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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Curtis Samuel was taking a subway -- after taking the bus -- to football practice in high school, he never doubted he was talented enough to play at a top program such has Ohio State.His only concern was whether the Buckeyes would find him in Brooklyn.With the help of a family that kept his priorities straight and a well-connected high school coach, Samuel went from hearing the rumble of the elevated subway train next to Sid Luckman Field to the roar of 100,000 Ohio State fans at the Horseshoe.Samuel has emerged as No. 6 Ohio States most dangerous offensive weapon in his junior season. Playing the hybrid receiver-running back position that Percy Harvin once filled for Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer on a national championship team at Florida, Samuel is having a Harvin-type season. He is averaging 137 yards from scrimmage per game, 9.5 per touch, with eight touchdowns.That Samuel has performed so well in this role should be no surprise. He has been playing it since high school. Erasmus Hall coach Danny Landburg was first told about Samuel by Curtis stepfather, Roy Armstead, when Curtis was 7 years old and playing Pop Warner.Samuels talent was easy to spot. He was hurdling fences for the heck of it and outrunning all the other kids.I never knew I was fast. But everybody said I was fast. That was really exciting to hear that, Samuel said.For Nicole Samuel, Curtis mom, football was at first just a way to get her energetic son out of their apartment.Curtis walked at 7 months. From 7 months on he was moving around. He was flipping. He was talking a lot. He was just busy. All the time, Nicole Samuel said.Curtis older cousin, Rashaun Samuel, played football and Rashauns mother suggested to Nicole that it would be a good outlet for Curtis.He was unbelievable, Nicole said. And from then he just took off.Landburg could see a future Harvin or Reggie Bush.At first he said. `Im a running back, Landburg said. I said, `No, youre more than just a running back. His body type is not the type you want to pound 20 times a game.The 5-foot-11, 197-pound Curtis Samuel broke his ankle during practice when he was a sophomore in high school and watched from the bench at Yankee Stadium as Erasmus Hall lost the city championship. He vowed to make up for it and led Erasmus to the title as a junior.Sid Luckman Field, named after the Brooklyn native and Erasmus Hall alum who went on to become a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Chicago Bears in the 1940s, is a very different setting from those in which many four- and five-star recruits play in under Friday night lights.First off, most of Erasmus Halls games are played Saturday afternoon. And the best way to get to the game is mass transit. A quarterback with a decent arm could stand on the midfield logo at Luckman Field and hit the F train with a football as it rattles by every five minutes or so.Samuel said ignoring the trains was easy during games. It was harder during a four-hour practice. Its like right next to you. Its real loud.The commute from Erasmus Hall in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn to Sid Luckman is about 25 minutes, Samuel said, if the buses and subway are running on time. After practice, it was another 40 minutes to get home.Im thinking in my head, a kid from New York City is not going to get a look from a big-time school like that, Samuel said.Generally, recruiters dont find many blue chips in the Big Apple. In Samuels recruiting class he was one of two New York City players, both from Brooklyn, to make Rivals.coms list of the top 250 players in the country. The 2017 class has one New York City player in the top 250.Landburg made sure Samuel was not overlooked. He knew Meyers offense was the perfect fit for Samuels skills, and Samuel was good enough to get Meyer to come to Brooklyn.I actually love Brooklyn, Meyer said. Love the delis there. He liked it so much he went back for freshman safety Jahsen Wint, another Erasmus Hall alum.Meyer said he never worried about Samuel making the transition to Columbus.There was no doubt once you got to know ... who was surrounding him, Meyer said.Nicole Samuel said her son is fortunate to have numerous positive role models from his father, Curtis Council, to cousin Rashaun to Armstead. Though its the women in Curtis Samuels life that have been inspirational.A lot of kids dont make it out of New York City or Brooklyn just playing sports, Samuel said. Theres a bunch of other distractions they get into. My mother kept me level-headed and on the right path. I love her to death for that.Samuel calls his 28-year-old sister, Denisha, his rock and heart. Denisha calls Curtis her little big brother.I went (to Columbus) for the game (last) Saturday, and I took the bus back by myself. Hes like, `When you get back make sure you call my phone no matter what time it is, Denisha said.Samuel said he misses Brooklyn and his family -- even all those bus and subway rides.What does he like best about Columbus? I really love the fans, he said.It certainly beats listening to the F train go by.Wholesale Custom Jerseys . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. Fake Custom Jerseys Online . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. http://www.jerseyscustom.us/ .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. Wholesale Custom Jerseys Authentic . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. Collaros also started Torontos 23-20 regular-season finale loss to Montreal — Ray didnt dress because the Argos had already clinched first in the East Division — but was one of three quarterbacks to play that day. Cheap Custom Jerseys China .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo.RIO DE JANEIRO -- A few notes on Anthony Ervins 50-meter freestyle gold-medal performance:The stats: Ervin became the oldest individual Olympic swimming medalist in history Friday night, 16 years after he and Gary Hall Jr. tied for gold in the 50-meter freestyle at the Sydney Games with identical times of 21.98 seconds. Ervin is the only one still competing.Ervins 2016 time of 21.41 bested silver medalist and 2012 Olympic champion Florent Manaudou of France by 0.01 seconds, but it was slower than Manaudous winning time four years ago (21.34) or that of Brazils Cesar Cielo in 2008 (21.30). The last swimmer to win Olympic medals 16 years apart was Dara Torres of the United States (1984 and 2000).The cheering section: Ervins supporters in the stands included his brother, Derek; his former University of California-Berkeley teammate Evan Lane; his agent, Emily White; and his biographer, Constantine Markides. The swimmer singled out another friend in attendance, Elliot Ptasnik, who let me sleep on his couch [in New York] when I was homeless, Ervin said. Rounding out the group was Ervins former academic adviser at Cal, Derek Van Rheenen, who helped Ervin continue his education and was instrumental in getting the 35-year-old back on track to an eventual gold.After Ervin re-enrolled at Cal in 2010 to finish his undergraduate degree in English, Van Rheenen, who directs a program called cultural studies of sport in education, encouraged Ervin to write an autobioography of his life in sport.dddddddddddd Ervin wound up writing 50 pages and told a USA Swimming interviewer the assignment was an immediate catharsis where there was like a bunch of baggage, or a chip on my shoulder I just kind of flicked off. Shortly afterward, he began training seriously for the first time in eight years.Every one of those people that came here was integral to getting me to that moment, said Ervin, who spent several minutes in the stands embracing them before resuming his victory lap on the pool deck.The reveal: In postrace interviews, Ervin told reporters he has a six-week-old daughter who was born during the U.S. Olympic trials, where he qualified for two events in Rio. He declined to identify the mother and did not want the babys name made public. But he did take the opportunity to send her a message via reporters.She hasnt met her father yet, because I was busy doing this, Ervin said. I wanted to tell her that the American dream is for anybody without exception, whether youre a boy or a girl, no matter the shade of your skin, the shape of your eye, with no regard to who you love nor the beliefs you hold that give you peace, and for that matter, where you come from. If you want to pursue the American dream, the strength of those people will always overcome those people who would limit or destroy it. ' ' '