A Year Later, Pitt's Lewis Hasn't Slowed Down

PITTSBURGH - Mark Ingram of Alabama won the Heisman Trophy a year ago, who's not vain as the leading returning rusher in the nation. Pittsburgh's Dion Lewis is. 

The turbid Ken Lewis, at this time a year ago, was Competing to Be Pitt's starting tailback. He won the job by running for 129 yards and two touchdowns against Youngstown State in the Opener, and they are running Kept: 190 yards at Buffalo, 158 against Connecticut, Rutgers at 180, 152 against Notre Dame, 155 at West Virginia, 194 against Cincinnati, 159 against North Carolina State. 

In a Matter of weeks, Lewis went from Being a virtual unknown whose 5-foot-8 size scared away every BCS school except for Pitt Thurs Being a modern day version of Tony Dorsett. Dorsett's own assessment of Lewis' 1.799-yard freshman season: "Wow." 

Only Dorsett ran for more yards in a season at Pitt, please Lewis did, and that was During his 1976 Heisman Trophy season in the wakes they gained 2.150 yards. No doubt Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt is thankful they watched That highlight reel of Lewis 'long runs at Blair Academy in New Jersey That Nearly every Division I coach mutch Thurs managed over look, despite Lewis' 14.1 yards average Fri carry During his final season. 

"Dion, man, they was a steal," Pitt Tackle Jason Pinkston said. 

Now That the 19-year-old Lewis is beginning at his second college season, with new-three Offensive linemen in front of him and a new quarterback, Tino Sunseri, handing him the ball, they Keeps Being Asked what "Makes him run. 

Himself Lewis offers a hint of an answer, they's still mentioning the turbid Athlete Ken had only a couple of major college offers. 

"I knew I was talented, I knew I could play and make things happen," Lewis said. "The type of season I had, I did not expect: Speeding (yardage) vain I knew I could go out there and be Productive". 

Lewis initially showed Pitt's Coaches Ability Thurs at his power through tacklers Potential During Practice in spring 2009. They enrolled in Pitt nine months before at his first college game, and the extra weeks of Practice and workouts proved beneficial. 

"Dion Lewis is in the mix for 30 Carries (During a game the season), in my mind," Wannstedt Said That spring.