They used to come from miles around to see the biggest thing in Louisiana in the tiny town of Napoleonville. Six days a week there were 700 people in town. On Friday nights, when Brandon Jacobs played football, the count would swell to 8,000 or more.
It was a big stage for a big kid, who put on quite a show, rushing for an unbelievable 3,022 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior at Assumption High School in 2000. Even then, Jacobs believed he was destined for something bigger. Now the man who is charged with replacing the irreplaceable Tiki Barber believes his time is finally here. Continue
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