Max Browne
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Max Brown (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Max Browne
| image = Max Browne in 2013.jpg
| caption = Browne with the USC Trojans in 2013
| number =
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sammamish, Washington, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 230
| high_school = Skyline {{nowrap|(Sammamish, Washington)}}
| college = USC (2013–2016)
Pittsburgh (2017)
| highlights = * 2× WA 4A State champion (2011, 2012)
- Hall Trophy (2012)
- National Gatorade Player of the Year (2013)
- 2× WA Gatorade Player of the Year (2011, 2012)
- USA Today HS Football Player of the Year (2012)
- USA Today HS First-team All-USA (2012)
- Max Preps HS First-team All-American (2012)
- Elite 11 participant (2012)
}}
Max Austin Browne (born February 2, 1995) is an American football analyst and former quarterback. He played college football for the USC Trojans (2013–2016) and Pittsburgh Panthers (2017).
Browne committed to USC on April 4, 2012, during his junior year,{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsports/2017910412_browne05.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |title= Skyline quarterback Max Browne commits to USC|author=Mason Kelley |date=April 4, 2012|access-date=September 18, 2012}}Ted Miller (April 5, 2012) [https://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/36851/browne-commits-to-usc "QB Max Browne commits to USC"]. ESPN. and was considered the best quarterback recruit of his class by Rivals.com and Scout.com.[https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Max-Browne-115733 "Max Browne"]. Yahoo!.[http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=4791604 "Scout Recruiting – National Signing Day Coverage, Latest Commits, Top Prospects and More Front Page"]. scout.com. He transferred to Pitt on December 15, 2016, as a graduate transfer.{{cite news|url=http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2682148-max-browne-to-pitt-latest-transfer-details-comments-and-reaction|website=Bleacher Report |title= Max Browne to Pitt: Latest Transfer Details, Comments and Reaction|author=Timothy Rapp |date=December 16, 2016}}
Early life
Born and raised in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle, Browne attended Beaver Lake Middle School and Skyline High School in Sammamish. During his high school career, he completed 73.5 percent of his passes for 12,951 yards and 146 touchdowns.Jayson Jenks (December 2, 2012) [http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsports/2019816287_jenks03.html "Max Browne, Skyline seniors leave legacy of dominance and camaraderie"]. The Seattle Times.[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/prep-prep-rally/max-browne-superstar-wash-qb-just-finished-one-180125192.html "Max Browne, superstar Wash. QB, just finished one of the best prep careers of all time"]. Yahoo Sports. December 7, 2012. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington in 2011 and 2012,Jayson Jenks (December 1, 2011) [http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsportsblog/2016910189_skyline_qb_max_browne_named_ga.html?syndication=rss "Skyline QB Max Browne named Gatorade Washington POY"]. The Seattle Times.Jayson Jenks (November 30, 2012) [http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsportsblog/2019803059_browne_named_washington_gatora.html "Browne named Washington Gatorade player of the year and U.S. Army player of the year finalist"]. The Seattle Times. and led the Spartans to three straight Class 4A state finals, winning the final two.
Following his senior season, Browne participated in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was awarded the prestigious Hall Trophy as U.S. Army Player of the Year.
=High school statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| G ! colspan="7"| Passing ! colspan="3"| Rushing ! colspan="2"| Season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Win|Win Wins}} | {{abbr|Loss|Loss Losses}} | ||
| 2009
| 9 || 23 || 35 || 65.7 || 205 || 2 || 0 || -- || 13 || 43 || 0 || — || — | |||||||||||||
| 2010
| 14 || 294 || 432 || 68.1 || 4,182 || 50 || 13 || -- || 32 || –48 || 2 || 12 || 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2011
| 14 || 288 || 409 || 70.4 || 4,034 || 45 || 7 || -- || 42 || 221 || 2 || 11 || 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2012
| 14 || 277 || 377 || 73.5 || 4,526 || 49 || 5 || -- || 67 || 15 || 6 || 14 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 51 | 882 | 1,253 | 70.4 | 12,947 | 146 | 25 | -- | 154 | 231 | 10 | 37 | 5 |
College career
=USC=
==2013 season==
On April 4, 2012, Browne committed to play football at the University of Southern California. He selected USC as his college destination over Oklahoma, Washington, and Alabama.{{cite news |first=Mason |last=Kelley |title=Skyline quarterback Max Browne commits to USC |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/skyline-quarterback-max-browne-commits-to-usc/ |work=The Seattle Times |date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=August 20, 2016}} In 2013, Browne was redshirted as a true freshman, after failing to beat out Cody Kessler and Max Wittek for the starting quarterback job. Head coach Lane Kiffin eventually named Kessler the starting quarterback in the fall.
==2014 season==
In 2014, after Steve Sarkisian took over as head coach, Browne again lost the starting quarterback battle to Kessler, who was named the starting quarterback during spring practice.{{cite news |first=Zach |last=Helfand |title=Max Browne named USC's starting quarterback over Sam Darnold |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-starting-quarterback-20160820-snap-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 20, 2016 |access-date=August 20, 2016}}{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Murschel |title=Max Browne says USC QB competition helped him grow |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-usc-max-browne-college-football-20160412-story.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=April 13, 2016 |access-date=August 20, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/10788069/cody-kessler-remains-usc-trojans-starting-quarterback |title=Cody Kessler still USC's starting QB |last=Gemmell |first=Kevin |date=April 16, 2014 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=August 20, 2016}}
==2015 season==
In 2015, Browne was once again the backup to Kessler. With Kessler's departure to the NFL Draft after the 2015 season, Browne was the presumptive starter going into spring practice in 2016. Instead, he faced a stiff challenge from redshirt freshman Sam Darnold. On August 20, 2016, Browne was officially named the starting quarterback by head coach Clay Helton.{{cite news |first=Zach |last=Helfand |title=USC's Max Browne, willing to wait for it, has two weeks to make patience pay off |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-max-browne-20160807-snap-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 7, 2016 |access-date=August 20, 2016}}
==2016 season==
Browne started his first game as a Trojan quarterback in a 52–6 loss to Alabama on September 3. On September 19, Browne was replaced by Sam Darnold as starting quarterback, a move that prompted speculation that the redshirt junior would transfer at the end of the season to take advantage of his status as a graduate student to start immediately with a new team.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-quarterbacks-change-20160919-snap-htmlstory.html|title= Sam Darnold in, Max Browne out as USC starting quarterback |newspaper=LA Times|date=September 19, 2016|first=Zach|last= Helfand}}
=Pittsburgh=
==2017 season==
Browne eventually transferred to the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, Browne had a successful spring, being voted Captain and earning the starting quarterback job. However, after starting the first three games of the season and going 1–2 (beating Youngstown State but losing to both Penn State and Oklahoma State), Browne was replaced by redshirt sophomore Ben DiNucci. DiNucci went 12–19 with 1 touchdown in the Panthers next game, but the Panthers lost their third game of the season to Georgia Tech, 35–17.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400937473|title = Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech - Game Summary - September 23, 2017 - ESPN}} Browne was then given another shot to spark this offense for their game versus Rice and he did just that. Throwing for 410 yards, 28–32 (88% completion/attempts), and four touchdowns, the Panthers won 42–10.
On October 7, 2017, Browne suffered a shoulder injury on a sack during the game against Syracuse. It was later revealed that the injury required surgery and Browne would miss the rest of the season.{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Batko |title=Shoulder injury ends Pitt quarterback Max Browne's college career |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2017/10/12/max-browne-injury-pitt-season-ending-quarterback-usc-transfer-out-for-year-shoulder/stories/201710120165 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=October 22, 2017}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans}};"| USC Trojans | |||||||||||||||
| 2013
| 0 || 0 || — || colspan="12"|File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2014
| 6 || 0 || — || 3 || 7 || 42.9 || 30 || 4.3 || 0 || 0 || 78.9 || 4 || 13 || 3.3 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015
| 3 || 0 || — || 8 || 12 || 66.7 || 113 || 9.4 || 0 || 0 || 145.8 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016
| 8 || 3 || 1–2 || 58 || 93 || 62.4 || 507 || 5.5 || 2 || 2 || 111.0 || 9 || –23 || –2.6 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Panthers}};"| Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||||||||||||
| 2017
| 6 || 5 || 2–3 || 96 || 135 || 71.1 || 997 || 7.4 || 5 || 2 || 142.4 || 19 || –74 || –3.9 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/max-browne-1.html Career] | 26 | 8 | 3–5 | 165 | 247 | 66.8 | 1,647 | 6.7 | 7 | 4 | 128.9 | 32 | –84 | –2.6 | 0 |
Professional career
Browne was not signed by a National Football League team after his college career ended. In December 2018, he attended a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was not offered a contract.{{cite web|last=Bryan|first=Dave|url=https://steelersdepot.com/2018/12/report-steelers-recently-brought-in-former-pitt-qb-max-browne-3-others-for-tryouts/|title=Report: Steelers Recently Brought In Former Pitt QB Max Browne, 3 Others For Tryouts|publisher=Steelers Depot|date=December 28, 2018|access-date=September 1, 2019}}
Broadcasting career
During the 2018 college football season, he began analyzing Pac-12 Conference teams on YouTube with hopes of becoming a television color commentator.{{cite news|last=McCullough|first=J. Brady|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-football-browne-20181122-story.html|title=Tale of the tape: Former USC quarterback Max Browne understands Trojans' struggles on offense|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 22, 2018|access-date=September 1, 2019}}
In 2019, he became a pre- and post-game analyst for USC on KABC (AM), while also working as a contributor for TrojanSports.com.{{cite news|last=Hoffarth|first=Tom|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-08-04/dan-fouts-bob-nfl-chargers-broadcasting-bay-area|title=Dan Fouts mourns the death of his dad, Bob, a renowned broadcaster in his own right|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Young|first=Ryan|url=https://usc.rivals.com/news/trojansports-com-adds-analyst-max-browne-to-the-team-in-2019|title=TrojanSports.com adds analyst Max Browne to the team in 2019|work=TrojanSports|publisher=Rivals.com|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019}}
Now, Browne is currently calling games for CW Sports.
Personal life
Browne married former USC volleyball player and mental health & body image advocate Victoria Garrick on August 13, 2022.{{cite web|last=Garrick|first=Victoria|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CK0CqE2ltBK/?igshid=wc2a1kzwb890 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CK0CqE2ltBK |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=limited|title=Victoria Garrick Instagram|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=March 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Max Browne}}
- {{Twitter}}
- [http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5704 Pittsburgh Panthers bio]
- [http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/max_browne_841768.html USC Trojans bio]
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