Clifford was spotted during Penn State's practice Wednesday afternoon, but his availability moving forward remains unclear.
"But if it's close, it really shouldn’t be. The guy that's been in the program for a long time and is getting the most reps should be able to widen that gap, and right now it's somewhat close."
With Sean Clifford's status up in the air, young signal-callers Ta'Quan Roberson and Christian Veilleux have received a boost in practice reps.
"Sean's a great leader. Telling me what he's seeing on the field, sometimes telling me what I didn't see. Just giving me motivation."
Clifford joins Jahan Dotson on the award's final watch list.
"He has full trust in me now, I have full trust in him that he's going to make plays. He knows that I can make plays. We're kind of just out there having fun. It's literally what we do every single day."