Editor’s note: Every day, from now until Penn State football’s Class of 2017 reports to campus June 24, we’ll highlight a different one of the Nittany Lions’ 17 incoming signees. Today is Day 16 of the 17-day series.
On Sept. 11, 2015, Journey Brown forced the entire nation to pay attention.
Brown’s Meadville team was plastered across ESPN late that night. Highlight after highlight was replayed on Good Morning America. The small Pennsylvania city along French Creek — home to 13,388 residents — reverberated with talk of Brown and his team’s feat.
That night, the incoming Penn State freshman had rushed 30 times for 722 yards and 10 touchdowns during his team’s 107-90 victory over DuBois, a high school from an even smaller city that sprawls out over just three square miles.