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Bryce Brown (born Vorlage:Birth date in Wichita, Kansas) is an American football running back at Wichita High School East. He won the 2008 Hall Trophy for the best high school player in the United States and was ranked atop of the Rivals.com ranking of his class, the first running back to do so since Adrian Peterson in 2004.[1] He was also dubbed the best running back prospect of the last five years.[2] Rivals.com′s Barry Every compares Brown to Miami Dolphins player Ronnie Brown.[1]

High school career

Brown has been clocked in the 40-yard dash at 4.32 seconds.[3] A First Team All-Wichita selection as a freshman, he rushed for 1,472 yards and 12 TDs. He followed that up with an even more impressive sophomore campaign, rushing for 2,039 yards and 26 TDs. Brown was a consensus First Team All-State selection as well as EA Sports National Sophomore of the Year. He amassed more than 50 scholarship offers. He wore #24 in his Freshman and Sophomore seasons.

During his junior year, Brown rushed for 1,825 yards on 207 carries (8.8 avg) and 23 touchdowns, earning him All-City and All-State honors. He wore #5 in his Junior year. He was also recognized as a member of the Kansas “Fab 11” and was the lone junior that was named a USA Today Prep All-American.[4] For his senior season, he wore #11 in honor of his brother, Arthur Brown.[5] Tom Lemming of CSTV considered Brown to be better than all of the 2008 running back crop (which includes Darrell Scott and Jermie Calhoun).[6] Brown is believed to be the top running back prospect from Kansas since Barry Sanders.[7]

Arthur Brown committed to the University of Miami in December 2007, which led to rumors whether Bryce may complete his high school in Miami, since their mother once told USA Today that Bryce “is wanting to go to high school wherever Arthur chooses to go to college.”[8] Bryce Brown, however, eventually decided to remain in Wichita for his senior season.[9]

In October 2008, Brown was selected to the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[10] Brown finished the 2008 season with a Wichita City League regular-season record 1,873 yards rushing, giving him 6,809 rushing yards overall, also a City League record.[11] He was named to the USA Today All-USA First Team for the second successive time.[12]

Recruiting

His workouts, recruiting and news media requests are handled by Brian Butler, a former felon, rapper, and mobile phone salesman who identifies himself as Brown's trainer and manager.[13][14] Butler sold updates of Brown's recruitment via website for $9.99 a month or $59 a year and sought contributions that he says are used to take players on a tour of colleges each summer.[13] At one point, Butler announced Brown was considering entering the Canadian Football League (CFL), but Brown backed down from that claim.[14] Vorlage:As of, Brown is being investigated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s amateurism certification staff to determine whether Butler has done anything to jeopardize the amateur status of the players he advises.[15]

On February 22, 2008, Brown chose to follow his brother and orally committed to the University of Miami.[16] Brown did not sign a letter of intent on National Signing Day 2009, and intends to announce his decision on March 12; his six finalists are: Miami, LSU, Tennessee, Oregon, USC and Kansas State.[14] Before then, Brown will make an official visit to Tennessee,[17] having already made visits to Oregon and Clemson.[18] Says ESPN.com′s Tom Luginbill: “If I was Randy Shannon and the Miami staff, I would tell the kid and Brian Butler to go jump in a lake. I got to imagine that deep down, Miami's coaches have to be thinking, ‘This is getting ridiculous.’”[19]

Citing an anonymous source, the Associated Press reported the University of Miami will not reissue its athletic scholarship offer to Brown when his national letter of intent expires Wednesday, February 18.[20] Brown's advisor Brian Butler told AP he was unaware those scholarship offers have an expiration date, but reiterated that Brown won't be signing until March 16.[21] According to Palm Beach Post′s Jorge Milian UM coach Shannon called Brown on Tuesday, February 17, and allegedly told him the University of Miami was no longer interested in his services.[22] However, Brown later told Wichita Eagle that Shannon still wants him to be a Hurricane.[23]

References

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  1. ↑ a b The Battle for No. 1: Why Bryce Brown?
  2. ↑ Past vs. Present: Look back at the best
  3. ↑ Olin Buchanan: Brown is quick to slow down In: Rivals.com, 29. Dezember 2008 
  4. ↑ USA Today All-USA team 2007
  5. ↑ Jonathan Long: Bryce Brown gets chance to lead East In: The Wichita Eagle, 27. August 2008 
  6. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times: Class of '08 in spotlight
  7. ↑ Sports Illustrated, Issue from August 23, 2007.
  8. ↑ Steve Wieberg: Wichita gems hail from same team … and family. USA Today, 6. September 2007, abgerufen am 10. September 2007.
  9. ↑ Yahoo! - Rivals.com: No place like home for Brown?
  10. ↑ East High’s Brown Selected to National All-Star Game
  11. ↑ Bob Lutz: Sometimes being great isn't enough, as East's Brown has learned In: Wichita Eagle, 7. Dezember 2008 
  12. ↑ USA Today 2008 All-USA team
  13. ↑ a b Thayer Evans, Thamel, Pete: In Kansas, a Players’ Agent Lines Up the College Recruits In: New York Times, 3. Februar 2009 
  14. ↑ a b c Steward Mandel, From Brown to Kiffin, here are 10 offseason storylines to watch, SI.com, February 13, 2009, Accessed February 14, 2009.
  15. ↑ Thayer Evans, Thamel, Pete: N.C.A.A. Investigates Role of a Recruit’s Adviser In: New York Times, 26. Februar 2009 
  16. ↑ Levi Wolters: Bryce Brown selects Miami In: Wichita Eagle, 22. Februar 2008. Abgerufen am 24. Februar 2008 
  17. ↑ Jorge Milian: Bryce Brown to announce decision on March 12 In: Palm Beach Post, 10. Februar 2009 
  18. ↑ Bryce Brown Profile. Scout.com, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2009.
  19. ↑ Jorge Milian: Top recruit's path anything but ordinary In: Palm Beach Post, 11. Februar 2009 
  20. ↑ Manny Navarro: Miami Hurricanes might rescind offer to prized recruit Bryce Brown In: Miami Herald, 17. Februar 2009 
  21. ↑ AP: Bryce Brown won't sign with Miami by deadline In: USA Today, 17. Februar 2009 
  22. ↑ On Tuesday, UM told Bryce Brown: "No thanks."
  23. ↑ Brown says Miami still interested
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