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07-17-2012, 01:25 PM
Ex-Hokie Norman transfers to Eastern Kentucky
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By: MIKE BARBER | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Published: July 17, 2012 Updated: July 17, 2012 - 12:00 AM
BLACKSBURG, Va. --
After spring practice, safety Theron Norman met with Virginia Tech defensive backs coach Torrian Gray. Gray told Norman he wasn't in line for much playing time, so Norman decided to transfer.
The 6-foot-3, 207-pound Hermitage High School graduate will play at Eastern Kentucky this year. Norman left the Hokies last month.
"I transferred from Virginia Tech just for playing time," Norman said Monday by phone from Richmond, Ky. "Things didn't work out for me at Virginia Tech. It was time for me to go somewhere I could get a chance to play."
Norman said he also talked to James Madison, Richmond, Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina.
He said not all those schools had scholarship money available for him. EKU offered Norman a full scholarship to join the Colonels, who start preseason practice Aug. 1.
"This is further than Blacksburg was, but I figured I'd be a little further from home," Norman said. "I looked at it that I had to do what's best for me. I know I'm far away from home."
Norman played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at Hermitage, then played safety for one season at Hargrave Military Academy.
He redshirted in 2010 at Virginia Tech and saw limited action in three games last season.
But this spring, the Hokies moved Detrick Bonner and Kyshoen Jarrett from corner to safety. Both were slotted ahead of Norman on the depth chart.
By transferring to Eastern Kentucky, an FCS team, Norman can play immediately. He has three years of eligibility remaining. Eastern Kentucky coach Dean Hood did not return a phone call Monday.
The Colonels went 7-5 last year, losing in the playoffs to James Madison.
At EKU, Norman will be reunited with former Hokies defensive tackle Courtney Prince, who transferred to play his final season with the Colonels.
The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Prince worked at offensive and defensive line at Tech, but saw action in just four games last year.
norman
By: MIKE BARBER | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Published: July 17, 2012 Updated: July 17, 2012 - 12:00 AM
BLACKSBURG, Va. --
After spring practice, safety Theron Norman met with Virginia Tech defensive backs coach Torrian Gray. Gray told Norman he wasn't in line for much playing time, so Norman decided to transfer.
The 6-foot-3, 207-pound Hermitage High School graduate will play at Eastern Kentucky this year. Norman left the Hokies last month.
"I transferred from Virginia Tech just for playing time," Norman said Monday by phone from Richmond, Ky. "Things didn't work out for me at Virginia Tech. It was time for me to go somewhere I could get a chance to play."
Norman said he also talked to James Madison, Richmond, Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina.
He said not all those schools had scholarship money available for him. EKU offered Norman a full scholarship to join the Colonels, who start preseason practice Aug. 1.
"This is further than Blacksburg was, but I figured I'd be a little further from home," Norman said. "I looked at it that I had to do what's best for me. I know I'm far away from home."
Norman played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at Hermitage, then played safety for one season at Hargrave Military Academy.
He redshirted in 2010 at Virginia Tech and saw limited action in three games last season.
But this spring, the Hokies moved Detrick Bonner and Kyshoen Jarrett from corner to safety. Both were slotted ahead of Norman on the depth chart.
By transferring to Eastern Kentucky, an FCS team, Norman can play immediately. He has three years of eligibility remaining. Eastern Kentucky coach Dean Hood did not return a phone call Monday.
The Colonels went 7-5 last year, losing in the playoffs to James Madison.
At EKU, Norman will be reunited with former Hokies defensive tackle Courtney Prince, who transferred to play his final season with the Colonels.
The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Prince worked at offensive and defensive line at Tech, but saw action in just four games last year.
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