Michigan State football: An apology to Connor Heyward, Rocky Lombardi
![Oct 31, 2020; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Connor Heyward (11) celebrates after scoring in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Oct 31, 2020; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back Connor Heyward (11) celebrates after scoring in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/e7c7def1d892659b7c1cb68d4217eb4d4bebb59d5c7a249abd4551793e888d1e.jpg)
Rocky Lombardi
I don’t actually even know where to start when it comes to Rocky Lombardi. I’ll be honest, I really didn’t think he’d have the type of season that he’s having so far. Even against Rutgers, he looked like a solid quarterback. Both of his interceptions looked to be miscommunications with the receivers and he didn’t do anything glaringly bad.
With Week 2 in the books, Michigan State football has the only player in the conference with two 300-plus yard passing games. One of the biggest knocks that I had on Lombardi was that his throwing motion was, well, weird. It didn’t look like anyone had actually taught him how to properly throw a football and for a while, that seemed like any easy thing to point to when you looked at his 40 percent career completion rate.
Fast forward to today, and it hasn’t really mattered; Lombardi has been sharp. He’s been making accurate deep throws to a relatively new receiving corps of Ricky White, Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed. More importantly, he’s been stepping up at the right time. He has had more than a handful of crucial third-down throws and timely dimes to Ricky White.
Rocky Lombardi, I’m sorry. You keep doing your thing and if you ever see me tweet that you suck, just give me a few minutes to cool down and think clearly. Also, you should grow out your hair again, it looked awesome.
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