When first met Bill O’Brien, he was thinking about a transfer from Rutgers. O’Brien, hired as Penn State’s head football coach, liked the young quarterback from Springfield, Pennsylvania right away.
“I was always struck with his demeanor, his poise and his straightforwardness and you could just tell that he was a guy that believed in himself through all the things that he had been through and what he has been through up to this point," O'Brien said.
Years later, those same skills would serve Savage well as he waited for his opportunity with the Houston Texans.
During his second season, Savage spent the entire 2015 season on injured reserve after being hurt in the Texans preseason finale.