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With a tear in his eye, Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah gets a hug from then-Husker running backs coach Ron Brown at the end of the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown leads a prayer before the NU-Penn State game at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 12, 2011.

NU running backs coach Ron Brown before the Huskers' game against Wyoming on Aug. 31, 2013. 

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown leaves Memorial Stadium Nov. 30, 2014, after a news conference where athletic director Shawn Eichorst discussed the firing of head football coach Bo Pelini.

Former Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini and running backs coach Ron Brown smile after De'Mornay Pierson-El scored on a fourth-quarter return against Iowa on Nov. 28, 2014, at Kinnick Stadium.

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah (8) leaves the field with assistant coach Ron Brown following a 59-24 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Camp Randall Stadium.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown (left) and running back Ameer Abdullah talk during the Rutgers game Oct. 25, 2014, at Memorial Stadium.

Former Husker assistant coach Ron Brown was hired by Scott Frost recently as the team's director of player development.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown works with his players during the Huskers' first spring football practice at Hawks Championship Center.

Former Nebraska coaches Dan Young (from left), Ron Brown and Tom Osborne run onto the Memorial Stadium field during activities before the Huskers' game against Oklahoma State in 2007.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown speaks during the FreedMen Conquest at Pershing Center on March 24, 2012. 

Longtime Husker assistant coach Ron Brown took over as running backs coach in 2011.

Husker running backs coach Ron Brown speaks during a session of the FreedMen Conquest at the Pershing Center in 2011. 

Running backs coach Ron Brown throws the ball in Hawks Championship Center on  March 16, 2011. 

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown (left) talks with fullback C.J. Zimmerer (31) and Ameer Abdullah (8) during the Nebraska football team's practice Aug. 8, 2012, at Hawks Championship Center.

Nebraska receivers coach Ron Brown listens attentively during a meeting of offensive coaches at South Stadium in 1997.

NU coach Tom Osborne (in glasses), receivers coach Ron Brown and quarterback Scott Frost look to the scoreboard during a timeout during the 1997 game against Missouri.

Gilda Joseph, 12, gets some help with a computer chess game from Nebraska assistant coach Ron Brown during the Huskers' visit to Miami's Jackson Hospital on Dec. 29, 1997.

Nebraska receivers coach Ron Brown emphasizes field movement to his receivers during Nebraska Cornhuskers' spring drills at Memorial Stadium on  March, 19, 2001.

Receivers coach Ron Brown sends in signals during the McNeese State on Oct. 5, 2002.

Ron Brown leads a prayer after Nebraska's game against Texas Tech in 2001.

Ron Brown speaks during "National Day of Prayer" services at the State Capitol, May 7, 1999. 

Besides his work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, former Nebraska wide receivers coach Ron Brown has started a broadcasting career in 2005. In addition to his role as co-host of "Goin' Deep," ESPN 1480's weekly Christian sports-talk show, he's also doing work as a commentator for Sports Spectrum and ESPN 360.

Former NU wide receivers coach Ron Brown talks with a crowd gathered at the Fremont High School auditorium Oct. 17, 2014, for a Felllowship of Christian Athletes event.

Nebraska assistant Ron Brown (left) uses arm pads to swat at former Husker running back Roy Helu during the 2008 practice at Memorial Stadium. 

Ron Brown congratulates quarterback Zac Lee after the Huskers' last touchdown against Kansas on Nov. 14, 2009.

Nebraska tight ends coach Ron Brown runs a drill Aug. 19, 2009, during football practice at Memorial Stadium. 

Coach Ron Brown during Nebraska's first day of fall camp Aug. 4, 2008.

Nebraska tight ends coach Ron Brown (left) and quarterback Cody Green (17) congratulate quarterback Taylor Martinez after a first-quarter touchdown run against Western Kentucky at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 4, 2010. 

Photos: Ron Brown's career at Nebraska

Longtime Nebraska football assistant coach Ron Brown told the Journal Star on Wednesday that he would join Bo Pelini's staff at Youngstown State.

Ron Brown

With a tear in his eye, Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah gets a hug from then-Husker running backs coach Ron Brown at the end of the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown leads a prayer before the NU-Penn State game at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 12, 2011.

NU running backs coach Ron Brown before the Huskers' game against Wyoming on Aug. 31, 2013. 

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown leaves Memorial Stadium Nov. 30, 2014, after a news conference where athletic director Shawn Eichorst discussed the firing of head football coach Bo Pelini.

Former Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini and running backs coach Ron Brown smile after De'Mornay Pierson-El scored on a fourth-quarter return against Iowa on Nov. 28, 2014, at Kinnick Stadium.

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah (8) leaves the field with assistant coach Ron Brown following a 59-24 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Camp Randall Stadium.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown (left) and running back Ameer Abdullah talk during the Rutgers game Oct. 25, 2014, at Memorial Stadium.

Former Husker assistant coach Ron Brown was hired by Scott Frost recently as the team's director of player development.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown works with his players during the Huskers' first spring football practice at Hawks Championship Center.

Former Nebraska coaches Dan Young (from left), Ron Brown and Tom Osborne run onto the Memorial Stadium field during activities before the Huskers' game against Oklahoma State in 2007.

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown speaks during the FreedMen Conquest at Pershing Center on March 24, 2012. 

Longtime Husker assistant coach Ron Brown took over as running backs coach in 2011.

Husker running backs coach Ron Brown speaks during a session of the FreedMen Conquest at the Pershing Center in 2011. 

Running backs coach Ron Brown throws the ball in Hawks Championship Center on  March 16, 2011. 

Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown (left) talks with fullback C.J. Zimmerer (31) and Ameer Abdullah (8) during the Nebraska football team's practice Aug. 8, 2012, at Hawks Championship Center.

Nebraska receivers coach Ron Brown listens attentively during a meeting of offensive coaches at South Stadium in 1997.

NU coach Tom Osborne (in glasses), receivers coach Ron Brown and quarterback Scott Frost look to the scoreboard during a timeout during the 1997 game against Missouri.

Gilda Joseph, 12, gets some help with a computer chess game from Nebraska assistant coach Ron Brown during the Huskers' visit to Miami's Jackson Hospital on Dec. 29, 1997.

Nebraska receivers coach Ron Brown emphasizes field movement to his receivers during Nebraska Cornhuskers' spring drills at Memorial Stadium on  March, 19, 2001.

Receivers coach Ron Brown sends in signals during the McNeese State on Oct. 5, 2002.

Ron Brown leads a prayer after Nebraska's game against Texas Tech in 2001.

Ron Brown speaks during "National Day of Prayer" services at the State Capitol, May 7, 1999. 

Besides his work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, former Nebraska wide receivers coach Ron Brown has started a broadcasting career in 2005. In addition to his role as co-host of "Goin' Deep," ESPN 1480's weekly Christian sports-talk show, he's also doing work as a commentator for Sports Spectrum and ESPN 360.

Former NU wide receivers coach Ron Brown talks with a crowd gathered at the Fremont High School auditorium Oct. 17, 2014, for a Felllowship of Christian Athletes event.

Nebraska assistant Ron Brown (left) uses arm pads to swat at former Husker running back Roy Helu during the 2008 practice at Memorial Stadium. 

Ron Brown congratulates quarterback Zac Lee after the Huskers' last touchdown against Kansas on Nov. 14, 2009.

Nebraska tight ends coach Ron Brown runs a drill Aug. 19, 2009, during football practice at Memorial Stadium. 

Coach Ron Brown during Nebraska's first day of fall camp Aug. 4, 2008.

Nebraska tight ends coach Ron Brown (left) and quarterback Cody Green (17) congratulate quarterback Taylor Martinez after a first-quarter touchdown run against Western Kentucky at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 4, 2010. 

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Ron Brown talks during the FreedMen Conquest at Pershing Center in 2012. Brown was an assistant football coach at NU from 1987-2003 and 2008-14 before joining Bo Pelini's staff at Youngstown State briefly and spending the past three years at Liberty University working for Turner Gill. 

NU coach Tom Osborne (in glasses), receivers coach Ron Brown and quarterback Scott Frost look to the scoreboard during a timeout during the 1997 game against Missouri.

NU running backs coach Ron Brown before the Huskers' game against Wyoming on Aug. 31, 2013. 

Nebraska assistant coach Ron Brown leads a prayer on the field with a handful of Nebraska players after the Badgers beat the Huskers 70-31 for the Big Ten title on Dec. 1, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

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