Messiah deWeaver’s junior college experience resulted in a national title. The former Michigan State quarterback helped lead East Mississippi Community College to a 10-9 win against Garden City Community College on Thursday night in the NJCAA national championship in Kansas.
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Redshirt freshman quarterback Messiah deWeaver announced on Twitter Saturday night that he’s transferring from MSU.
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This is Brian Lewerke’s starting gig, unless he loses it or is injured. Mark Dantonio has been unwavering in his support of Lewerke and believes MSU has found a potentially special quarterback.
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Brian Lewerke continues to be Michigan State’s leading quarterback. The competition to be his backup remains undecided.MSU coach Mark Dantonio on Monday said he liked what he saw from sophomore Lewerke during the Spartans’ scrimmage Thursday, which was won by the defense, 27-24.“Very crisp. Brian Lewerke looked very good in the scrimmage,” Dantonio said. “I thought he played with poise and he did a nice job, a very good job.”
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There are few sure things for Michigan State as it prepares to kick off the 2017 season in a few weeks, but one should be at quarterback. Well, at least it appears sophomore Brian Lewerke being the starter is a sure thing. After that, it looks like it’s a full-blown competition to be the No. 2. “I still don’t have the answer who exactly is the backup,” quarterbacks coach Brad Salem said on Monday.
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“Just pushing him and trying to come out here and compete every day and be the best guy for the day,” redshirt freshman quarterback Messiah deWeaver said. “That’s all you can really do – take every day and try to win every day. That’s my approach when I come out here.”
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I’m going to start this off by saying Brian Lewerke is the unquestioned starting quarterback heading into the 2017 Michigan State football season — as he should be. The sophomore gunslinger proved himself in limited time last season and earned the No. 1 job. However, there could be a battle brewing for that No. 2 job under center. Redshirt freshman Messiah deWeaver missed most of spring with an injury, but is back and fully healthy, poised to make a run at playing time. Damion Terry, a senior, stands in his way.
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Messiah deWeaver is taking the long view of his career as a Michigan State quarterback. Like many prospects, deWeaver said he came to campus last summer and had to adjust from being a key player on his high school team to being a newcomer needing to work his way up the depth chart in a college football program. But after a year in Michigan State’s system, he says he’s happy with his position at the program.
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A product of Dayton (Ohio) Wayne, deWeaver enrolled early at Michigan State in January 2016 and came to East Lansing as a four-star prospect ranked as the No. 12 pro-style quarterback in the country by the 247Sports Composite. He had a decent showing in the 2016 spring game, and some were clamoring for him to play last season with Tyler O’Connor struggling and after Lewerke went down with a season-ending broken leg.
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Brian Lewerke got his first taste of being part of a Michigan State quarterback competition a year ago. He lost the job to veteran Tyler O’Connor, who faltered. Lewerke became a starter. Briefly. And then a broken leg ended his redshirt freshman year after four appearances. That did not stop Mark Dantonio from putting Lewerke front and center as the quarterback to beat this season.
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A warm weekend in Michigan gave us a little hint of what is to come. The official start of spring won’t come for another month, but Michigan State spring football practice kicks off in five days. On Saturday, the Spartans will hit the field again as they try to right the many wrongs of a 3-9 season in 2016.
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