STARKVILLE -- Freshmen usually have two schools of thoughts when it comes to their first college football season. They either want to play right away or they want to sit out the first season and be redshirted.
Mississippi State junior linebacker Richie Brown fell in the latter category and was redshirted as a freshman. He said it was one of the best things that could have happened to him.
This season, Brown is set to be a starter at middle linebacker, so when he looks back on his redshirt seas
Ben Wait reports on Mississippi State University sports for The Dispatch.
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