Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley mentioned no setbacks but was otherwise coy about how he is feeling and rehabbing after a right knee injury suffered in the Iowa win caused him to miss a few series before he ultimately returned to run for a 51-yard second half touchdown and lead the Lions to a 30-24 victory.

That said, the Lions hope their veteran quarterback is 100 percent, or close to it, when the Lions take on Michigan this Saturday.

“Just going through getting treatment and that sort of thing,” McSorley told reporters on a conference call Wednesday. “I’m going to leave it at that. Just going to get treatment and day-by-day I keep going on and getting better.”

Following last week’s contest, head coach James Franklin said he made clear to McSorley that he needed ‘the full package’ if he was going to return in the Iowa game, or in other words, he needed the run/pass threat that the senior is, and the full compliment of skills that come with that which make him among the nation’s best players, or in Franklin’s mind, the top college football star in the country.

One can assume, then, that the same rules apply for Saturday’s contest, and it’ll be especially important as the Lions look to emulate last year’s game plan that saw No. 9 total 282 passing yards and three rushing scores in a 42-13 win.

The quarterback declined to reveal whether or not he’ll wear a knee brace this week, but he has no intentions of turning into a pocket passer, as he knows full well that his scrambling and ability to move the pocket will be crucial if the No. 14 Lions hope to pull off an upset of the No. 5 Wolverines as a 10-point road underdog.

“That’s something I’m going to have to do,” McSorley said when asked if he’ll be a running threat this week, “and we’re going day-by-day and trying to see what the best fit for me is this week ... and what’s going to be most comfortable.”

In other news, McSorley is already up for the Maxwell Award, which is given to the nation’s best player, and Wednesday he was nominated for the Campbell Trophy, which is considered the ‘Academic Heisman Trophy’ and was last won by a Penn State player when John Urschel claimed it in 2016.

"It’s a big honor, it was a little bit of a surprise, but I’m happy with it and all that," McSorley said.

“It’s just a big honor given the pedigree of those who have been nominated before me.”