UCLA sophomore linebacker Kenny Young grew up on a college football rivalry, but it wasn't UCLA vs. USC.
As a youth in Louisiana, there was nothing bigger, and more loaded with bitterness, than a Louisiana State-Alabama game.
"That is a different comparison," Young said when asked about the two rivalries. "It's [Southeastern Conference] football. You have die-hard Tiger fans and die-hard Alabama fans. I've been to Baton Rouge for an LSU-Alabama game. It's crazy."
Young, who played at River Ridge (La.) John Curtis High, said he nearly chose LSU just because of that rivalry.