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Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio speaks the media on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in East Lansing. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING — Michigan State football quarterback Brian Lewerke remained resolute while taking questions on Tuesday about his receivers dropping passes. MSU receivers have dropped 24 passes this season, the most in the BIg Ten, according to Pro Football Focus.

But Lewerke didn’t bite.

“Sometimes guys drop passes, but sometimes I have to put the ball in a better spot,” he said.

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Coming off a brutal two-week stretch offensively, where the Spartans scored just 10 points total on the road against top-10 opponents Ohio State and Wisconsin, the players said drops were a focus during their bye week.