Darius Patton (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary) is a prospect from the Buckeye State who has yet to make his college intentions known. "I still haven't decided yet," said the 5-foot-10, 175-pound wide receiver. "I recently went to West Virginia to watch them play Cincinnati on an unofficial visit. I do have some visits set up. I'm going to Cincinnati (Dec. 3) and Michigan (Dec. 11). I will be going to take an official visit to West Virginia in early January. I'm really excited."Patton helped lead Poland Seminary to a 7-4 record this season.Rouse, Norman leading turnaroundOne of the biggest surprises of the 2010 season has to be the turnaround of Homewood-Flossmoor. The Vikings were 1-8 last year, but under new coach Craig Buzea they are 10-2 with a state semifinal berth against powerhouse Mt. Carmel.Another reason for Homewood-Flossmoor's success is the play of Purdue commit Michael Rouse. The 6-4, 300-pound defensive tackle has taken his game to another level in the playoffs. "We really had to get on [Rouse] this season," said Buzea. "We expected a lot out of Michael and he didn't play well earlier in the season but he has been one of the best players in the state in the last month. Purdue is getting a very good football player.""I'm still committed to Purdue," said Rouse. "I've already taken my official visit and I'll probably go back down for an unofficial again soon. This has been a great season and hopefully we can keep it going this weekend. Mt. Carmel has a great team but we feel we can play with anyone right now."Another reason for the success of the Vikings program this year has been the play of senior running back Malik Norman. "He's the best running back I've ever coached," said Buzea, who coached two FBS level running backs during his coaching tenure at Portage and Michigan City High School's in Indiana. "Malik has incredible vision and awareness. He is so slippery, he can make people miss and his burst through the hole is that of a major prospect. Schools get hung up on size. Malik is only 5-foot-8 but he's a thick 185-pounds and he runs behind his pads extremely well."I see college football running backs on television every weekend that are Malik's size. There has to be a program out there that needs a super running back. I'd go to bat for Malik Norman every day of the week."Norman, who has 2,000 yards rushing and 37 touchdowns, said he's talking to Northern Illinois, Purdue, Ball State and some other programs.