200 mile radius

Readers are saying, what is this 200 mile radius? Is this some new meteorological term being introduced on the weather channel. No, this is where you will find 3 of college football's best running backs. Everyone in Pittsburgh and across the Big East knows about Pitt running back Dion Lewis, 5'8"/185, hailing from Albany, NY. and attended Blair Academy in NJ. Definite Heisman candidate if he has similar or better season than 2009 season. Next back is 5'8"/177 explosive tailback at West Virginia named Noel Devine. Devine is from N. Fort Myers, FL HS and was thought to possibly be an undersized running back at a BCS school but he has proved the experts wrong. You give Noel Devine a small crease and he explodes through a hole like he was shot out of a cannon. In the NFL he should return kicks and punts and be solid on a team with a nice array of running backs. He runs downhill and is a tough guy who will throw a block. Comparison to Chargers Darren Sproles. If Noel Devine has a great year, he will be considered a Heisman candidate. And last is a local product from Pittsburgh Central Catholic Eugene Jarvis of Kent State. Kent State is 100 miles from Pittsburgh on 76 West toward Akron. Jarvis lacks recognition. Eugene Jarvis is 5'5"/170 but this guy can play. He was granted a 6th season by the NCAA due to a serious injury early in the 2009 campaign. He darts around the field in an orderly fashion changing direction with ease. He is hard to find behind Kent State's line. He also can catch the ball and is dangerous as a receiver out of the backfield. During the 2007 season, he led the entire nation in rushing for a 4 week period and ended up with 1669 yards on the ground. He is worth the trip to see. As you can observe all 3 of these backs are not big people but they play very big with their explosive style running game and their athletic skills and their football passion and toughness.