Alabama safety Landon Collins said he will do whatever it takes to play against his younger brother when the Crimson Tide takes on the Florida Gators. He said he would even try to lobby to play on the kickoff coverage team, and said the two have done a little bit of trash-talking before this weekend’s game.

“There has been nothing but talking noise to each other,” he said. “I’m trying to get on kickoff return to see if I could block him one time.”

Collins’ half-brother, Gerald Willis, is a freshman defensive lineman for the Gators. Willis, who chose Florida over Alabama, LSU and Florida State, to name a few, has played one of the Gators games and has registered three tackles.

Collins said the two brothers have never faced each other before this weekend’s game.

“We were always on defense at the same time. I’ve never got the chance. We’ve never hit each other.”

Collins said the fact that it is his little brother wouldn’t stop him from 
hitting Willis.

“No, hit him harder,” he said. “There is no letting up”

Collins said their mom, April Justin, will be in attendance for the game but would be cheering for both of them.

“She is not rooting for nobody,” he said. “She said she got a split household. She said she’s just going to be in the middle of the field and try to cheer for me and Gerald at the same time.”