NCAA Recruiting Scoop

Larry Fedora just took over as the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles head coach after serving as Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s offensive coordinator. By the way, in case you were wondering, Fedora runs that in offense- what do you call it again?- oh yeah, the spread.

Not many. By the way, we couldn’t find a picture of Larry Fedora, so we threw this one up.

DeAndre Brown is a 6-foot-6, 208 pound five star wide receiver from Ocean Springs, Maryland (Ocean Springs High School) that runs the 40 yard dash in 4.62 seconds and possesses a 28 inch vertical leap.

Not bad, huh? Talk about a big target.

What’s more, this kid is an athlete. As a junior in high school he managed 340 yards rushing on 22 carries with six touchdowns and 359 yards receiving on 21 catches for seven touchdowns. But then came his senior season.

Let’s just get it out: DeAndre Brown posted 1,100 yards rushing and 700 yards receiving. Oh yeah, and he also accrued 64 tackles and three interceptions.

Now that’s talent. (Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz)

Altogether the aformentioned managed to nab Brown the number 22 spot on the Rivals 100 of 2008. He’s also considered the fourth best wide receiver in the nation, the best prospect coming out of the state of Mississippi, and the fourth best wide receiver after the catch in the nation.

And did we say that he’s going to Southern Mississippi? He chose the Golden Eagles over the Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami of Florida Hurricanes, Ole Miss Rebels, and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Could we be on the verge of watching a mid major graduate? Well, DeAndre Brown is certainly a good place to start.