Navorro Bowman

Infobox NCAA Athlete
color = LightSteelBlue
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name = Navorro Bowman
college = Penn State
conference = Big Ten
sport = Football
jersey = 18
position = Linebacker
class = Redshirt Sophomore
major = Crime, Law & Justice
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career_start = 2008
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 228
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|5|28
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highschool = Suitland High School,
Forestville, Maryland
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* Maryland Defensive POY
* Maryland All-State
* "Washington Post" All-Met
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Navorro R. Bowman (born May 28, 1988) is an American football outside linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Early Years

Bowman was a standout player at Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland. [cite web | url = http://pennstate.scout.com/2/476344.html | title = Bowman Chooses Penn State | accessdate = 2008-09-22 | publisher = Scout.com] His missed most of his senior season with a shoulder injury, but he had a very impressive junior campaign in which he recorded 165 tackles, 9 sacks, and 3 fumble recoveries as a linebacker and ran for 1,200 yards and 22 touchdowns as a tailback. He was named the Maryland Defensive Player-of-the-Year, first-team All-State, "Washington Post" first-team All-Met and first-team All-Conference.

College career

2007

After redshirting the 2006 season, Bowman played in 9 games in 2007. He missed two games due to a sprained ankle suffered at Illinois. He recorded 16 tackles, with a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a blocked kick and a pass breakup that season.cite web | url = http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bowman_navorro00.html | title = 18 Navorro Bowman | accessdate = 2008-09-22 | publisher = Pennsylvania State University]

Bowman was suspended for the last 2007 regular-season game versus Michigan State, the 2007 Alamo Bowl and 2008's spring practice for his involvement in an altercation at the HUB-Robeson Center, for which he pled guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges.cite web | url = http://www.centredaily.com/sports/story/853607.html | title = Maybin, Bowman rising up for PSU | publisher = "Centre Daily Times" | last = Moody | first = Walt | date = 2008-09-21 | accessdate = 2008-09-22]

2008

The graduation of All-American linebacker Dan Connor and the injury to presumptive starter Sean Lee resulted in increased playing time for Bowman in 2008.

His first start came in week 4 versus Temple. He recorded 11 tackles, including five tackles for loss and three sacks, a forced fumble and an interception in the 45-3 win and was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week.cite web|url=http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092208aaa.html|title=MSU's Ringer Becomes First Offensive Player to Claim Three Straight Weekly Football Honors|publisher=Big Ten Conference|date=2008-09-22|accessdate=2008-09-22]

Personal

Bowman is roommates with defensive end Aaron Maybin. He is pursuing a degree in Crime, Law & Justice.

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