East Lansing — Brian Lewerke insists things aren’t much different than they were a year ago.
Coming out of spring practice in 2017, Lewerke had won the job as Michigan State’s starting quarterback job and had the confidence of coach Mark Dantonio as well as the rest of the offensive staff. However, he hadn’t had significant playing time at that point, getting a couple of starts as a redshirt freshman in 2016 before a broken leg sidelined him.
So, entering 2017, much of that confidence was based purely on what the Spartans believed Lewerke was capable of.