Barion Brown was viewed as a massive pickup when the four-star high school recruit chose Kentucky over the likes of Alabama, LSU, TCU, and plenty of others. The type of playmaker that can change an entire game with just one single moment of greatness. It didn’t even take a full game for the true freshman to showcase that ability.
In what was Brown’s debut for the Wildcats in the 2022 season-opener against Miami (OH), Brown announced himself to the college football world. Kentucky was struggling unexpectedly with the Redhawks early on, holding a slight 13-10 lead at the halftime break thanks to a Matt Ruffolo field goal that gave the Wildcats a minor advantage right at the intermission.