Defensive end raises eyes on field, in classroom

Southern junior defensive end Vince Lands is late to practice, really late, every Tuesday and Thursday.

Nobody minds much. The players and coaches know what a special student Lands is. He majors in microbiology and minors in chemistry, with an A average, and earned Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Academic honors last year.

For complete column on Lands, see article in 2theadvocate.com.