Click here for linkIn more ways than one, there’s no replacing Courtney Upshaw at Alabama’s Jack linebacker position, and Xzavier Dickson would be the first to admit it.
That kind of self-awareness has aided the sophomore’s transition from sparsely used reserve to what’s shaping up to be the front of the line of Alabama’s 2012 defense.
“I just try to play to my potential and try to get better and better,” Dickson said. “Courtney was a great player. I just try to do what I do best.”
Anchored inside by veterans Nico Johnson and C.J. Mosley, the Crimson Tide’s reloaded linebacking corps features two other sophomores who find themselves in a similar, big-shoe filling situation as Dickson....
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