Got this from DandyDon -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auburn transfer Jacobs to join SIU backfield By Zack Creglow, Daily Egyptian March 31, 2004 (U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Hidden in a glut of talent in the Auburn backfield last season, running back Brandon Jacobs will get the opportunity show off his unique talents -- and dimensions -- next fall with the Southern Illinois football team, the Daily Egyptian has learned. When the financial aid agreement with Jacobs' signature scribbled on it spits out from the fax machine at the SIU football office, his transfer from Auburn to SIU will be official. The fax could arrive as early as Wednesday, but Jacobs was unsure. Jacobs, who is currently in his hometown of Napoleonville, La., will arrive in Carbondale, Ill., sometime this summer. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound running back entering his senior season has decided to transfer to SIU and will add to the talented bevy of running backs in the Saluki backfield.
