Editor’s note: Every day, from now until Penn State football’s Class of 2017 reports to campus June 24, we’ll highlight a different one of the Nittany Lions’ 17 incoming signees. Today is Day 9 of the 17-day series.
Jonathan Sutherland, then a 12-year-old quarterback with “mini dreads” from Ottawa, caught the eye of one person in particular at a Pop Warner game in 2010.
Victor Tedondo — the owner of Gridiron Academy, an Ontario institution known for molding and showcasing young Canadian football players — approached Sutherland’s father along the sidelines.
“Your son is going to be special,” Tedondo said of the incoming Penn State safety.