“I think he’s an outstanding athlete — he’s punted, and he has a strong leg,” Dantonio said. “He just needs to work at it a little bit more and probably be coached in it a little bit more, because he punts with raw power right now.
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If everything goes according to plan for Michigan State this season, redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi won’t take any meaningful snaps outside of the few the coaching staff hand-picks for him. MSU head coach Mark Dantonio wants to throw quarterbacks not named Brian Lewerke into the fray, and perhaps not just when the game is out of reach.
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“The quarterback position is about who makes the least amount of mistakes, then who can create,” Dantonio said Thursday. “So, we’ll look to see who’s not making mistakes, the simple mistakes – hanging on to the football, throwing the ball down the field, bad decisions.
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There’s absolutely no debate at the top of the depth chart, as redshirt junior Brian Lewerke assumes the starting role for the second year in a row. “A rising star,” as MSU head coach Mark Dantonio called him, Lewerke has complete ownership of the job, and now he’s eager to test his limits after the Spartans won 10 games a year ago.
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For the last two seasons, Michigan State had an enormous question mark at the most important position on the field. Two years ago, expected starter Tyler O’Connor fell apart and none of his backups could stay healthy. Last year, Brian Lewerke had the job but started the season on an extremely short leash. But it didn’t take long for that to change
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After leading a touchdown drive, Rocky Lombardi returned to the field facing a two-point deficit and less than two minutes on the clock. The redshirt freshman quarterback completed three of his next four throws before connecting with Darrell Stewart Jr. for a 19-yard touchdown to lift the offense to a win against the defense in Michigan State’s spring game last month.
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There’s an argument to be made that redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi is the second-most important player in Michigan State’s football program. He is, after all, what stands between a Brian Lewerke injury and a ruined season for the Spartans.
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Rocky Lombardi has yet to take a snap as a Michigan State quarterback. Theo Day has yet to finish a semester as a Michigan State student. While Brian Lewerke’s starting job is cemented, the Spartans’ two freshmen quarterbacks will be on display for the first time Saturday when they make their unofficial college debuts in the annual Green and White spring game.
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As Michigan State’s scout team quarterback in 2017, Rocky Lombardi had the benefit of practicing daily against a defense that finished in the top 10 nationally in total defense. That experience, he said, “definitely made me better every day.” But there was one big drawback to that position, as well. “I wasn’t running our plays,” Lombardi said.
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Brian Lewerke is still the clear starter, but Lombardi is now competing for the backup spot. “Rocky is an exciting player,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said on Tuesday afternoon. “He was exciting last year and I think that he’s another commodity for this program.”
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Brian Lewerke is cemented as Michigan State’s starting quarterback.However, who would replace him if the Spartans needed to turn to a backup is unclear. Fifth-year senior Damion Terry is listed as the backup on the depth chart, followed by redshirt freshman Messiah deWeaver and true freshman Rocky Lombardi.
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Can you believe there is actual, live, Michigan State Spartans football this week? We’re just four days away from watching the Spartans open the 2017 season against the Bowling Green Falcons. With that said, it’s time to break down the roster into further detail, and take a look at each positional group. That includes starters, backups and depth.
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Michigan State knows who it will send out at quarterback for its season opener against Bowling Green in two weeks: sophomore Brian Lewerke. What it doesn’t know yet is who will go in if Lewerke is injured or ineffective at some point during the season. Spartans quarterback coach Brad Salem said on Thursday that the quarterback hierarchy behind Lewerke remains undecided through nearly three weeks of fall camp.
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Brian Lewerke remains the top guy in Michigan State’s open quarterback job, but he isn’t the only one running the offense right now. Quarterbacks coach Brad Salem said both Damion Terry and Messiah deWeaver are taking snaps with the first team, and true freshman Rocky Lombardi also remains in a continuing battle to be Lewerke’s understudy.
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Michigan State hasn’t released a depth chart since preseason camp began nearly three weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t competition on the field to help the coaching staff sort one out. The second scrimmage of camp takes place Friday, and that will go a long way toward getting a clearer picture of where everyone stands with one week of camp to go and two until the first game. One position that seems clear at the top spot might end up getting the most scrutiny when it comes to the backups. That spot, of course, is quarterback. Sophomore Brian Lewerke is the starter and nothing has happened that will change that.
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There is a lot to learn for a freshman football player when they arrive for school. Quarterbacks have an even greater workload. Especially in Michigan State’s pro-style system. And with a slim chance of playing time, Rocky Lombardi knows exactly what he must do to make an immediate impression.
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Lined up alongside fellow Michigan State quarterbacks, Rocky Lombardi was a teacher. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound freshman helped lead instructions in mechanics and footwork at an invite-only camp for recruits on Saturday in East Lansing while quarterback prospects looked on.
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My son, Rocky Lombardi, has been on an amazing journey for the last 18 years — a journey that has lead him to an incredibly hard-earned opportunity to represent the Michigan State Spartan football program, literally for the rest of his life. It’s a blessing as a parent to be along for the ride for all of the stops along the way.
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For incoming freshman quarterback Rocky Lombardi, it’s an unusual situation. The past three years at West Des Moines Valley High in Iowa, Lombardi starred and threw for over 5,000 yards as he compiled a 29-6 career record as a starter. At Michigan State, Lombardi (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) moves from the driver’s seat to the back seat at a position ripe with competition including frontrunner Brian Lewerke, fifth-year senior Damion Terry and redshirt freshman Messiah deWeaver.
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Michigan State football players are working to put behind last year’s struggles and off-season turmoil.
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