Updated February 22, 2017. At 5 feet, 10 inches tall, Samaje Perine, a running back for Oklahoma, turned heads by breaking a NCAA football record in 2014 for most rushing yards in a game. He is due to enter the NFL Draft in April 2017. Perine rushed for 427 yards on 34 rushes along with six touchdowns in a victory over Kansas, breaking the NCAA Football Subdivision single-game rushing record set just a week earlier by Melvin Gordon, running back from Wisconsin.
Smithfield is a town in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. Smithfield was named for Henry Smith, who kept a store there.
Yet, it is equally known for its hams and peanuts. Since the 17th century, when settlers learned the Indians' art of smoking meats, Virginia country hams began to earn an international reputation! Most famous are the Smithfield Hams, which, by law, must be cured within Smithfield's town limits. The area's plentiful peanut fields make this area equally famous for peanuts. Handsome, plump Virginia peanuts are the largest of the four peanut types grown in the United States. The Virginia Diner in Wakefield is famous for the peanuts it packages and sends around the world. Central and Southern Virginia = Comfort Foods, Wine and Apples When travelers seek comfort they often go in search of comfort foods.