Tag: Brian Lewerke

Redshirt senior quarterback Brian Lewerke understands and embraces the responsibility of everyone, on and off the field, looking to him to lead the Spartans to victory. He doesn’t shy away from it. He steps on the field, under the lights and enjoys every second.

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The 2019 version is the best yet we have seen of Lewerke and there’s still room to get better, something he’s show the ability to do every week.

Source: Spartans Wire

Here are the Michigan State players who helped or hurt their stock in the No. 23 Spartans’ 40-31 win over Indiana on Saturday.

Source: Detroit Free Press

Five takeaways from Matt Charboneau of The Detroit News following Michigan State’s 40-31 victory over Indiana on Saturday.

Source: Detroit News

Five weeks into the season, Michigan State’s quarterback Brian Lewerke is leading the Big Ten in passing yards with 1,325 yards on the year so far. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is leading in passing touchdowns with 16. The two quarterbacks will meet this Saturday in Columbus when MSU faces a huge test in the Buckeyes.

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The first play was set all week. Until it wasn’t. Just hours from kickoff, about midday Saturday afternoon, Michigan State offensive coordinator Brad Salem changed his mind. He relayed it to quarterback Brian Lewerke and wide receiver Darrell Stewart. Go long. Right away.

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Brian Lewerke thought he was about to take the world by storm last season. Instead, midseason, a storm toppled a tree onto his car in the driveway of the house he shared with several teammates. He had his debit card stolen twice, his phone stolen once. Then Michigan State’s football season spiraled into one full of pain and frustration for its starting quarterback.The score last season: The World 1, Lewerke 0.

Source: Lansing State Journal

Watch lists for national awards don’t usually come out so close to the start of the college football season, but the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award makes an exception.Michigan State’s Brian Lewerke is one of 49 senior quarterbacks named Monday to the Golden Arm Award watch list. Only senior or fourth-year junior quarterbacks on track to graduate with their class are eligible for the award.

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“I think it was one of the best scrimmages the offense has had since I’ve been here for five years,” Lewerke said after practice Monday. “We came out hot and just kind of kept it going the entire time and never lost a ton of momentum. We just kept it going, and I think we all played very well.”

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The wheels of the Grumman C-2 Greyhound, a twin-engine military cargo plane, hit the deck of the USS Nimitz but missed their catch rope, forcing the pilot to pull his plane back into the air again, circle back and take another shot at landing on the aircraft carrier 200 miles from San Diego. The second time, it went without a hitch. Not exactly the kind of touchdown that nervous passenger Brian Lewerke expected, but in many ways somewhat fitting. And somewhat emblematic of his aspirations for his senior season.

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Brian Lewerke is sure of at least one thing — he knew exactly what to bring when he checked into the dorms on Wednesday night. That was when Michigan State’s players reported for preseason camp, and with it being the fifth time Lewerke has been through this, he’s got a handle on how things go. “I don’t have to go running back to my apartment every other day to get stuff,” Lewerke said

Source: Detroit News

Through six games last fall, Lewerke had thrown for nearly 1,600 yards with a 61.4-percent completion rate, but he’d also racked up as many interceptions (seven) as he had in a breakout 2017. He’d also suffered a shoulder injury late in that sixth game, just prior to tossing a game-winning touchdown pass against Penn State.

Source: Detroit News

Projecting how things will play out in the Big Ten East is no simple task. One of the toughest divisions in college football likely will have four teams in the preseason rankings, including Michigan and Ohio State almost certainly in the top 10. Add in Michigan State and Penn State, and all of them are capable of winning the title and reaching the conference championship game.

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Remember that at this time last year there were articles being written touting Lewerke as a potential high NFL draft pick and dark horse Heisman candidate. Those look like ridiculously bad takes now, but there was plenty of reason to think that Lewerke was capable of putting up big numbers based on his performance as a sophomore. So when I hear that he is bigger, stronger, and most interesting of all, faster, I think the potential is there for that next level to be reached.

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“We were talking about him last year at this as being a Heisman hopeful and all that kind of stuff,” Dantonio said on Thursday. “So, fame is fleeting, we all know that. Again, I go back to assess where we’re at, adjust, hit the reset button. But he’s prepared, he’s ready to go.”

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