“AJ McCarron Opens Up: The Real Reason Playing with Kevin Norwood was so…..
Former Alabama quarterback. On a recent edition of the “Bama Standard,” AJ McCarron commented on how Kevin Norwood was one of his favorite targets.
Norwood and McCarron were part of Alabama’s 2009 football recruiting class. The class had some of Nick Saban’s most significant players, notably Trent Richardson, who made an immediate impact in Tuscaloosa.
McCarron believes that not being able to play early on has left him, Norwood, and Kenny Bell with a chip on their shoulders.
“I think it was us having a chip on our shoulder,” McCarron said. “When we came in, you had several people from our year that played. Trent (Richardson) began to play immediately. You had defensive players play immediately away.
And here I was with Kev and Kenny (Bell) on the scout team, killing. They totally despised us. Saban would be irritated all the time, but the amount of labor Kevin put in is quite unusual. You don’t see it often. He was such an exceptional player. It was fantastic to be a part of.
