[Tuck4Bama]

Casper Brinkley does not mind taking advice from his younger brother.
For one thing, Brinkley is only a minute older than his identical twin. Secondly, Jasper Brinkley is as good a source as anyone on the subject of playing linebacker.

Last fall during their first season at South Carolina, the Thomson (Ga.) Twins were separated for one of the few times in their 22 years. Even then the distance between them could be measured in yards: Jasper was an all-SEC pick at middle linebacker, while Casper tied for the team lead in sacks from his defensive end spot.

With Casper moving to outside linebacker this season, the brothers are practically joined at the hip again. The two lined up side by side at the position for two seasons at Georgia Military College.

The State | 08/21/2007 | Brinkley pair now two of a kind