Brian Lewerke and the Spartan offense got off to a sluggish start to their 2019 season against Tulsa while Western Michigan opened with a convincing win over Monmouth.
Both teams are 1-0 but there’s plenty of season to play and many believe this is a “prove it” game for the Spartans while the Broncos are looking for the mammoth upset in East Lansing. The Spartans need to find an offensive identity, but with how poor the offensive line has been, that doesn’t seem likely.
Michigan State has the best defense in the Big Ten, arguably, and held Tulsa to negative-73 rushing yards in Week 1.