Tommy Stevens was bored.
That’s the way he remembers this whole thing starting, the beginning of the role he played at Penn State, a role that just might be his ticket to the NFL.
Back in 2016, Stevens was already a month or so into his second season in Happy Valley, and he hadn’t been on the field since his senior season at Decatur Central High School. He’d redshirted his first year at Penn State, then lost a training camp battle for the starting quarterback job to Trace McSorley.
Watching from the sideline was driving him crazy.