'18 TN ATH Joseph Norwood

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highspeed said:
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"Tennessee is college football to me," Norwood said. "Growing up I didn't know the Tennessee Tech's, MTSU's or Tennessee State's. Playing for the Vols has always been a dream. I remember going to my first Vols game and walking into the stadium and I lost my breath. You just feel the adrenaline. I've always wondered what it would be like and now I'm getting that opportunity to make a name for myself and help change the program."

Norwood visited Tennessee un-officially last weekend, as the coaches did their research on the Chattanooga product. On Tuesday, he told Volquest that coaches FaceTimed with him and had him dunking basketballs. It was clearly in an effort to continue to evaluate him.

They had seen enough and that's when Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt reached out to Norwood on Wednesday morning to give him the good news.

"I'm so excited," Norwood said. "I just appreciate everyone on the staff and their patience throughout this process. I can't wait to get to Tennessee."

Norwood was going to sign with MTSU this afternoon, but will now head north on I-75 where the coaches are excited about their diamond in the rough.

"They like my length and my ability to be physical," Norwood said. "They see a lot of potential in me because of my frame and athleticism. I play three sports and I have good ball skills and they like that. They just see a lot of potential in me."

This past season was Norwood's first time playing defense. It was eye opening and rewarding as the Vols love his future on defense.

"I felt like defense is more of a challenge," Norwood said. "My main focus was learning the fundamentals of back pedaling and getting my hips turned. It made me take a whole different look at football. Running routes is a lot easier than guarding someone who is running routes. I had fun with it and tried to be a ball hawk and just be where ever I could be to make plays."

His first offer came from Kennesaw State and Norwood thought he may end up there for the first part of his recruitment. Then things started to change in both his recruitment and his outlook on how he can make an impact.

"When I first went there I loved it," Norwood said. "I was seeing my hard work paying off and I embraced it. Now that the bigger offers have come in, it's humbled me more. It's made me realize you never put a limit on what you can or can't do.

“I never thought I'd land a Tennessee offer or others. I just learned you don't put a ceiling on your dreams because when I look back my life has changed for the better. It's helped me a better young man because people are looking up to me. It's taught me to speak to people the right way and have an impact on young kids and motivate them to keep working hard to be in the same position I'm in."

VolQuest.com - Thankful Norwood answers call to become newest Vol
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You don’t get very many recruits like this folks. I like this guys attitude and love for our university.
 
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Easy dude to root for. GBO, Norwood!

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goldvol said:
I was thinking the same thing. Then i saw he is from Brainerd High School, which is literally down the street from my office. I am this kids biggest fan, besides his mom
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vollygirl said:
As a graduate of BHS I'll just tell you to get in line. :)
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SD189 said:
My cousin Steve Agnew was a pretty successful wrestler there.
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Class of '72 here. Helped build the legend of "Arm Agnew" at Dalewood. ("Why'd that coach insist that we had to know the plays to play?")

It's great to read some positive news from Brainerd HS again. Looking forward to cheering for J.Norwood! Blessings on all you old rebs and young panthers. Some of us learned a lot more than what the classes taught us.
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
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"Tears are words from the heart that yer mouth can't explain." Haha nice. Very well spoken and you can tell how much this means to him. Really glad Pruitt found this guy when nobody else was gonna give him a shot. Also nice that he's actually really good. :loco::rock:
 
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Involves the Oothewah (Spelling?) basketball rape case from a couple of years ago.

Like I said, I'm not exactly sure what the total message is, the mods on TOS are deleting the threads too fast to read.
 
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He was on the basketball team at Ooltewah which was suspended due to a hazing incident while they were on a tournament trip to Gatlinburg. I don't have any documentation that says Norwood was involved in it.

We have deleted those threads because I don't have any evidence that says he was involved. Now, we will continue to investigate.
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