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Wildcat feature: Maxwell and LJ Anderson
11/10/2023 2:03:00 PM | Football
Brothers, best friends, and teammates. LJ and Maxwell Anderson have played together the last four seasons at Weber State.
Brothers, best friends, and teammates. It's only fitting that seniors LJ and Maxwell Anderson both found their way to Weber State University to be a part of the Wildcats football team. Maxwell, the younger of the two, made his way to Ogden first and LJ soon followed.Â
Maxwell leads the Wildcats defense with two interceptions and nine pass break-ups this season. He's also recorded one forced fumble. The All-American knew when his older brother was looking for a new team after one season at Laney Junior College that Weber was the place to be.Â
"Obviously, I want my brother where I'm at," said Maxwell. "He's my protector, so I always feel safe with him around me and football was the best way for us to do that and stick together and be around each other, so that's just how it worked out."Â
For LJ, Weber State will always hold a special place in his heart. They were one of the schools that first recruited him in high-school and it left a lasting impression even though his journey getting here took a different route.Â
"Weber actually holds a special place in my heart because they actually recruited me when I was in high school," said LJ. "I remember Coach Q (Quinton Ganther) and Coach (Jay) Hill coming up to my high school and coming to meet me in person. That meant something. It was very huge for me because not a lot of schools send their head coach. They send position assistant coaches. So to see that a head coach came up to my school to see me in high school, it meant a lot."Â
That first impression eventually got LJ to Weber State. He went to San Jose State and then Laney College before landing with the Wildcats.Â
"When I was at my junior college and I got that call from Coach Q and Coach Hill, it was a no-brainer," said LJ "I wanted to come here to play with my younger brother. I had a lot of friends from back home in California that also played here. So for me it was a no-brainer that this was a school that I wanted to call home for the rest of my college career."Â
LJ has 23 tackles on the season, one interception, and four pass break-ups.Â
As the Anderson brothers' time at Weber State is nearing its end, both Maxwell and LJ are thankful to be able to play with each other. Family is everything to the both of them.
"He means the world to me," LJ said of his younger brother Maxwell. "He's my best friend. We went through a lot of things together. We're with each other from morning to at night and it's kind of been that way since we were kids. Just playing sports, basketball, football, running track, everything. So it is a dream come true to be able to be in this position, to be on the field with him, and then also spending our time off the field together."Â
Maxwell holds the same sentiment about playing with his older brother.Â
"It means everything to me," said Maxwell. "You could ask me an end of the world question or my family. I pick my family every time. That's the type of person I am." ''
Maxwell leads the Wildcats defense with two interceptions and nine pass break-ups this season. He's also recorded one forced fumble. The All-American knew when his older brother was looking for a new team after one season at Laney Junior College that Weber was the place to be.Â
"Obviously, I want my brother where I'm at," said Maxwell. "He's my protector, so I always feel safe with him around me and football was the best way for us to do that and stick together and be around each other, so that's just how it worked out."Â
For LJ, Weber State will always hold a special place in his heart. They were one of the schools that first recruited him in high-school and it left a lasting impression even though his journey getting here took a different route.Â
"Weber actually holds a special place in my heart because they actually recruited me when I was in high school," said LJ. "I remember Coach Q (Quinton Ganther) and Coach (Jay) Hill coming up to my high school and coming to meet me in person. That meant something. It was very huge for me because not a lot of schools send their head coach. They send position assistant coaches. So to see that a head coach came up to my school to see me in high school, it meant a lot."Â
That first impression eventually got LJ to Weber State. He went to San Jose State and then Laney College before landing with the Wildcats.Â
"When I was at my junior college and I got that call from Coach Q and Coach Hill, it was a no-brainer," said LJ "I wanted to come here to play with my younger brother. I had a lot of friends from back home in California that also played here. So for me it was a no-brainer that this was a school that I wanted to call home for the rest of my college career."Â
LJ has 23 tackles on the season, one interception, and four pass break-ups.Â
As the Anderson brothers' time at Weber State is nearing its end, both Maxwell and LJ are thankful to be able to play with each other. Family is everything to the both of them.
"He means the world to me," LJ said of his younger brother Maxwell. "He's my best friend. We went through a lot of things together. We're with each other from morning to at night and it's kind of been that way since we were kids. Just playing sports, basketball, football, running track, everything. So it is a dream come true to be able to be in this position, to be on the field with him, and then also spending our time off the field together."Â
Maxwell holds the same sentiment about playing with his older brother.Â
"It means everything to me," said Maxwell. "You could ask me an end of the world question or my family. I pick my family every time. That's the type of person I am." ''
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