STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- After months of practices, scrimmages and workouts, James Franklin finally announced Penn State's starting quarterback on Wednesday night: It's redshirt sophomore Trace McSorley.
The Nittany Lions' offense can ultimately move forward now, but the move itself was not a surprise.
Franklin often reiterated this was an "open competition," going so far as to say back in June that "everyone rushed to judgment based on the spring game." There, McSorley played with the first-team offense for three quarters and finished 23-of-27 for 281 yards and four touchdowns. Backup Tommy Stevens participated in five plays with the starters.