Coffee with Crawford | The game is slowing down. Isaac Brown's run to stardom isn't

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A year ago, Isaac Brown was just trying to stay on his feet.

He was a true freshman in the backfield of a Top 25 college football team, taking handoffs, reading blocks, and often doing little more than relying on his instincts.

It worked. Spectacularly.

He ran for 1,173 yards and 11 touchdowns. Broke Lamar Jackson’s freshman rushing record. Tied Jackson’s mark with five 100-yard games. Became the first true freshman in Louisville history to top 1,000 yards. And in the end, earned ACC Rookie of the Year honors.

Now, entering Year 2, he’s not running on instinct anymore.

“I was just out there running,” Brown said. “Now I feel like the game slowed down for me.”

It’s one of the great paradoxes of college football: Things speed up, but the best players start to se