There's no doubting this time, we suspect.
Remember five years ago when the Nittany Lions were struggling and the staff gave away a scholarship to Jordan Norwood, the son of a Penn State coach, a kid with no other real Division I-A scholarship interest?
Northwestern might have been the only competition.
The point was, Penn State fans were furious at handing out a precious scholarship to a coach's kid who may have well been happy enough as a walk-on.
Of course, that Norwood turned out to be pretty good, huh?
So now it's time to bring on his kid brother, Levi.
And, for the most part, the fans are welcoming, despite the fact that Levi doesn't have a single scholarship offer beyond Penn State. You get the benefit of the doubt when your big brother proves everybody wrong.
This does seem like a good move. Everyone in the Norwood family is a great athlete from father, Brian, to brother Gabe, who played basketball for George Mason and is now playing professionally overseas.
Meanwhile, Jordan is making his way into the Cleveland Browns' receiver's rotation.
So Levi, who is a couple of inches taller than Jordan, seems like a good bet for success. And since he is young for his grade in school, he figures to grayshirt, meaning that he will postpone his enrollment.
Which also means that his scholarship will not count against this small class that is being put together now.
Know that the Penn State coaches realize, quite well, what they have in another Norwood.
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