Prospect Brown likes visit with Kiffin

Tennessee head football coach Lane Kiffin already has a plan in place for top prospect Marlon Brown.

"He told me that when I came in at first, I'd be running fades and slants, then screens, then posts," the 6-foot-5, 205-pound receiver from Harding Academy in Memphis said Tuesday. "That's great to me."

That falls in line with Kiffin's master plan of playing young players, a skill he exhibited as an offensive coach at Southern California.

How much will playing early be a factor for Brown, rating the state's best prospect by the News Sentinel?

"A lot, to be honest," he said.

Brown said he felt better about UT after meeting with Kiffin on Monday evening just hours after Kiffin was formally introduced at a press conference in Knoxville replacing Phillip Fulmer was dismissed on Nov. 3.

"He was real honest," Brown said. "He was cool."

Brown said he still has no leader for his services and is considering UT, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Ohio State.

He has already taken official visits to Georgia and Ohio State and has plans to take officials to UT, Florida and LSU.

© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
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