"To be honest, I used to resent hearing those words or being compared to Brock," Stetson said, adding he became frustrated because it "was always about Brock."

Those sentiments changed in time as Stetson grew during his high school days, and as Brock moved to Iowa State, where he studied exercise science and became an Academic All-Big XII football player.

Stetson matured into an accomplished football player in his own right, one who came to realize how fortunate he was to have an older brother who cared enough to drag him to the high school weight-room each morning before school. Those lifting sessions Stetson completed as a freshman paid dividends during his junior and senior seasons, ultimately leading to a scholarship offer from USD, a place he wouldn't trade for anything.

"I no longer resented hearing these statements comparing me to Brock," Stetson said. The questions to which he'd give curt answers previously now became thoughtful and hopeful responses.

"I hope I can be as big as Brock someday," he'd say.

He came to understand his older brother's work ethic, his determination and even his bride. The younger brother said he knew almost immediately that Brock and Theresa represented a "match made in Heaven."