Journey Jay Brown (born March 19, 1999) is a former

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. He played college football for the

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. He is now a pit crew member for

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Early years

Brown attended Meadville Area Senior High School in Meadville, Pennsylvania. During his career, he rushed for 7,027 yards and 106

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. During a game his junior year in 2015, he broke Pennsylvania high school records for rushing yards in a game with 722 and rushing touchdowns with 10. He committed to Penn State University to play college football. Brown also ran track in high school and broke the Pennsylvania record for 100 meter dash which was held by Olympian

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College career

After redshirting his first year at Penn State in 2017, Brown played in eight games in 2018 and had 44 yards on eight carries with a touchdown. As a redshirt sophomore in 2019, he started 10 of 13 games, rushing for 890 yards on 129 carries and 12 touchdowns. He was named the MVP of the 2019 Cotton Bowl after rushing for a school bowl game record 202 yards. On November 11, 2020, PSU Head Coach James Franklin announced Brown could no longer play football due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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Penn State Nittany Lions bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Journey 1999 births Living people People from Meadville, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football running backs Penn State Nittany Lions football players