Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens kneels to watch his teammates during spring practice on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 in Holuba Hall. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com
Tommy Stevens shrugged and laughed as he looked down at his right foot. Tap, tap, tap, tap. The quarterback’s shoe wouldn’t stop bouncing off the Lasch Building carpet. It was an eager tick, one that persisted as the Nittany Lion looked through his Twitter feed.
One of Stevens’ recent retweets was an article by The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, laying out his way-too-early favorites to win the 2019 Heisman Trophy. All six were quarterbacks: Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Ohio State’s Justin Fields, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez and Washington’s Jacob Eason.