CB/WR Corey Brown (official thread)

[brodybuck21]

sounds like he is just a playmaker.

[akronbuck]

Originally Posted by brodybuck21

sounds like he is just a playmaker.

maybe, another GAMBLE

[brodybuck21]

akronbuck said:
maybe, another GAMBLE

i like the sound of that. mr. brown could play more than 1 position and ya gotta love that versatility.

[wadc45]

ESPN - Barkley, Murray top seniors at Nike 7ON - Football Recruiting

Corey Brown, 6-1, 180
ATH, Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway
Gateway went 3-0 in pool play and Brown was the team's dominant player. He showed lock-down corner skills but was even more impressive at receiver. Brown made big catches in every game and could truly play on either side of the ball in college with equal effectiveness.

Defensively, Brown brings a lot to the table -- corner is probably his best college position. He has good size for a corner, a solid frame he can grow in to and long arms. He's smooth in his backpedal, has good makeup speed, strong hands and is very aggressive when the ball is in the air. Brown wasn't tested much in this tournament and actually made all-tourney at receiver.

Like we said earlier, Brown may be best suited for corner but his ball skills on offense were very impressive as well. He showed the ability to catch the ball in traffic and take a hit (yes, hitting does take place at times in 7-on-7 play). Brown has a nice burst, can get off the line and runs well after the catch. He came in to this tournament with a big rep and did a nice job living up to it.

[Taosman]

We haven't had great luck with Penn recruits panning out recently. But Bell and Brown may change that.

[alpo]

Originally Posted by Taosman

We haven't had great luck with Penn recruits panning out recently. But Bell and Brown may change that.

I totally agree, except that Mr. Pryor might beat them to it.

[shetuck]

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Gateway star Brown lives up to street's legacy

Gateway star Brown lives up to street's legacy

By Dan Stefano
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 11, 2008

Growing up on Firethorn Drive, Gateway wide receiver and defensive back Corey Brown had quite a legacy to live up to.

The small street in Garden City, a community near Monroeville, has practically sprouted an all-star team over the years. Among the Division I football players who called Firethorn home: 2008 NFL Draft fourth-round choice Justin King (Penn State), Aaron Smith (Pitt), Jordan Stevens (Miami of Ohio), B.J. Stevens (Miami of Ohio), Gateway coach Terry Smith (Penn State) and Terry's brother, first-year Kiski Area coach Harvey Smith (West Virginia).

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[shetuck]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Blue Chip Chat with ... Corey Brown

Blue Chip Chat with ... Corey Brown

By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, August 15, 2008

School: Gateway
Position: WR-DB
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185

THE SKINNY: A big-play receiver who also is a talented defensive back. Brown is one of the primary reasons Gateway is one of the top Class AAAA teams in the state this season. He caught 20 passes for 470 yards last season and had 34 tackles with four interceptions.

COLLEGE TALK: Had numerous Division I college offers, but made verbal commitment to Ohio State June 23. Pitt was his other top choice. He is one of two Ohio State recruits for Gateway. The other is linebacker Dorian Bell. Brown was recruited to play cornerback.

WHY IS GATEWAY PRODUCING SO MANY DIVISION I COLLEGE PLAYERS IN RECENT YEARS? It's [Gateway coach] Terry Smith. He's a great coach. If you just listen to him, he'll get you to the best spot.

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[LitlBuck]

Gateway coach Terry Smith (Penn State)

I find it interesting that the Gateway coach is a Penn State grad but we are grabbing his best players. I think that speaks volumes of our coaching staff. Okay, back to Brown.

[shetuck]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

I find it interesting that the Gateway coach is a Penn State grad but we are grabbing his best players. I think that speaks volumes of our coaching staff. Okay, back to Brown.

As much as I don't want to take this thread off course, I can't resist pointing out that he's not just "a Penn State grad", but a guy who played for Joe Pa, is one of PSU's top receivers of all time (third in season receptions, sixth in career receptions, seventh in career receiving yardage, ninth in season receiving yardage, and eigth in game receiving yardage as of 2007), and who also happens to be Justin King's stepdad...

Altoona Mirror

Smith had a pretty good playing career. His 55 receptions as a senior in 1991 when Cruz and Burns were in diapers were a single-season record at the time for Penn State. His 108 career catches still have him ninth on Nittany Lion charts - he was sixth before being surpasses by Deon Butler, Jordan Norwood and Derrick Williams this season.

[...]

Smith also addressed recently Internet speculation that his relationship with his college alma mater's football program had cooled in recent years. That's been fueled by the fact that only two of his players have gone on to play at Penn State.

"I have a great relationship. Tom Bradley comes to my school every spring, winter, fall. We talk on the phone at least once a month," Smith said. "The thing that I think my kids examine when they look at Penn State is if or when there will be change. They don't want to be caught in change."

"I don't tell a kid to go here or not to go here. They've got to make their own decisions."

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[wadc45]

ESPN RISE - Football

By Jon Mahoney
ESPNRISE.com
(Archive)
Updated: August 28, 2008

The walls of Gateway head football coach and athletic director Terry Smith's office are adorned with framed pictures of all the players who have gone on to play Division I college football since he took the helm in 2002.

Under Smith, more than 20 players have earned that distinction, including cornerback Justin King, who starred at Penn State and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. The storied legacy isn't lost on younger players who arrive at Gateway with dreams of joining King and co. on the wall. And seniors Dorian Bell and Corey Brown were no different when they entered the program in the fall of 2005.

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[wadc45]

Wpial Class AAAA Roundup: No. 1 Gateway rolls past Baldwin

Rob Kalkstein completed 16 of 22 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Kalkstein had scoring passes of 14, 15 and 5 yards, all to Corey Brown, in helping Gateway improve to 2-0.

Brown led all receivers with eight receptions for 64 yards.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Teammate Corey Brown, another Buckeyes recruit, scored on a 10-yard reception from Robert Kalkstein.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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The Gators' secondary has benefited from a positional change, in which senior Corey Brown -- also an Ohio State recruit -- and senior Brian Williams moved from cornerback to safety. Replacing them at cornerback, where the two started last season, are senior Andrew Blackmon and junior Dayonne Nunley.
"The secondary is playing well," Smith said. "It's an athletic group with a lot of experience. Plus, with moving Corey and Brian to safety, it's helped us tremendously."

[wadc45]

http://www.pghsports.com/PSR-News/sh...plate=Keystone

“It was a pretty good night for us,” said Kalkstein. “Things seemed clear and we took advantage of big plays. It was just our kind of night.”

Gateway owned the first quarter in particular, scoring on their first three drives, including a methodical 9 play-76 yard drive, capped by a Brian Williams 9-yard touchdown run, followed by a 57-yard touchdown pass from Kalkstein to Corey Brown, making the score 20-0 in 12 minutes of play.

Kalkstein’s favorite target, Brown caught four passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns, leading all receivers for the night.

The Gators made with three interceptions on the night, including a Brown pick in the second quarter that set up a 44-yard run from Williams to put Gateway ahead 27-0 with not even two minutes expired in the second quarter.

Gateway posted 353 yards in the first half with five touchdowns, after another Kalkstein to Brown touchdown connection, this time for 29-yards, made the score a dictating 41-0.