Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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CHRIS BROWN ENTERS 'THE DEEP' mail's first catch (1988) was a 54-yard touch- down. • Derrick Mayes' initial reception (1992) was a 38- yard touchdown. • Golden Tate's first grab (2007) was a leaping 36-yarder followed by 43- and 25-yard catches (with the latter going for a touchdown). • All-time Irish recep- tion by a Notre Dame freshman receiver has often been a memorable moment, especially these most prominent ones of the past quarter-century: • Raghib "Rocket" Is- The first career recep- tions leader Michael Floyd also scored with his first grab (2008) on a 22-yard play. Freshman Chris Brown didn't cross the goal line on his first catch, but his 50-yard reception in the fourth quarter at Oklahoma was a game changer unlike the afore- mentioned four. After the Sooners tied the game at 13 with 9:10 left, the 6-2, 172-pound speedster got behind the Sooners defense and snared a 50- yard catch in stride from Brown, like past Irish standout wide receivers, made his first career reception a memorable one, reeling in a 50-yard catch from sophomore quarterback Everett Golson to set up the go-ahead touchdown against Oklahoma Oct 27. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND sophomore quarterback Everett Golson to set up Notre Dame's go-ahead touchdown. Brown has gotten be- hind defenses on a few occasions this season — including a week later against Pitt — but either saw the passes over- thrown or underthrown. In one of the most cru- cial moments of the 2012 campaign, Brown deliv- ered, and it wasn't just by happenstance.