I wrote last week that although Tommy Stevens was healthy-ish, and maintained his starting spot on the Penn State depth chart at the Lion position, it wouldn’t have made much sense to play him.
Coach Franklin, obviously a big fan of mine, took that piece of advice.
Stevens is going to be used in special and surprising ways. There is no doubt Franklin, offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne and the rest of the staff were playing the Lion card close to their vest.
But there is no better time to open the cage than a prime-time white out versus the dreaded Buckeyes.