Virginia Tech signee Kevin Jones, the nation's top RB recruit -- who angered many from his home state of Pennsylvania by choosing the Hokies over Penn State -- showed he excels in the spotlight. The 6'1", 212-pounder flashed his amazing speed and skills by blazing his way to a game-high 153 yards rushing on 16 carries leading Pennsylvania to a Big 33 win over Ohio Saturday night. Jones, whose TDs came on runs of 52 and 64 yards, will be too talented to keep on the bench and probably will get 8 to 10 carries a game spelling Hokie standout Lee Suggs. Oh, and in case you still doubt Jones' zeal for pressure, just check out the kid's jersey number when he suits up in Blacksburg: Michael Vick's No. 7.

· Even though all-world LB recruit Leon Williams didn't play in the New York-NJ prep all-star game, the underdog team from the Empire State still won. The biggest reason was sledgehammer back Matt Burnstein, a 6'2", 255-pounder with surprisingly nimble feet who is headed to Wisconsin. Badger coaches have long considered Burnstein a sleeper because he played in upstate NY and was a small school guy, but anyone who saw him pound his way through a pretty formidable Jersey team realized the Wisconsin coaches have a real steal and a guy who will be much more than just a blocking back.

· Speaking of summer all-star games, Temple suffered a blow when LB recruit Rian Wallace tore his ACL and MCL in a drill in practice leading up to the Big 33 Pennsylvania-Ohio game. The 6'4", 230-pound Wallace, who might've got some action on special teams, will now redshirt.

· Missouri recruit Damien Nash, the speed back that Gary Pinkel beat Nebraska and Illinois for, didn't qualify and is off to Coffeyville (KS) CC. The plan, Coffeyville coach Jeff Leiker says, is for Nash to redshirt 2001, play next fall and then have three years of eligibility for the Tigers. But don't feel sorry for Leiker this season. He still has soph Muhammad Abdul-Qaadir, a 5'8", 202 pound pinball with great balance and heralded Louisiana rushing terror Brandon Jacobs. MAQ is getting looks by half of the Big 12 (he shot onto the radar after rushing for 381 yards in a game last season), while the 6'3", 255-pound Jacobs, who Leiker says has legit 4.6 speed, rushed for 3,400 yards last season. Jacobs signed with Auburn out of high school, and may end up at DE.

· City College of San Francisco, O.J. 's alma mater and a JC power that has cranked out big-time talent in recent years (BC's Lenny Walls, Washington's Kai Ellis among them) is loading up again. The Rams, coached by George Rush, figure to have a lethal passing game with QB Orlando Evans running the show. The fleet-footed 6'1", 195-pound Stockton, Calif. native, who started out his career at Oregon before bouncing his way around the Bay Area, may have a better stable of receivers than Stanford and Cal. Rangy Zack Fletcher (6'4", 190) leads a skilled group of returnees, but the biggest impact should come from Oregon signee Phillip Goodman (6'3", 205), a smooth play-maker who excels snaring passes in traffic and Miami castoff Willie Dixon. The 5'11", 180-pound Dixon, a former prep teammate of Evans, has blazing speed and was the top WR recruit on the West Coast two years ago. He never got settled in Coral Gables, in the classroom or on the field. I recall talking to Dixon during a practice for the CaliFlorida Bowl last summer and he was gushing about Evans' talent. He said he thought they would be reunited in 2001-- although I think he meant he was going to sell Evans to Hurricane coaches and try and bring his buddy back east.

Bruce Feldman covers college football for ESPN The Magazine. E-mail him at bruce.feldman@espnmag.com.