowling Green, shrugs off sluggish start Detroit News
Michigan State came out from underneath the shadow of last season against Bowling Green Saturday. What resulted was a shaky start, a handful of fumbles and a 35-10 win over the Falcons.
Michigan State talking points: Brian Lewerke’s running, fumbles all day MLive
Here’s what Michigan State fans will be talking about after the Spartans’ 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday
The Good, The Bad and The Random vs. Bowling Green The Only Colors
MAN it is great to be back to watching winning football. After a week one 35-10 romp over Bowling Green, let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the random from the first victory of the year.
Overheard in the locker room: LJ Scott’s unacceptable fumble and Brian Lewerke’s great hair MLive
Michigan State opened its season with a 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon. Here are some notable quotes from Michigan State coaches and players following the victory.
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Michigan State couldn’t have imagined a better opening drive to start the season. Lewerke rushed for 31 yards, Darrell Stewart Jr. got 28 yards on a reverse and LJ Scott was fighting for extra yards.
Tyson Smith makes presence felt in his return State News
MSU junior Tyson Smith was almost forced to hang up his cleats forever. After a stroke in November, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound cornerback said he thought there was a 70 percent chance he would never step on the field again. Smith defied the odds and came back to the green and white.
Inexperienced wideouts emerge as offense rusty in season opener State News
The Spartans entered the season young. Key positions were decimated by departures and graduation. The depth chart featured a number of true and redshirt freshmen. The youth movement in East Lansing was on.
Overheard after big win over Bowling Green Detroit Free Press
Here’s what Michigan State football players and coaches said after the season-opening 35-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
Darrell Stewart has the look of a playmaker and the personality to match MLive
Wide receiver Darrell Stewart was the breakout playmaker in Michigan State’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green: leading the team in receiving, taking a few handoffs and taking over return duties. His performance afterward in the postgame interview room may have been just as good, too.
Report card: Solid starting point for Spartans in win Detroit Free Press
Chris Solari rates the Spartans on a scale of 1 to 10 after their 35-10 win over Bowling Green
Pick-six highlights Tyson Smith’s comeback from stroke Detroit News
It was one of the most heartwarming celebrations you’ll find on a football field. Michigan State junior cornerback Tyson Smith jogged back to the sideline after intercepting the ball and returning it 38 yards for a touchdown Saturday.
Couch: Michigan State football shows it’ll be an interesting team, if nothing else Lansing State Journal
There is nothing worse in sports than being a boring bad team. Michigan State’s football team won’t be. Saturday’s 35-10 win over Bowling Green did only so much to measure the quality of the 2017 Spartans. The Falcons are likely the worst opponent MSU will see this season.
Brian Lewerke shows off mobility and risk taking in season-opening win MLive
Once he receives the snap, Brian Lewerke’s priority is to find an open receiver. If the Michigan State redshirt sophomore quarterback scans the field and can’t find anyone, the goal is to pull the ball down and run, utilizing his athleticism. The third option in Lewerke’s repertoire can get, well, interesting.
3 MSU questions: Don’t overreact to win, but Spartans appear resilient Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press reporter Chris Solari answers three key questions after the Michigan State’s 35-14 home win Saturday over Bowling Green.
Niyo: A healthy Lewerke should put MSU on solid footing Detroit News
First they had to clear the air. That’s what the last nine months have been about for Michigan State’s football program, regaining trust and restoring faith. But this was something different. It was football, finally. And a chance, as coach Mark Dantonio put it, “to get out from under that rock,” the crushing weight they felt after last season’s dismal 3-9 finish and all the ugly off-field news that followed it.
Spartans play 9 true freshmen, equaling Dantonio-era mark from 2016 Detroit Free Press
Michigan State unveiled rookie after rookie, seemingly one after another, on Saturday. First Matt Dotson at tight end. Then Josiah Scott at cornerback. And the true freshman flood kept going, with the Spartans equaling last year’s full-season total and Mark Dantonio-era high of nine by the time they defeated Bowling Green, 35-10, in their home opener. And that might not be all.
Emotional return for Michigan State’s Tyson Smith includes his first TD Detroit Free Press
Tyson Smith doesn’t remember much of the most memorable play of his life. Michigan State’s junior defensive back intercepted Bowling Green quarterback James Morgan’s pass late in the third quarter Saturday and returned it 38 yards for his first college touchdown. The pick six was MSU’s final touchdown in its opening 35-10 win over the Falcons at Spartan Stadium.
Brian Lewerke only knows of one time he’s been recognized on campus. Last weekend, on his moped, near his house. Someone screamed my name as I drove by,” Michigan State’s sophomore quarterback said. e’s in for an awakening. t’ll just take one Saturday on the football field. One Saturday as MSU’s starting quarterback, with the hopes of a fan base on his right arm. Because it’s Saturdays that make college quarterbacks famous.
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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.”
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Millenniums ago, the football gods created a hierarchy – head coach first, starting quarterback second. That’s the order in which they’re either figuratively knighted or beheaded by fans and media following a 60-minute game. At Michigan State, that means Mark Dantonio is followed by Brian Lewerke to the point of a blade.
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It’s not always easy to predict who will become a great quarterback. The number of players who had all the physical tools — strong arm, quick release, athletic — that never panned out at the most important position on the football field is long. That’s as true at Michigan State as any other team, but for the Spartans, the run has been impressive since Mark Dantonio took over in 2007.
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Coach Dantonio previews the game against Bowling Green. Special guests include: Quarterback Brian Lewerke and Linebacker Joe Bachie
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