Tennessee freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon has a unique name with an interesting origin story that his parents love to tell.
Brandon will debut as the youngest starting quarterback in Tennessee history when the 18th-ranked Vols play Furman (1-0) on Sept. 5 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+) at Neyland Stadium.
College football fans will get accustomed to his saying Faizon Brandon. But where did the 18-year-old quarterback's name come from?
Here's the story that his parents told Knox News.
In 2008, Lenard and Rolanda Brandon were struggling to pick a name for their baby boy, whose birth was due that summer. Rolanda liked Zachary as a name for their first born, but Lenard was lukewarm.
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Brandon will debut as the youngest starting quarterback in Tennessee history when the 18th-ranked Vols play Furman (1-0) on Sept. 5 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+) at Neyland Stadium.
College football fans will get accustomed to his saying Faizon Brandon. But where did the 18-year-old quarterback's name come from?
Here's the story that his parents told Knox News.
In 2008, Lenard and Rolanda Brandon were struggling to pick a name for their baby boy, whose birth was due that summer. Rolanda liked Zachary as a name for their first born, but Lenard was lukewarm.
#name #rolanda #parents
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