Michigan State Football: 5 overreactions from win over Western Michigan

Michigan State football pulled out an impressive win over Western Michigan on Saturday in East Lansing and now it’s time to overreact.

It’s been a positive start to the 2017 season for Michigan State football. The Spartans avoided the dreaded MAC upset in Week 2 — the same couldn’t be said for Rutgers who lost to Eastern Michigan — and handled Western Michigan, 28-14.

Mark Dantonio’s team was well-prepared for the Broncos, for the most part. The only concerning area after the dominant victory over the Broncos was special teams. However, that can be fixed moving forward as not every team has a Darius Philips.

Heading into the bye week, Michigan State has plenty to work on, but most of the things on film through the first two weeks have been positive. The defense has been stout, the offense has had flashes of brilliance and the team’s chemistry is high.

However, overreactions happen and here are the five biggest following the Spartans’ victory over Western Michigan.

5. Offensive line made necessary fixes after Week 1

The offensive line had a much better showing against Western Michigan than it did versus Bowling Green, but it’s far from fixed. The Spartans got more of a push against the Broncos in Week 2 than they did against the Falcons, but what people don’t realize is that despite the fact that the run game picked up 296 yards on the ground, it was largely stagnant.

Every rushing attack has chunk runs that made the yards per carry average look better, which happened with runs by Brian Lewerke, Darrell Stewart Jr. and LJ Scott, but outside of those big runs, the Spartans were getting 2-3 yards each rush.

Does this mean the coaching staff is at fault for continuing to run between the tackles when it’s not working or is the defensive line struggling? Either way, the right fixes weren’t completely made just yet. This line has plenty of work to do.