EAST LANSING - Brian Lewerke doesn't even claim to have the strongest arm on his own team.
The Michigan State starting quarterback believes that distinction belongs to redshirt freshman Rocky Lombardi.
Although Lewerke isn't known to thump his chest, he didn't hesitate to campaign for his teammates.
"I think we have the best receiving corps in the Big Ten," he said, "if not the nation."
That statement likely would have been greeted with an eye roll a year ago. However, Lewerke has ample reason to talk up his targets after a previously unproven group made significant progress last year in his first season as a full-time starter.