From todays Wichita online newspaper:
Brown says Miami still wants him
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BY JONATHAN LONG
The Wichita Eagle
Bryce Brown's unsigned football letter of intent from the University of Miami expires today. Though the Palm Beach (Fla.) Post reported today he won't receive a new one, Brown said today he was told by coach Randy Shannon that he still wanted Brown in Miami.
"This is what Coach Shannon told me: 'Do what's best for me.' If Miami is the place for me, they will be there. If not, they will still be there."
Brown, the City League career rushing leader who orally committed to Miami almost a year ago but continued to show interest in other colleges, said he still plans to sign March 16.
Letters of intent have a two-week expiration date and must be replaced by new ones. Adviser Brian Butler said all of Brown's letters have expired. The football signing period goes through March 31.
The Post reported, through a Miami source, that Brown upset the Hurricanes coaching staff over a comment he made about new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, who visited Brown shortly after he was hired.
When asked about Whipple, Brown told Rivals.com, "Something tells me that his philosophy, how he does things, is not really how I like."
Brown is scheduled to make an unpaid recruiting visit to LSU next week before taking his final paid recruiting visit to Miami on March 3-5, which he finalized while talking with members of the Miami coaching staff on Tuesday.
Brown's other paid recruiting visits were to Clemson, Missouri, Oregon and Tennessee. He made an unpaid visit to Kansas State.