Why Lehigh?  “I wanted to stay close to home because I love Bethlehem, and everyone in it, and Lehigh is such a terrific school.”

On Coach Coen:  “He is a great man, and a very hard-working and dedicated coach.”

On being a part of the Lehigh football experience: “It means being excellent academically as well as physically. It means being able to dominate in every phase of the game, every single Saturday, and competing for the Patriot League championship every year.”

Player profile … Expected to compete for starting safety position in Mountain Hawks secondary … one of the bigger safeties Lehigh has had in recent memory … carries a 3.22 grade point average in the classroom … as a junior … career-high 32 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and two sacks … also had one fumble recovery and three pass breakups … posted a season-best of nine tackles and two pass breakups in win over Harvard … totaled eight tackles, including two for loss vs. VMI … as a sophomore … played in 10 games … recorded 31 tackles and two interceptions … had seven tackles and an interception against Princeton (Sept 16) … picked off a pass to seal victory at Holy Cross (Oct. 28) … six tackles versus Colgate and Fordham … as a freshman … did not see any varsity action … member of Lehigh’s C.O.A.C.H. (community outreach) program.

Personal: Son of Glorie Noble … has three siblings: brothers Ahmad Norman and Hassan Norman, and sister Rasha Norman.