Jordan Norwood

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name = Jordan Norwood

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caption = Jordan Norwood makes a leaping catch
college = Penn State
conference = Big Ten
sport = Football and Basketball
jersey = 24 and 44
position = Wide Receiver and Guard
class = Senior
major = advertising
minor = spanish
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career_start = 2005
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 171
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|9|29
birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii
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highschool = State College Area HS,
State College, Pennsylvania
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Jordan Shea Rashad Norwood (born September 28, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a wide receiver for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He has also played basketball for one season under coach Ed DeChellis as a reserve guard. Norwood, the son of Baylor defensive coordinator and former Penn State secondary coach Brian Norwood, has been one of the leading receivers for Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions since his freshmen season. cite web | url = http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/norwood_jordan00.html | title = 24 Jordan Norwood | accessdate = 2008-09-10 | publisher = Pennsylvania State University]

College career

In 2005—his freshman season—Jordan caught 32 passes for 422 yards with a 13.2 yard average. Norwood was lightly recruited out of State College High School. He received few scholarship offers and accepted Penn State's last minute offer over an offer from Bucknell to play football and basketball. [cite web | url = http://blog.pennlive.com/bobflounders/2008/09/prelude_to_a_blowout/print.html | title = Prelude to a blowout | accessdate = 2008-09-10 | author = Bob Flounders | publisher = PennLive.com] It was his leadership and jumping skills on the basketball court that led coach Joe Paterno to offer him a football scholarship. cite web | url = http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/511027.html?nav=805 | title = Receivers’ success is no passing fancy | accessdate = 2008-09-14 | author = Neil Rudel | publisher = Altoona Mirror]

Norwood's sophomore season concluded with him making the Dean's List and being named to the Academic All-Big Ten team. He caught 45 passes for 472 yards and 2 touchdowns with a 10.5 yard average. He joined the basketball team in January, practicing regularly and appearing in four games as a reserve guard. [cite web | url = http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/norwood_jordan00.html | title = 44 Jordan Norwood | accessdate = 2008-09-10 | publisher = Pennsylvania State University]

In his junior season, Jordan caught 40 balls for 484 yards and 5 touchdowns with a 12.1 yard average including catching a touchdown pass lying down on the ground versus Buffalo. He had a season high 8 catches for 65 yards and a touchdown in a 36-31 win over Indiana.

Norwood's eight-catch, 116-yard performance versus Oregon State on September 6, 2008 moved him past O.J. McDuffie into third place on Penn State’s career reception list. Afterward, he was congratulated in person by McDuffie, who attended the game. [ cite web | url = http://www.centredaily.com/sports/colleges/penn_state/football/story/822715.html | title = Norwood becomes man in the clutch | accessdate = 2008-09-10 | author = Vinny Pezzimenti | publisher = Centre Daily Times] Norwood has a second consecutive 100 plus yard game on September 13, 2008 against the Syracuse Orange. He had 5 receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns. [cite web | url = http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=282570183 | title = Penn State 55 Syracuse 13 | accessdate = 2008-09-14 | publisher = ESPN.com]

Personal

Norwood earned a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising/Public Relations from Penn State in 2008.

Norwood's older brother, Gabe, is a former member of the George Mason University basketball team that advanced to the 2006 NCAA Final Four. He is currently playing for Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Philippine national basketball team.

External link

* [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20080912_Norwood_enters_Penn_State_limelight.html Norwood enters Penn State limelight] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", September 12, 2008

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