After more than 18 weeks since Penn State's last football game, a dramatic 24-21 overtime win against Wisconsin at Beaver Stadium, official team practices return to Happy Valley Monday afternoon.

Granted, at 27 degrees and snowing, the onset of the Nittany Lions' spring practice session hardly suggests green grass and blue skies. Still, with another winter workout session with Penn State strength and conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald in the books, it's time to evaluate the strides made since the end of the 2012 season.

All eyes, it seems, are trained on the quarterback position.

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