When the news broke Greg Brown was leaving Missouri after only one season with the program for Auburn, one of the secondary coach’s recent pupils shot him a text.
“Dang, already?” Missouri defensive back Aarion Penton said.
Penton had a breakout year earning All-SEC first team honors matching his career-total of five interceptions while Missouri tied for the SEC regular season lead in the category.
The graduating senior saw a bright future for Missouri’s secondary under Brown, a coach whose experience makes him an effective and respected teacher.
“He gave me advice on stuff to work on, stuff that will help me out (in the NFL),” Penton said at the Senior Bowl.