Big Ten brotherhood: Family ties run deep across conference

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, file photo, Iowa offensive linemen Landan Paulsen, from left, Tristan Wirfs and Levi Paulsen show off their beards during Iowa's NCAA college football media day in Iowa City, Iowa. Football players often refer to their teammates as brothers. In the Big Ten, a lot of them truly are. At Iowa, left guard Landan Paulsen and right guard Levi Paulsen will be the team’s first twins to start since 1980. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP, File)

In this Aug. 14, 2019, photo, Nebraska' Matt Farniok (71) and his brother Will Farniok (68) are seen together during NCAA college football preseason practice in Lincoln, Neb. Football players often refer to their teammates as brothers. In the Big Ten, a lot of them truly are. There are more than two dozen sets of brothers playing in the conference this season. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, defensive lineman Carlos Davis (96), center, is flanked by brothers Darrion Daniels, left, and Damion Daniels, right, both Nebraska defensive linemen, during NCAA college football preseason practice in Lincoln, Neb. Football players often refer to their teammates as brothers. In the Big Ten, a lot of them truly are. There are more than two dozen sets of brothers playing in the conference this season. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)