HOOVER, Ala. — Brooks Ellis is used to sweating profusely. He’s played football most of his life.
Even still, none of his gridiron experience prepared him for the trip he took to Belize in late May, an excursion into with a few biology classmates.
“I stepped off the plane and did not stop sweating the entire time,” the senior middle linebacker said. “Three nights I had no AC and that was probably the worst nights of my life. I need some AC to sleep, so those were fun nights for sure.
“But it was a great time, learned a lot, great experience.