Michigan State Football: 5 fixes Spartans must make before facing Indiana

TEMPE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 08: Running back LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans rushes the football past safety Jalen Harvey #43 of the Arizona State Sun Devils during the college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Spartans 16-13. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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TEMPE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 08: Tight end Matt Dotson #89 of the Michigan State Spartans is unable turnover catch a pass during the first half of the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

4. Get Brian Lewerke and tight ends on the same page

This one has been in the back of my mind for the first couple of weeks and it’s something that no one seems to be talking about but is a bigger deal than people realize: Brian Lewerke and the tight ends are not on the same page.

You might be thinking, “Sure, but the receivers are playing well, so who needs tight ends?”

There’s an old saying about tight ends being a quarterback’s best friends and that’s 100 percent accurate, especially when the run game is struggling.

Through two weeks, Lewerke has overthrown both Matt Dotson and Matt Sokol as both have been blanked from the stat sheet. It’s time to get these two sides on the same page so Lewerke can hit his ends over the middle and it’ll take pressure off him in the red zone as well.

Imagine if he and his tight ends were on the same page against both Utah State and Arizona State. The Spartans wouldn’t have nearly the same red-zone struggles.

Let’s get these two sides clicking.

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