Stephen Brown was taught to never blame the quarterback.

The Marist senior wide receiver learned that lesson from his father Andre, who played collegiately for the Miami Hurricanes and was a member of the 1987 national championship team. Andre, who went on to spend two years with the Miami Dolphins, has been a major role model for Stephen since he started football in eighth grade.

“He’s definitely given me tons of advice,” said Brown, whose father is featured in ESPN’s documentary “Catholics vs. Convicts”, which chronicles the college football rivalry between Notre Dame and Miami. “It helps having him know what it takes and what to do to get there...Whenever that plays, he always has a story for us and it’s great to hear those stories and hear him reminisce about it.”

Following in his

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