Brown attended Boyle County High School in Danville, Kentucky,[3] where he was an all-state wide receiver.

Before joining Larry Blakeney's staff at Troy to work under Tony Franklin, he spent one-year assistant coaching stints at UMass, Sacred Heart, and Delaware.

Following Franklin's departure to Auburn at the end of the 2007 regular season, Brown was promoted to offensive coordinator at Troy.

On January 12, 2010, Brown was announced as the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech under new Red Raiders head coach Tommy Tuberville.

The offense created by Brown focused on players running to the line immediately after the play and quickly snapping the ball before the defense could get set.

[5] For his coaching performance during the 2011 41–38 upset victory over the then-ranked #3 Oklahoma Sooners, he was recognized by Rivals.com as National Coordinator of the Week.

[12] Coming off an 8–4 (6–3) 2018 season by outgoing coach Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia was predicted to finish 8th out of 10 teams in the Big 12 media poll.

[18] For the second straight season, West Virginia was predicted to finish 8th out of 10 teams in the Big 12 media poll.

[19] West Virginia was scheduled to open the season against Florida State, making their first appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game since 2014.

[23] The game, originally scheduled for November, had been postponed due to positive coronavirus tests within the Sooners program.

[24] However, the contest was cancelled entirely after positive coronavirus tests forced WVU to "shut down football operations" for seven days.

[28] Army (9–2), who had accepted an invitation to the Independence Bowl before it was canceled due to a lack of available teams, was named as their replacement.

[29] After falling behind the Black Knights 21–10 with 7:00 left in the 3rd quarter, West Virginia rallied behind two late TD passes from Austin Kendall to complete the comeback victory, 24–21.

[32] After blanking FCS Long Island 66–0 in the Mountaineers' home opener, West Virginia played former conference rival No.

In front of a sellout September crowd, WVU raced out to a 27–7 lead in the third quarter behind two TD passes from Jarret Doege and 161 yards and a score from Leddie Brown.

After opening the contest with a 17-play, 75-yard TD drive, and holding the Sooners to just 91 yards of total offense in the first half, West Virginia led No.

[34] West Virginia then lost its next two conference games against Texas Tech and Baylor to sit at 2–4 (0–3) entering its mid-October bye week, and in serious jeopardy of missing postseason play for the second time in three years.

In the end, Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes and Leddie Brown rushed for 158 yards and a score to lead West Virginia to a 31–23 victory over Texas, handing the Longhorns their sixth straight loss and eliminating them from bowl consideration.

[37] West Virginia played without leading rusher Leddie Brown, who opted to skip the bowl game to prepare for the NFL.

[37] Jarret Doege threw for 140 yards and one interception in the losing effort,[37] which would mark his final game as a Mountaineer, as he and West Virginia's leading receiver, Winston Wright, announced just days later that they were entering the transfer portal.