West Virginia football: 3 overreactions to Week 4 Oklahoma State loss
By Phil Poling
2. Leddie Brown is a top 10 back in college football
This overreaction swings the complete other way than the last, but it’s true: Leddie Brown is a problem. A good problem for West Virginia, but a bad one for opponents. He’s more than just a top back in the Big 12 — he’s a top 10 back in all of college football.
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In two games this season, Brown’s totaled 227 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries. He’s eclipsed 100 yards in each game while averaging 6.3 yards per carry; he’s also added 24 yards and a score through the air.
All of this is coming after his sophomore campaign when he tallied just 367 rushing yards on 107 carries. That’s just a 3.4 average! The improvement isn’t his alone, but Brown’s also been rumbling through tacklers to pick up extra yards. If he’s able to continue this production — and the play-calling continues to include him — Brown could be in line for an All-Big 12 selection in 2020, in addition to being named one of the best backs in the country.