Bobcat Duo Hold Careers, Season Together
11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Jacobson grew up in Billings, Montana, and after winning astate championship at Billings West his senior year jumped at achance to attend Montana State on a football scholarship.Adkins grew up on the mean streets of Watts, attended a juniorcollege out of high school, and used his football skills to earn ascholarship at MSU.
Jacobson spends his spare time fronting a rock band, Pie, withteammate Ryan Johnson and a couple of friends from Billings.Adkins enjoys listening to tunes. During his season as a redshirt,2001, he worked at manned a checkout stand at Safeway.
For their fundamental differences, the two Bobcat cornerbacksshare some similarities. Jacobson started the first game hissophomore season, a disastrous loss to Humboldt State, and didn't see the game's first series
again until two weeks ago. Adkins started most of the 2002 season, but academic
shortcomings cost him his scholarship after that season.
But when you start looking for heroes in this year's sudden turnaround, you can start with
Jacobson and Adkins. Jacobson started the last two weeks with Joey Thomas sidelined, and
Adkins played in nickel situations. The two have combined for 23 tackles and three pass
breakups in the last two games, both come-from-behind home wins. The more improbable of
the two, last week, came against nationally-ranked Portland
State, after the Bobcats fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter.
In a specific sense, Jacobson and Adkins represent what has
gone right with MSU's season. In a broad sense, though, they
represent what is right with Bobcat football.
The two have shown remarkable perseverance. Both have
overcome tremendous odds to enjoy success at the ends oftheir senior season. And both have spurred MSU to a stunningturnaround and a chance to play for the Big Sky Championship.
For that, they'll be linked in Bobcat history. For that, theseremarkable players will always be remembered for their roles inthis remarkable season.
Jacobson spends his spare time fronting a rock band, Pie, withteammate Ryan Johnson and a couple of friends from Billings.Adkins enjoys listening to tunes. During his season as a redshirt,2001, he worked at manned a checkout stand at Safeway.
For their fundamental differences, the two Bobcat cornerbacksshare some similarities. Jacobson started the first game hissophomore season, a disastrous loss to Humboldt State, and didn't see the game's first series
again until two weeks ago. Adkins started most of the 2002 season, but academic
shortcomings cost him his scholarship after that season.
But when you start looking for heroes in this year's sudden turnaround, you can start with
Jacobson and Adkins. Jacobson started the last two weeks with Joey Thomas sidelined, and
Adkins played in nickel situations. The two have combined for 23 tackles and three pass
breakups in the last two games, both come-from-behind home wins. The more improbable of
the two, last week, came against nationally-ranked Portland
State, after the Bobcats fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter.
In a specific sense, Jacobson and Adkins represent what has
gone right with MSU's season. In a broad sense, though, they
represent what is right with Bobcat football.
The two have shown remarkable perseverance. Both have
overcome tremendous odds to enjoy success at the ends oftheir senior season. And both have spurred MSU to a stunningturnaround and a chance to play for the Big Sky Championship.
For that, they'll be linked in Bobcat history. For that, theseremarkable players will always be remembered for their roles inthis remarkable season.
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