When second-ranked Alabama takes the field Saturday at Neyland Stadium for its annual grudge match with Tennessee, it will be Chapman, not Cody, in the starting lineup.
The 6-foot-1, 305-pound Chapman may not have the prestige of his friend, but he brings power to the position. He bench presses 485 pounds and squats 600 in the weight room workouts.
"You won't have that much space left on the bar to put another weight on when he gets on there," Arenas said. "When we're maxing out, everyone crowds around him. He's a monster, man."
Quarterback John Parker Wilson said he first noticed Chapman when he traveled home to watch his brother, Ross, and the Hoover High football team a couple of years ago. Offensive lineman Mike Johnson said he learned a lot about Chapman when the former was a starting lineman last year and the latter was a member of the scout team.
"We were telling other players, 'This kid is gonna be something else,'" Johnson said. "He's the strongest kid on the team. He really knows how to hold down the middle. It was unfortunate for him when Terrence got here. It was good for the rest of us, but it took away some of Chap's playing time. I think he's really made the best of when he's been in there this year."
The two have alternated throughout the season, with Cody playing five plays, then Chapman, with both coming to the sideline on obvious passing downs.
"They both play about the same, so it doesn't really change anything up for us," defensive end Bobby Greenwood said. "There's a big bowling ball down in the middle. Terrence definitely had a big weight factor (advantage) but Chapman is a good player. He hustles to the ball and he's doing all the right things."
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