Ex-Granby star Chris Bell seeks fresh start at Norfolk State

Chris Bell has found a new home at his old home. The former Granby High School All-American is attending summer school at Norfolk State and says he plans to be on the football roster this fall. "Every step I take, I'm making sure is a positive step," Bell said Thursday evening after he cruised through conditioning drills at Dick Price Stadium. "I'm more mature now. I'm just trying to do the right thing."



For Bell, 21, the right thing would include putting a past behind him that includes legal and academic problems from the nearly two years he played at Penn State. In April, Bell was dismissed from the football team after police said he threatened a teammate with a knife in a campus dining hall. He was released from the university.

Bell said he was encouraged by several Penn State assistant coaches to transfer to Hampton University. "They thought that was a good program. I didn't feel they were interested in me," he said of Hampton. "I didn't want to put myself in a program I wasn't satisfied with. I had already done that once."

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If you have not noticed, the MEAC is in a Renaissance of sort with a few players at the FBS transferring down to the FCS HBCU programs or being signed outright. In addition to Chris Bell from Penn State, Justin Payne (Elon) signed with South Carolina State (5-7/170, 4.39/40; Sophomore DT (6-2/286) Shane Moore transferred from Marshall University to Norfolk State; RS Freshman OG Sergio Glenn (6-6/330) transferred from Marshall University to North Carolina A&T in the past several weeks. We will provide you with a comprehensive update on the FBC transfers to MEAC programs in a few days.

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