South Carolina football will take the field for the first time in 2026 on September 5 against Kent State. He also was a member of the South Carolina baseball team, but his best athletic achievements in garnet and black came on the gridiron. From the small town of Fort Lawn, South Carolina, Brown went to Lewisville High School. He played both corner and safety for Brad Scott’s final team. South Carolina overcame its 1-21 mark from 1998 and 1999 with one of college football’s best single-season turnarounds.