Should something happen to Trace McSorley in the Citrus Bowl, it won’t be Tommy Time. Instead, Sean Clifford would fill in.
That’s because Tommy Stevens’ season is over. Stevens — Penn State’s backup quarterback and starting “Lion” — did not make the trip to Orlando and won’t be available against No. 14 Kentucky on Jan. 1 due to injury.
“Tommy had an injury at about the midway point of the season that (the media) weren’t aware of,” Penn State head coach James Franklin told reporters when his team arrived in Florida on Wednesday. “We had a lot of discussions about when’s the right time to have the surgery.