Aycen Stevens Had Prior Connections With Virginia Tech Staff


Aycen Stevens
Linebacker, Class of 2023
Decatur Central, Indianapolis, IN
6-4, 220

The last scholarship offer Decatur Central (IN) three-star linebacker Aycen Stevens received came on April 22 from Virginia Tech. While he wasn’t familiar with the school itself, he was already familiar with members of the program.

Stevens’ older brother, Tommy Stevens, was a quarterback for Penn State from 2015-18. Among the coaches on that Nittany Lions staff were current Hokies’ head coach Brent Pry, offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen, and Dwight Galt, Director of Strength and Conditioning. Aycen quickly visited unofficially, last weekend he made an official visit, and on Wednesday he made his commitment to Virginia Tech.

“That was my most recent offer, but I wanted to give them a shot since I’ve known them since I was nine years old,” Stevens said. “I took my official last weekend, loved everything about it, and was like, ‘this is the place I’m going.’”

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