Devin Brown begins new chapter in Ohio State QB story with Will Howard’s entrance
|Without a mysterious social media message, no day of conjecture regarding Devin Brown’s future with Ohio State football would be complete.
Brown posted a black-and-white shot on Instagram hours before former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard committed to the Buckeyes. It appears to show him coming into the tunnel into the AT&T Stadium locker room after a 14-3 Cotton Bowl loss to Missouri.
Brown used his own words to make a point, as he has done in previous posts. In this situation, he turned to the lyrics of Bankroll Freddie’s song “Patience” featuring Lil Baby. The final verse of the song was displayed beneath the photo.
“You gotta be patient / I say you gotta be patient, and waitin’ / On what’s mine, it’s my time, I’m finna take it, take it”
After the game, Day described Brown’s injury as a high ankle sprain. OSU WR Emeka Egbuka announced a few days before the Cotton Bowl that he had tightrope surgery to fix the same injury he suffered midseason. According to a source, it has not yet been established if Brown will require ankle surgery.
Even those who misconstrued Brown’s post accurately deduced his attitude. While Howard’s visit and pledge came after the transfer portal had closed for the winter, Brown was probably unconcerned. He couldn’t have been surprised by OSU’s mutual interest in Howard. He decided to stay for at least one more shot at the starting job.
By doing so, he almost certainly made Ohio State better in 2024.