SLIDE 5 of 5 1. Quarterback Brian Lewerke

Stats: 162-for-299 (54.5-percent) for 1868 yards, eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions

Breakdown: As stated previously, Lewerke's status for the bowl game is unknown. He suffered an injury against Michigan, missed a week, came back and struggled in games with Maryland and Ohio State and then sat the final two games. He may be the quarterback on Monday or maybe not. We don't know. While his stats aren't much better than Lombardi's, we do know his ceiling is higher. He had strong outings against Utah State, Arizona State and Northwestern prior to the injury and was very solid in 2017. In 2017, he threw for 2,793 yards with 20 touchdowns and seven picks. He even had a pair of 400 yard games that season.

Much of what Michigan State's offense will or will not be able to do will be determined by Lewerke's availability. If he's fully healthy, the Spartans slumbering passing attack may just wake up.