In years one and two of their college football careers, Julian Pinnix-Odrick cheered for Darius Hamilton from the Rutgers sideline.
In year four, an injured Hamilton reciprocated by encouraging Pinnix-Odrick to fill his shoes.
In between, in year three, they mostly passed like ships as the first-team defense and second-team defense swapped places.
Finally, as redshirt seniors, the two class of 2012 recruits, close friends, housemates and likely 2016 team captains are scheduled to play side-by-side.
"That will be awesome," Pinnix-Odrick said. "I don't think we did that yet -- a little bit in '14.