Michigan State Football: 5 bold predictions vs. Penn State in Week 7

EAST LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 04: Brian Lewerke #14 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a game winning field goal by Matt Coghlin #4 next to Amani Oruwariye #21 of the Penn State Nittany Lions as time expired for a 27-24 win at Spartan Stadium on November 4, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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TEMPE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 08: Quarterback Brian Lewerke #14 of the Michigan State Spartans drops back to pass during the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils 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) /

2. Brian Lewerke passes for 400 yards again

This might seem crazy given that Penn State’s defense has played relatively well this season, but Brian Lewerke carved up the Nittany Lions in 2017 with 400 yards and two touchdowns, completing 49 percent of his passes.

To say Lewerke’s incapable of putting up these type of numbers against a team like Penn State would be false and he just needs on solid game to get him rolling in the right direction — he used Northwestern and Penn State for that last year.

Michigan State will need a big game from its star quarterback on Saturday afternoon if it wants any chance of an upset and Lewerke will get back to his old ways, passing for 400 yards and a couple of scores.

While the 400 yards may be impressive, it’ll be because the run gam won’t be able to get off the ground again and he’ll be forced to approach the 50-attempt mark for the second straight season against the Nittany Lions.

This could be a stat-padding game, but it’ll also be his best showing of the season.

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