Jamyan Theodore’s football adventure includes stops in Canada, Cleveland and Chattanooga.
Now it’s in Knoxville, where the 6-foot, 175-pound former Baylor School defensive back looks to snag some playing time as a University of Tennessee freshman.
Theodore was born in Montreal and became enamored with American football as a 4-year-old. He moved with his father and brothers to Ohio, specifically the Cleveland suburb of Rocky River, and played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Lutheran West High School before choosing to relocate again.
“I decided to make the move to Baylor in Chattanooga,” Theodore said in a news conference following Thursday’s second preseason workout for the Volunteers. “It’s a great school, and they put a lot of guys in the Division I level. I wanted to play against guys of that caliber, so I decided to enroll there as a boarder.
“I was there for a year and a half before enrolling early here. It’s been a great process.”