The search for the next Illinois starting quarterback continues.
Tommy Stevens, a graduate transfer from Penn State who visited Illinois almost two weeks ago, verbally committed to Mississippi State on Friday morning.
Stevens was considering Illinois, Miami (Ohio) and Kentucky before he picked the Bulldogs, where his former offensive coordinator, Joe Moorhead, is about to enter his second season in charge of Mississippi State.
Stevens, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound Indianapolis native, saw brief playing time the last three seasons at Penn State before opting this spring to transfer from the Nittany Lions. He was known more for producing with his feet (506 rushing yards, eight touchdowns) than with his arm (24 of 41 for 304 yards, four TDs, one interception) with Penn State, backing up Trace McSorley.