Height: | 6-2 |
Weight: | 295 |
Year: | So.. |
Hometown: | Oak Ridge, Tenn. |
High School: | Oak Ridge |
Position: | OL |
A standout offensive lineman during his high school career,
James opened his college career showing potential to be equally
successful for the Golden Eagles...played most of the season in a
backup role but finished up as the starter at left tackle, earning
the starts against Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State...comes
into his second season expected to start at left tackle as a
sophomore...strong player with outstanding knowledge of his
position...good techniques...proved to be especially capable in
Tech's speeded-up offense against Jacksonville State and could
emerge as a headliner during the 2011 "Fastest 60 Minutes in
Football" game tempo...great work ethic, both on the field and in
the classroom...named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both
semesters in his freshman season and landed on the OVC
Commissioner's Adademic Honor Roll.
AT TECH (In 2010): James showed early in the
season that he could contribute...played a backup role through
early part of the year...played in nine games...linedup as backup
center and backup guard, then moved to left tackle where he earned
the starting assignment in the season's final two games
against EKU and JSU...helped the Golden Eagles post thrilling
come-from-behind victory over Jacksonville State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named All-State as a lineman, James
Normand also earned a spot on the National Guard Academic All-State
team during his outstanding four-year career at Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
High School...the first lineman to letter all four years at his
high school, Normand was an effective offensive lineman, not
allowing a single quarterback sack his final two seasons while
splitting his playing time between center and tackle...District 3A
Lineman of the Year and was picked for both the Tennessee-Kentucky
Border Bowl and the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game...twice
picked as team captain...two-time all-KIL pick...he also played two
seasons of basketball and four on the baseball team, setting the
school’s home run record as a junior...two-time all-district
selection in baseball as a first baseman...member of the National
Honor Society.
PERSONAL: The son of James and Mary Normand...birthdate is February 23, 1992...full name is James McKenzie Normand... majoring in accounting.