We are.....better 7/28 - Jerry Cross

[Art]

Not according to Rivals...

In fact, this article says he was a walk-on:

Norwood entered Penn State as an undersized walk-on in the midst of the The Dark Years, as Penn State had suffered losing records in three of the past four years. The team would finish 4-7 during his redshirt season in 2004. At the time, the mere thought of Norwood becoming a starter during his time at Penn State seemed highly unlikely. The idea that he would be a key contributor on multiple Big Ten Championship teams at Penn State was downright laughable.

That would all change in 2005. Paired with fellow redshirt freshman Deon Butler, and true freshmen Derrick Williams and Justin King, the group of young receivers would completely transform Penn State's moribund offense into one of the most dangerous in the nation. With Norwood catching everything that came his way, Penn State would go on to win the Big Ten and finish third in the national rankings following a thrilling victory against Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

https://www.blackshoediaries.com/20...ide-receiver-super-bowl-50-penn-state-walk-on

According to this

https://onwardstate.com/2016/02/05/jordan-norwoods-journey-from-penn-state-to-super-bowl-50/

and this

https://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_a878e992-c31c-56c6-8938-a8dedff52509.html

and this

http://www.statecollege.com/news/columns/signing-day-lessons-from-two-super-bowl-stories,1466887/

he was not a walk-on.

 

[BarryPSU]

WVU sucks now, don't they?

At WVU Neil Brown is a good coach. It may take him a few years to build WVU back up after Holgersen but he will get some good players coming in. With that said, PSU is on another level.

 

[NittanyIllinois]

At WVU Neil Brown is a good coach. It may take him a few years to build WVU back up after Holgersen but he will get some good players coming in. With that said, PSU is on another level.

More importantly for our purposes, Parker has a relationship with some of our WR targets from his time at PSU.

It's why we lost Prather to WV, for instance.

But yeah, Brown is a solid coach and the Big XII isn't terribly loaded beyond Oklahoma. There should be an opportunity for them to become an 8-win type of team.

 

[Harrisburg Dave]

Welcome young man. Wish you every success.

 

[heckmans]

Nope, Norwood received a scholarship offer very late in the cycle and many on this board went ballistic. Believe he wound up as a grayshirt.

My recollection was him getting a schollie too. Guess the gray shirt is why he isn't listed in the 2004 or 2005 recruiting class. Either he didn't attend school in the fall of 2005 or he paid his own way for a semester.