Posted: May 5th, 2009 - by: MountaineerBob

Brown graces the cover of ESPN

I think this might be Browns first ESPN Cover Page. Too bad he had to share it with a couple twits from USC and LSU.

So there are actually 2 articles this is attached cover page that reference Jarrett Brown. One by Ivan Maisel and the other by Mark Schlabach. Check out what they are saying about WVU’s Brown:

From Schlabachs article:
4. Brown takes charge at West Virginia
Fifth-year senior Jarrett Brown has the unenviable task of replacing Pat White, who broke 19 West Virginia and Big East records and won more bowl games than any other quarterback in NCAA history.

Brown didn’t show any anxiety during spring practice, though, leading coach Bill Stewart to declare, “This is Jarrett Brown’s team.”

Brown is much taller than White, and offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen hopes to take advantage of his arm strength with more vertical passing. Against a watered-down Mountaineers defense, Brown completed his first 15 passes in the spring game and finished 21-for-28 for 273 yards with four touchdowns.

From Maisels article:
Learning Curve
West Virginia quarterback Jarrett Brown, at 6-4, 221, looks the part of starting quarterback more than Pat White ever did. But the fifth-year senior hasn’t made the magic happen quite the same way. Brown is 2-0 as a starter in his career and already has 1,510 yards of total offense in three seasons of backing up White. Brown is enough of an athlete that, à la Donovan McNabb at Syracuse in the 1990s, he played on the Mountaineers’ basketball team last season.
But Brown has to learn to make better decisions (five touchdowns, four picks in 125 attempts) and not rely on his big arm so much. Coach Bill Stewart said after the spring game, when Brown completed 21 of 28 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns, that Brown can “look like a circus act” at times. Stewart pointed out that Brown, like all great athletes who think they can make every play, has had a tough time learning the strategic advantages of the punt.

The thing is, Brown has to learn quickly. No other quarterback on the roster has taken a snap. The fans have confidence in the guy behind Brown. Redshirt freshman Coley White is Pat’s younger brother.

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