As an assistant coach at Texas Tech several years ago, Darrin Chiaverini watched Tony Brown light up opposing defenses as a four-star recruit from La Mirada (Calif.) High School.
Chiaverini liked Brown, and the feeling was mutual, as Brown signed a letter of intent with Tech in 2015.
“I knew he was special when I signed him at Texas Tech,” Chiaverini, now Colorado’s receivers coach, said.
Several years and one transfer later, Brown is proving to be special again.
Last Saturday in Colorado’s 34-31 upset of then-No. 24 Arizona State, Brown caught nine passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns – all career highs – for the Buffs.