AuburnTigers.com
ATLANTA- Alex Howell knew he was in trouble during practice for the 2003 Music City Bowl. Auburn's scout team running back with a frame similar to Will Hastings, the 5-9, 161-pound Howell looked across the line of scrimmage and braced for impact.
Waiting to collide was Brandon Jacobs, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound tank of a running who was trying a new position, linebacker.
"Brandon had no idea how to be a linebacker and pretty much destroyed me on every single drill," Howell remembers.
Auburn's veteran linebackers, future pros like Karlos Danby and Dontarrious Thomas, and current linebackers coach Travis Williams, knew the drill.