Brown recalls relationship with BYU coaching legend

Long before Mack Brown became Texas’ head football coach, he interviewed to be an assistant at BYU under the legendary LaVelle Edwards, the man who put the Cougars’ football program on the map.



Brown ended up taking a job at Memphis State. Later, when Brown was the wide receivers coach at Southern Miss, he was on the sideline opposite Edwards twice, in 1975 and 1976. The Golden Eagles, who ran an option offense, triumphed, 42-14, in their first meeting with the Cougars. The following year, however, BYU returned the favor, pummeling Southern Miss, 63-19.



“I think ol’ LaVelle woke up and decided to stop that option,” Brown said.