UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Four inches and 40 throws.
That’s the quantifiable difference between Penn State quarterbacks Trace McSorley and Tommy Stevens, who are battling for the Nittany Lions’ starting job this fall to begin the post-Christian Hackenberg era.
McSorley, a 6-foot redshirt sophomore, backed up Hackenberg in 2015 and appeared in six games, most notably his 14-of-27 performance for 142 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia in the TaxSlayer Bowl. He completed 20 of his 40 pass attempts on the season, in addition to 13 rushes for 43 yards.
Stevens, a 6-foot-4 former consensus three-star recruit, is in the mix to be Penn State’s signal caller after redshirting as a freshman.