When Brown is asked about Lightbourn moving ahead, the kicker reminds, "I had a shaky freshman year as well. Most people do. It's not easy to step into the bright lights like that, especially the situation he had."
While Brown was a respectable 14-of-21 on field goals his freshman year in 2014, he took over a job that carried higher expectations than that. He was following behind high-level kickers such as Alex Henery and Brett Maher.
During his sophomore year, he improved to 21-of-27 and was 12-of-14 on kicks from 40-49 yards. Last year, Brown missed only two of his 14 field-goal attempts, and one of those misses was a 56-yarder Mike Riley later took the blame for having him even attempt.