Brown started his redshirt sophomore season in 1999 with a simple goal – as long as he was going to be a pass rusher, he was going to go and get the school record that had been held by [autotag]Huey Richardson[/autotag] (12.5 sacks in 1989).
“I knew Huey had it and I wanted it,” Brown said.
In his first two games, Brown had 3.5 sacks against Western Michigan and UCF. Then came the game that put him on the map.
On the first play of the Tennessee game, he blasted quarterback Tee Martin after a handoff, knocking off his helmet. He would spend the rest of the day chasing Martin down to the tune of five sacks.
“Coach Spurrier told me to not worry about which way the play was going,” Brown said. “Just rush the quarterback.”
He got the record with a sack against FSU.
“I did it purely on athletic ability,” he said. “I didn’t learn how to rush the passer until I got to the Bears.”
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