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Yahoo sports did a article on him a few months back.
Hoops star gaining football interest - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports
Hoops star gaining football interest
By Barton Simmons, Recruiting Analyst ? Rivals.com
Memphis (Tenn.) Harding Academy's Marlon Brown has spent much of his career as a guard, a shooting guard. As his high school athletic career develops, the junior may need to get used to people referring to him as a wide receiver as well. The 6-foot-5 205-pounder has always seen himself as a basketball star, but with some recent offers in football, he may need to start making room for a football career.
As a sophomore on the hardwood, Brown led his team with 16 points and seven rebounds per game. As a sophomore on the football field, Brown put up 780 yards receiving and eight touchdown grabs on 41 receptions. As a junior, Brown's domination on the football field has only increased. Now, he is coming to grips with his potential as a football player.
"Basketball's my favorite sport," Brown said. "I definitely want to play both in college."
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While he has yet to pick up an offer in basketball, early indications are that he will have plenty of options on the football field.
"Tennessee, Oklahoma, Auburn and Ole Miss have already offered me," he said. "I went to the Tennessee-South Carolina game and it was real fun. I met all the coaches, watched the game and had a good time. The coaches are real nice and real energetic."
Though the challenge of playing two sports on the college level is not lost on Brown, he is confident he can handle it.
"It will be tough like my first year," he said. "After that, I think once I learn to deal with everything, it will be ok."
Despite the challenge, playing two sports has helped Brown by his ability to take the skills from the basketball court onto the football field.
"Basketball has helped me to know my surroundings better," he said. "On the football field I like to see everything and that's something I've learned on the basketball court."
Brown is considered a potential major college prospect in basketball, but his big frame and unique athleticism make him a special football prospect. His early list of favorites include Auburn, Alabama, Notre Dame and Tennessee.
I hear he also wants to play basketball in college so a school with a good basketball team should get an advantage. And for my money I think hes better then Julio Jones as well, though I thought both Green and Floyd were as well.
Hoops star gaining football interest - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports
Hoops star gaining football interest
By Barton Simmons, Recruiting Analyst ? Rivals.com
Memphis (Tenn.) Harding Academy's Marlon Brown has spent much of his career as a guard, a shooting guard. As his high school athletic career develops, the junior may need to get used to people referring to him as a wide receiver as well. The 6-foot-5 205-pounder has always seen himself as a basketball star, but with some recent offers in football, he may need to start making room for a football career.
As a sophomore on the hardwood, Brown led his team with 16 points and seven rebounds per game. As a sophomore on the football field, Brown put up 780 yards receiving and eight touchdown grabs on 41 receptions. As a junior, Brown's domination on the football field has only increased. Now, he is coming to grips with his potential as a football player.
"Basketball's my favorite sport," Brown said. "I definitely want to play both in college."
[SIZE=-2]ADVERTISEMENT[/SIZE]
While he has yet to pick up an offer in basketball, early indications are that he will have plenty of options on the football field.
"Tennessee, Oklahoma, Auburn and Ole Miss have already offered me," he said. "I went to the Tennessee-South Carolina game and it was real fun. I met all the coaches, watched the game and had a good time. The coaches are real nice and real energetic."
Though the challenge of playing two sports on the college level is not lost on Brown, he is confident he can handle it.
"It will be tough like my first year," he said. "After that, I think once I learn to deal with everything, it will be ok."
Despite the challenge, playing two sports has helped Brown by his ability to take the skills from the basketball court onto the football field.
"Basketball has helped me to know my surroundings better," he said. "On the football field I like to see everything and that's something I've learned on the basketball court."
Brown is considered a potential major college prospect in basketball, but his big frame and unique athleticism make him a special football prospect. His early list of favorites include Auburn, Alabama, Notre Dame and Tennessee.
I hear he also wants to play basketball in college so a school with a good basketball team should get an advantage. And for my money I think hes better then Julio Jones as well, though I thought both Green and Floyd were as well.
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Merih;1087141; said:
The kid is ridiculous.
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BeanieWells28
ohio state national champs06 !!!!!!!!
WOW!!! Very impressive film. He is a man amongst boys on the field. It would be a major coup to get him out of the state of tennessee to come to tOSU. GO BUCKS!!!
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crazybuckfan40;1087242; said:I like brown a lot but I disagree with him being better than Julio...JMO tho...
You and Julio
...but then again you, rivals, scout, espn, etc. In any event, I think the only real comparison between the two is size...2 different types of players.
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crazybuckfan40
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RB07OSU;1087771; said:You and Julio
Honestl Julio is one of the better players I have watched not just this year, but any year of a high school kid...
Really don't know what it is that sticks out above just how good he is...
For Brown to be being mentioned in same sentence as him, and for some to call him better, this kid is a good one...
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Scarlet&GreyFvr
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Pretty impressive skillset. He's got length and elusive moves. Would love to see him in S&G.
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crazybuckfan40;1087839; said:
I was just teasing...I didn't buy the hype at first with his video but as the year went on, I was a believer. Jones, Pryor, Bowers, and Adams are an unbelievably talented top 4. However, stearing it back to Brown, I am wondering about the competition though, as it did look pretty weak. Regardless, you can tell he has the tools...unbelievable lateral acceleration for his size.
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Roll Red Roll
I HATE MICHIGAN
I'd imagine his list would be:
Florida
LSU
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
USC
Florida
LSU
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
USC
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ProudBuck67
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Give me both Brown's next year! Please! This kid moves like he's under 6' incredible talent.
GO BUCKS!
GO BUCKS!
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westbuck04
Wildcard, b*tches
SNIPER26;1088953; said:
Yeah, it's gonna be tough for you guys to attract top wr's with that offense. In this case, though, I don't think OSU has much of a chance, either. Blue chip wideouts from the south either stay in the south, or they go to USC.
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