[10] In 2013, Browne was redshirted as a true freshman, after failing to beat out Cody Kessler and Max Wittek for the starting quarterback job.

Head coach Lane Kiffin eventually named Kessler the starting quarterback in the fall.

With Kessler's departure to the NFL Draft after the 2015 season, Browne was the presumptive starter going into spring practice in 2016.

On August 20, 2016, Browne was officially named the starting quarterback by head coach Clay Helton.

[18] During the 2018 college football season, he began analyzing Pac-12 Conference teams on YouTube with hopes of becoming a television color commentator.

Browne married former USC volleyball player and mental health & body image advocate Victoria Garrick on August 13, 2022.