Branche in striking distance of NSU's rushing crown

DeAngelo Branche racked his brain, but struggled to come up with a childhood friend who could talk about him. Two are in prison. One is dead. The best bet is running from police.

Football, the Norfolk State senior running back says, is the biggest reason he never joined them. "They knew we were on different paths," Branche said. Instead, at 23, the Maury High graduate is married with a child on the way. He's close to his parents, who attend every game and whose house he retreats to every weekend.

Branche hopes that path includes the school's all-time career rushing mark. Currently 16th in the country with 1,097 yards, he needs a career-high 215 against Savannah State on Saturday to break LaRue Harrington's record of 3,659 yards.

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