Most people know Jamon Brown as the outstanding sophomore offensive tackle. He started on Louisville's offensive line as a true freshman last season which is an amazing accomplishment considering he was a defensive lineman throughout summer workouts and fall camp.

Brown got his first career start a year ago at North Carolina. He was thrown into the lineup against future NFL first-rounder Quinton Coples that day, but that lesson against UNC was the starting point for what has been a remarkable career thus far.

Prior the UofL-UNC game, Brown said he wanted the rematch against UNC to be different than a year ago.

"Last year I had eight practice going into this game, [UNC]," Brown said. "Going into this game I have a little animosity built up. I have a little chip on my shoulder. I'm a lot more experienced now considering I went through spring and the off-season. So I'm ready to play, and I think our team is ready to go."

And right he was. Brown played with that chip on his shoulder and helped lead UofL to a 39-34 victory over UNC. Brown and the rest of the offensive line did a phenomenal job of protecting sophomore quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns.

Against FIU Saturday, Brown drew praise from the ESPNU commentators for his size and quickness. His teammates have commended him for his ability to pick up the intricacies of the position quickly.

Everything on the football field is going according to plan for Brown, but there is something unique about him that sets him apart from his fellow teammates. Something most would not guess looking at the 6-foot-6, 337-pound offensive tackle.

He sings. And he is really good at it.

"My mom had us [Brown and his brother; Jamal Brown] deep in the church growing up," Brown said. "We started off in the youth choir at church, and then as my brother and I got older we started singing together."

Bridgewater knows how special of a person Brown is.

"I like to call Jamon a man of God," Bridgewater said. "He's allowing God to use him. Whether it is on the field or off the field. You know he sings for his church and things like that, and then on the football field as well."

As Brown and Jamal's passion for singing grew, they began to seek out other options to further their voices. Around the 4th grade the boys entered into the west Louisville Boy's Choir. This choir takes tours all around the country performing, and the brothers stayed apart of this singing group for about six years.

Once Brown began to thrive on the football field, singing had to take a back seat for the time being, but Brown is still active at Bates Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville.

"Towards the end of high school we kind of fell off [with singing] and for me that was because football picked up," said Brown. "My brother actually plays for a church now, so he still does his music stuff, and I do music stuff when I can."

To the outside world, Brown is an accomplished student-athlete at the University of Louisville. And while that is taken with high regard by itself, this humble man has another identity that has been a part of him way before he was lining up on the football field. Brown and his brother still find time to share their gift.

"We performed at an event my church held in Shelby Park about a couple of months ago," said Brown. "We had something for that event, so every now and then we do come back together, you know just to take it back."

The 4-0 Cardinals travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., this weekend, and Brown will be there, protecting Bridgewater and creating monstrous gaps for the running game.

But when the physical and mental stresses of football are done, and the Cards make their way back to the Louisville, Brown knows he can always "…just take it back" even for a few minutes with his brother and rekindle his passion for singing that will always be a part of him.