Touchdown Pass at Michigan State Validates Devin Brown’s Preparation to Be “Ready at Any Moment”

Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY Network via Imagn ImagesDevin Brown’s rapid transition from sitting on the bench to throwing a touchdown pass last weekend at Michigan State gave him an adrenaline rush unlike any he’s ever experienced before in his Ohio State career.

With Ohio State leading by only 10 points and driving down the field in the final minute of the first half, Brown wasn’t expecting to enter the game. When starting quarterback Will Howard took a hard hit to the midsection and got the wind knocked out of him, however, OSU called on Brown to enter the game as it faced a crucial 3rd-and-10 at the 17-yard line.

Brown only had time to make a couple of warmup throws before he…