I posted this over on DD but for those that don't read over there:
here is a great free article about this kid.
http://recruiting.scout.com/2/634000.html
a couple of great quotes - “The comfort level with the players and coaches is another thing," he said. "I want to make sure I’ll like the coaches in two years and that they’ll like me. There’s nothing worse that playing somewhere you’re not happy at. I like coaches that are honest and straight-forward and give it to me how it is. It’s so easy to tell when a coach is blowing smoke."
“I think I’d prefer a college town environment over a big city," he said. "I live in a tight-knit community and I think I’d like that in college.”
“We’re trying to raise some money right now to take visits to as many schools as possible. It’s pretty expensive to travel around the country looking at colleges though.
I think it's great to see that he going to go out and try to make his way and since money isn't as easy to come by for him, I would imagine that he's only going to go to the places he's really interested in. He sounds like a good hardworking kid and I wish the best for him, I just hope he ends up at ND (although it seems like OU is high on his list).
Oh, and his brother sounds phenomenal too - Bryce Brown, running back, 6-2, 205, 4.4