The song's way of tempering Brown's small-town innocence with hard-edged backing and a guest spot from an MC of ill repute is clearly a strategy to make the singer appeal to more than tween girls. That's no slight feat, especially for a reheated version of Usher's 'Yeah!' made by a fresh-faced teenager who reps a little town in Virginia that rhymes with 'grab a hammock.' On 'Run It!,' Chris Brown is boosted by production from Scott Storch and an appearance by Juelz Santana. вЂњI canвЂ™t wait to come back to campus and see everything.The week 'Run It!' was released, it went straight to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first single from a male artist to debut at that spot. вЂњI enjoyed my time there, no doubt about it,вЂќ he said. HeвЂ™s also looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremony in November, seeing the BuffsвЂ™ new facilities up close and reliving some memories of his time as a CU student-athlete.

It had some ups and downs like a lot of peopleвЂ™s careers, but I wouldnвЂ™t change anything for the world.вЂќД«rown, 40, lives in Houston with his wife and three children and is enjoying life as a father. вЂњI was very, very blessed to last that long. He played seven seasons in the NFL, including one season with the Houston Texans, rushing for 3,024 yards and 19 touchdowns.

YouвЂ™re gonna have ups and downs, and we fought through it.вЂќД«rown skipped his final year of eligibility to enter the 2003 NFL Draft and he was selected in the third round by the Tennessee Titans. вЂњWe were so hard on each other during training camp that we were prepared for a lot during the season. They definitely made it tough and thatвЂ™s what made the games fun. вЂњThat defense we had вЂ¦ training camp was tough on me. вЂњBoth sides of the ball, we made each other better,вЂќ Brown said.

вЂњThatвЂ™s all I wanted and (Barnett) told me, вЂYeah,вЂ™ and IвЂ™m like, вЂIвЂ™m coming then.вЂ™ ThatвЂ™s all I need to hear.вЂќД«rown helped the Buffs go 19-8 with two Big 12 North division titles during his two seasons. вЂњAll I asked is if I could get a shot to play running back,вЂќ Brown said. He went to Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College for a season before finally playing for Barnett in 20. Brown played one year at Northwestern and went through training camp in 2000, but didnвЂ™t want to stay. Barnett took the head coaching job at CU after the 1998 season. Recruited to Northwestern by Gary Barnett, Brown didnвЂ™t get to play for him there. More than anything else, however, what Brown liked was the teams he played with in Boulder. вЂњIt meant so much to win the only Big 12 championship in Colorado history,вЂќ he said. In addition to the Nebraska game in 2001, BrownвЂ™s career included 309 yards at Kansas in 2002 (one of only four 300-yard games at CU) a 211-yard, three-TD performance at Missouri in 2002 and his personal favorite: 182 yards and three TDs in a 39-37 win against Texas in the 2001 Big 12 title game just one week after the Buffs beat Nebraska. We all had fun and we played well together.вЂќ The teams I played on were just unbelievable. вЂњOh, man, it was a blast,вЂќ he said of playing at CU.

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