Mississippi State Football: Fred Brown Gets Opportunity with Colts

Former Mississippi State wide receiver has received an opportunity to compete for a possible roster spot for the Indianapolis Colts.

Mississippi State had a season for the ages in 2014. Led by Dak Prescott and company, the Bulldogs reached number one in the country for the first time in school history. The team stayed at the top of the polls for as long as five weeks.

Mississippi State beat LSU in Death Valley, beat Kenny Trill and the Aggies, and beat Auburn in a 2-versus-3 match-up in three consecutive games. The Bulldogs hosted College Game Day and Dak Prescott was a Heisman contender for much of the season. Starkville was the center of the college football universe. The team went on to win another nine games the following season, giving the program 19 wins over two years.

Dak Prescott, Josh Robinson, De’Runnya Wilson, and Fred Ross are who get the most recognition from those explosive offenses, but they weren’t alone. Fred Brown was a big contributor during two seasons in Starkville.

During the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Fred Brown totaled a combined 45 catches for 711 yards and 5 touchdowns for the Bulldogs. He made key plays for Dak and often kept the chains moving, as he averaged more than 15 yards per reception during his sophomore and junior seasons.

Unfortunately, due to an honor code violation, Brown was unable to play his senior season. Brown, reportedly, violated Mississippi State’s honor code and was dismissed from the school prior to his senior season at State.

"Mississippi State wide receiver Fred Brown has been dismissed from the university as a result of violating the student honor code, a source told the Clarion-Ledger on Thursday.MSU confirmed that Brown is no longer a student at the university. There was no further information regarding the dismissal at this time."

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With that said, it is awesome to see Brown learn from his previous mistake and bounce back in a big way. Earlier this week, the Colts announced that they have signed the former MSU receiver.

Here is what Kirk Larrabee of Colts 247 has to say about the report:

"The Indianapolis Colts announced multiple roster moves on Thursday as mandatory mini-camp came to a close. The team signed wide receivers Harvey Binford and Fred Brown along with linebacker Jeremiah George while waiving wide receivers Marcus Leak and Al-Damion Riles and defensive lineman Kristjan Sokoli.-Fred Brown: Brown (6-1, 196) had 50 catches for 785 yards and five touchdowns in three seasons at Mississippi State before being dismissed from the university for violating the school’s student honor code (Brown later explained he was dismissed for plagiarism after failing to make proper citations in his schoolwork). Brown declared for the NFL draft and went undrafted. He ran a 4.48 at his pro day in March and was rated as the No. 100 receiver prospect by nfldraftscout.com."

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Brown will need to show he can play on special teams and do everything the coaching staff asks him to do in order to have a chance at making the roster or practice sqaud. After seeing his college career end abruptly, it is awesome that Fred Brown has another opportunity to do what he loves.