Little seems to link the cities of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Gaffney, South Carolina; and Ypsilanti, Michigan. Throw in Natchitoches and those numbers dwindle even more.
However, running back Darius Boone Jr. and wide receiver Dennis Smith are a pair of Northwestern State football teammates who have formed a cross-country bond that serves as a common thread through each of those towns – all located in a uni…