The Hartford Courant: Northern Illinois' Wolfe Makes A Case For Heisman

The only thing more enjoyable than watching Garrett Wolfe rack up some incredible numbers out of the backfield for Northern Illinois is listening to him talk about why he deserves to be a part of the Heisman Trophy conversation.

The Chicago Tribune: Trophy Case - NIU's Garrett Wolfe in midst of what could be a historic Heisman run, writes Teddy Greenstein

That said, ranking third means Wolfe leads Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, a Heisman darling from the moment he finished fourth last year. And Wolfe has a nice lead on fellow tailbacks Steve Slaton (West Virginia), Marshawn Lynch (Cal), Kenny Irons (Auburn) and Mike Hart (Michigan).

The Beacon News: Wolfe 'buzz' gets louder, but Heisman climb uphill

And I'm sure a big-city guy and fast-growing urban legend like Garrett Wolfe will love the Big Apple, too. Come Dec. 9, that's where the Chicago native might be, in the Nokia Theater in Times Square as one of the three finalists for the presentation of a very special award that will be televised on ESPN.

Five weeks ago, I described the Heisman Trophy candidacy of the little running back that could from Northern Illinois University as Libertarian Party-like. His chances of winning? Slim and none, or so I thought. I could be proved wrong.

The Daily Southtown: NIU's Wolfe no longer a secret

Garrett Wolfe's secret is out.

The nation's most elusive running back revealed it this week, almost off-handed, during a telephone chat with reporters. Now we know how the Northern Illinois senior tailback finds holes where there are none and escapes the clutches of those who wish to do him harm.

He sees the game evolve in slow motion.

The MAC Report Online: Making The Case For Wolfe

Prior to Saturday, there was a slow groundswell of support but after Wolfe's spectacular 353-yard, three touchdown performance against Ball State in Northern Illinois' 40-28 victory, that groundswell was starting to become a tsunami. Wolfe had given notice and notice was being taken.