Michigan State Football: 5 bold predictions vs. Michigan in Week 6

4. Both Brian Lewerke, John O’Korn struggle through the air

The John O’Korn hype train has been a little out of control lately. Michigan fans claim the second coming of Tom Brady, but there’s a reason he was listed as the No. 2 quarterback as a senior behind Wilton Speight who looked like he could barely throw a football through a wet paper bag.

Still, O’Korn proved that he can sling it, even slightly better than Speight, during the team’s Week 4 matchup against Purdue. He took over for the injured Speight and completed 18-of-26 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown. He did also throw an interception, but it didn’t come back to bite the Wolverines as they pulled away from the Boilermakers.

He won’t have that same success against the Spartan secondary on Saturday. Expect him to throw for about 150 yards and a touchdown.

Don’t think that Brian Lewerke will fare much better, though. The Michigan defensive line is going to be in his face all afternoon long, making him uncomfortable in the pocket. The Spartan dual-threat will pass for under 150 as well, with one touchdown of his own. He will be sent scrambling more often than not.

This is the type of game in which it will benefit Michigan State greatly to have a quarterback who can run away from pressure. He might finish with more rushing yards than passing yards.