Brian Allen’s frustration grew. Allen played linebacker at Florida State in the dynasty days. He had made the transition into coaching. And he knew what a Division I football player looked and played like.
He just couldn’t figure out why there was minimal interest from coaches in Shyheim Brown.
“Teams that should have been beating my doors down to get this kid, it wasn’t happening,” Allen recalled.
Sitting around the fire pit one night with some of Lake City Columbia’s players and coaches, Allen took action and began contacting college coaches. And he began with coach Mike Norvell, who had called him not long after he took over at Florida State.
He just couldn’t figure out why there was minimal interest from coaches in Shyheim Brown.
“Teams that should have been beating my doors down to get this kid, it wasn’t happening,” Allen recalled.
Sitting around the fire pit one night with some of Lake City Columbia’s players and coaches, Allen took action and began contacting college coaches. And he began with coach Mike Norvell, who had called him not long after he took over at Florida State.
TheOsceola - Shyheim Brown: An under-the-radar prospect who's delivering as playmaker
Where would FSU be without Shyheim Brown? Hard to imagine, but he was once a lightly regarded prep prospect.
floridastate.rivals.com