Article: Syracuse's Brinkley, WVU's Slaton share roots

Zach Berman
University Wire
10-03-2007
(Daily Orange) (CSTV U-WIRE) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- There was once a time when the mention of Curtis Brinkley elicited the understanding that he was the best running back, better than Steve Slaton.

It was a time when it was Slaton chasing Brinkley for the awards and the records.

It was a time when Brinkley, Syracuse's starting running back, was the star of the conference and Slaton, West Virginia's running back, was fighting for second.

This was during high school in the Philadelphia Catholic League's Blue Division. Brinkley graduated from Philadelphia's West Catholic in 2004 with the city's rushing record and the division's MVP. Slaton, who graduated from ...

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