Ohio State Overview: Corey Brown is a fifth-year senior with the football program and a three-year letterwinner ... he is coming off a fine spring campaign, during which time he practiced primarily as one of the team's top nickel backs but also was in the lineup in the team's dime packages and as a strong safety ... he was good enough this spring, in fact, that coach Urban Meyer said he hoped he would be this year's Reid Fragel (a senior who really steps up as a senior and shines as a football player and also as a serious young man about to take the next major step in life) ... Brown enters 2013 having played in 33 games ... he has 11 career tackles, a total that includes a career-high four in a 2010 game vs. Purdue ... His rise this spring coincides with the fact he had significant playing time last year in all 12 games for the undefeated Buckeyes ... he was on the field for 223 plays from the line of scrimmage while in the nickel position ... included was career-highs of 63 plays vs. Alabama-Birmingham and 61 vs. Miami ... also had 128 plays on special teams ... in 2011 as a third-year sophomore, Brown played in all 13 games ... he played in eight games in 2010 ... he signed his letter of intent with Ohio State in February of 2009 and he red-shirted the 2009 season.
More on Corey: This Corey Brown, who is majoring in criminology, is known as Corey "Pittsburgh" Brown or "Pitt" because of his hometown's proximity to the Steel City ... the nickname also differentiates him from the other criminology major on the team from Pennsylvania named Corey Brown ... Brown wasn't "Pitt" in high school, but he was a fine two-way performer for coach Terry Smith at Gateway H.S. ... had 84 tackles, two interceptions and 20 pass break-ups as a defensive back as a senior and, as a receiver, he had 42 catches for 708 yards and 15 touchdowns ... named first-team all-state and to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game ... had three interceptions in the Hawaii-US Mainland all-star game ... named to the Tribune-Review Terrific 25 and post-Gazette Fabulous 22 teams ... Corey is the son of Sarah and George Brown.
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