[2] A West Brook Senior High School graduate, he came to UT as the state's top quarterback prospect.
After Morenz was injured during a loss to Colorado, Brown took over the quarterback duties the following week against Oklahoma and led the Longhorns to a come-from-behind win.
In the Sun Bowl, Brown threw for 196 yards and ran for 43 more in a game Texas won over North Carolina in a 35–31 4th quarter comeback, thus solidifying his position as the starter.
In the aforementioned Big 12 title game against #3 Nebraska, the Longhorns were leading 30–27 with 2:31 left in the fourth quarter, but faced fourth-and-1 at their own 28.
Texas coach John Mackovic decided to gamble for the first down, calling "roll left", a staple of the team's goal-line offense.
The play called for Brown to fake to running back Priest Holmes and roll to his left.
He stopped and threw the ball to the wide-open Lewis, who ran down the sideline for a 61-yard gain to the Nebraska 10-yard line.
[3] After several years in pro football, he returned to Texas for his final semester and completed his coursework in sport management.
He then returned to the Arena League where he spent the end of the season[8] on the roster of the San Jose Sabercats after Mark Grieb was injured.
[9] Dutton had been Brown's backup at Texas and had transferred to Nevada after the 1995 season when it became clear he would not win the starting position.
[14] In 2014, he left Lamar to become the head coach and athletic director at Houston's KIPP Sunnyside High School.