"Big Brown" delivering for Mountaineers

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer (AP) - West Virginia coach Bill Stewart is finding out what "Big Brown" can do for the Mountaineers. After watching his team struggle in short-yardage situations early in the year, Stewart has turned backup quarterback Jarrett Brown into the team's de facto power back. Stewart invented the "Big Brown" package to highlight Brown's athleticism and help the Mountaineers get the kind of tough yards that have been hard to come by during their so-so start. The formation is simple. Brown replaces quarterback Pat White in short-yardage situations and lines up in an empty backfield. At the snap, he bulls his 6-foot-4 body forward in hopes of converting a first down. More often than not, it's worked. Brown finished with 44 yards rushing, many of them between the tackles, during a 24-17 win over Rutgers.... [read full story]