Michigan State Football: 5 takeaways from 2018 spring game

1. Brian Lewerke was everything fans hoped to see

Entering the spring game, one of the stars fans couldn’t wait to see was Brian Lewerke. He was coming off a fantastic first year as the full-time starting quarterback, passing for over 2,700 yards and 20 touchdown sand rushing for another 559 and five scores. He didn’t disappoint on Saturday.

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During the Green & White Game, Lewerke was 7-for-12 with 82 yards and a touchdown strike to Darrell Stewart Jr. He looked much calmer in the pocket, made all the right reads and didn’t drastically over or under-throw any of his receivers.

In fact, his completion rate would have been even better if not for a couple of early drops from his wide outs. He had at least three passes dropped and was on the money all game long. One pass early on would have been a big-gainer, but slipped through the diving arms of Stewart Jr. down the seam.

Although we didn’t see him scramble often, he looked more comfortable dropping back and waiting for his receivers to make their moves and get open. 

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It seems as if Lewerke is taking the necessary steps to become a better, more accurate passer and could be an All-Big Ten first-teamer by the end of the season.