Lukas McCarthy and Jakob McCarthy
Photo by: Andrew Pedersen
McCarthy Brothers Enjoying Montana State Experience Together
8/9/2017 4:09:00 PM | Football
Jakob and Lukas McCarthy have been with each other every step of the way. From birth through high school and junior college, the McCarthys are set for their final seasons at Montana State
When the Montana State defense runs out on to the field for the first time on Sept. 2 at Washington State's Martin Stadium, a McCarthy most likely will be part of the 11-man rotation.
The question is figuring out whether it's Jakob or Lukas.
The twin brothers have been through life with one another from one step to the next. From Sonora High School to Fullerton Junior College and finally their current destination – the linebacking core on the Montana State football team – the McCarthys have a bond that other twins can attest to having.
"We'll probably finish each others' sentences," responded Jakob McCarthy to the first question the two received.
The two seniors head into their final collegiate campaign looking to play valuables roles on the Bobcat defense. A McCarthy can be seen on the first- and second- team defenses, meaning the family last name should be heard through the loud speakers of a football stadium this fall no matter the circumstance of a game.
The drive the two own comes from the same type of competition that every football player has between one another. Except in the McCarthys' case, their competitive streak comes from being side by side with a twin for 20-plus years.
"Whether it's in the weight room or the classroom, we're always competing," Lukas McCarthy said. "We even try to see who can get the better GPA."
"(The competition) makes us push ourselves because I don't want to be the weaker twin or the slower twin."
"It's been fun," Jakob McCarthy said of their connected path to MSU. "We've been competing our whole lives together and we're still kind of doing it. He's my biggest competition."
It's a story the two said they are fortunate to be able to tell together. The McCarthys were able to do something a lot of people aren't able to do – play Division I football. Let alone at the same institution.
"Thankfully, MSU recruited both of us," Lukas McCarthy said. "A lot of schools only need one linebacker from a junior college. I'm thankful enough they grabbed both of us and it's been fun.
"We get to mess around with people and pull the twin card a lot."
Like flipping their jerseys around before practice?
Jokingly yes, they said they'd do it. In reality, probably not, but they could get away with it.
Even if you can't discern one from the other by facial recognition, Bobcat fans will be able to tell on Saturdays that whether it's No. 11 or No. 32 on the field, a McCarthy is in the game.
They were able to start playing football together and get to end their collegiate career together too. One last go around representing the Bobcats.
The question is figuring out whether it's Jakob or Lukas.
The twin brothers have been through life with one another from one step to the next. From Sonora High School to Fullerton Junior College and finally their current destination – the linebacking core on the Montana State football team – the McCarthys have a bond that other twins can attest to having.
"We'll probably finish each others' sentences," responded Jakob McCarthy to the first question the two received.
The two seniors head into their final collegiate campaign looking to play valuables roles on the Bobcat defense. A McCarthy can be seen on the first- and second- team defenses, meaning the family last name should be heard through the loud speakers of a football stadium this fall no matter the circumstance of a game.
The drive the two own comes from the same type of competition that every football player has between one another. Except in the McCarthys' case, their competitive streak comes from being side by side with a twin for 20-plus years.
"Whether it's in the weight room or the classroom, we're always competing," Lukas McCarthy said. "We even try to see who can get the better GPA."
"(The competition) makes us push ourselves because I don't want to be the weaker twin or the slower twin."
"It's been fun," Jakob McCarthy said of their connected path to MSU. "We've been competing our whole lives together and we're still kind of doing it. He's my biggest competition."
It's a story the two said they are fortunate to be able to tell together. The McCarthys were able to do something a lot of people aren't able to do – play Division I football. Let alone at the same institution.
"Thankfully, MSU recruited both of us," Lukas McCarthy said. "A lot of schools only need one linebacker from a junior college. I'm thankful enough they grabbed both of us and it's been fun.
"We get to mess around with people and pull the twin card a lot."
Like flipping their jerseys around before practice?
Jokingly yes, they said they'd do it. In reality, probably not, but they could get away with it.
Even if you can't discern one from the other by facial recognition, Bobcat fans will be able to tell on Saturdays that whether it's No. 11 or No. 32 on the field, a McCarthy is in the game.
They were able to start playing football together and get to end their collegiate career together too. One last go around representing the Bobcats.
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