Heart condition forces PSU RB Brown to retire from football; other college notes … Penn State has confirmed that emerging junior RB Journey Brown has been told he’ll no longer be able to play football because of a medical condition that was discovered during covid testing. Brown has a condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a disease in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick and makes it harder to pump blood. The 5-10, 220-pound Brown, had been considered to be an early 3rd day candidate for the upcoming draft with the upside to go higher after he ran for 890 yards – while averaging almost 7 yards a pop – last fall … TCU WR J.D. Spielman, a transfer from Nebraska who is also considered to be a 3rd day prospect for the upcoming draft, is out for the season with what is believed to be a shoulder injury sustained early last month. … Meanwhile, East Carolina has confirmed that OT D’Ante Smith, who is out for the year with an undisclosed injury, plans to leave school and declare for the draft where he hopes to get some free agent interest as an OG.
