The 6-foot-3, 196-pound recruit was ranked No. 15 in the nation among quarterbacks in the class of 2015 by Rivals.com.
“After carefully weighing out my options, my family and I have decided that it is in my best interest to commit to Penn State,” Stevens said via Twitter.
Stevens thanked the IU coaches for recruiting him and offered his support to the program moving forward.
Stevens becomes Penn State’s 19th commit.
The move puts IU in a spot similar to when Gunner Kiel decommitted late in 2011 in favor of University of Notre Dame and eventually Louisiana State University.
Now-junior quarterback Nate Sudfeld ended up flipping his commitment from Arizona State, eventually joining IU and winning the starting job.
IU doesn’t have another quarterback lined up in the 2015 class, but with Sudfeld graduating after next season, IU might look at options at the junior college level because of how late it is in the recruiting process.
IU has lost five QBs in one calendar year. Two transferred (Tre Roberson and Cam Coffman), two were injured (Sudfeld and Chris Covington) and one decommitted (Stevens).
“I fully believe they are moving in the right direction, and I wish them nothing but the best in the future,” Stevens said in the tweet. “It was a tough decision to leave home, but I have to do what I feel like is best for me.”
Sam Beishuizen
