He has been on the top of every major college program's recruiting wish list.

And at 1:30 this afternoon Kevin Jones will announce where he intends to spend his next four years.

Will it be Penn State or Virginia Tech?

The senior running back from Cardinal O'Hara High School in Philadelphia has been one of the most sought-after football recruits in the country. He has narrowed his decision down to those two schools and will make it official today on where he wants to play football.

Ranked the No.1 running back in the nation by Super Prep Magazine, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound running back capped off his storied career by scoring four touchdowns in O'Hara's 35-10 victory in the Catholic League Red Division championship against rival St. Joseph's Prep.

Jones finished his career as a four-year starter for the Lions. As a freshman he scored 16 touchdowns and ran for than 800 yards. This was the beginning of what was to come, since Jones ended his career with 4,527 rushing yards and 61 touchdowns.

Jones runs a 4.28 in the 40-yard dash and provides the breakaway speed that Penn State has lacked the past couple of seasons.

"He's got great size and speed and is a great kid to be around," Cardinal O' Hara head coach George Stratts said.

While having great knowledge of the game, Jones has stayed in great shape, which is something that has ranked high on his evaluation of where he wants to go to play football.

It has been said that Jones wants to go to a strength program that he is comfortable with. In his workouts, Jones uses a lot more free weights.

This is something that differs in Penn State's strength program. The Lions work out system is more universal and does not use as many free weights compared to some of the other top programs in the country like a Nebraska or Virginia Tech.

Last Wednesday, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, assistant head coach Fran Granter and wide receivers coach Kenny Jackson met with Jones in hopes of sealing the deal.

Two weeks ago, Jones also spent a weekend in Happy Valley walking around the campus and getting a better feel for the program.

Although it is said that the interview with Paterno went well and he enjoyed the weekend, Jones did decide to give Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer the equal opportunity to sell his program yesterday for one last time.

Tom Jones, Kevin's father, told the Philadelphia Inquirer Monday that many people believe that Kevin is going to Penn State. He then told the Inquirer that he didn't want to count anyone out just yet.