Yet even after getting burned by Branch once, San José State punted the ball back to him on the next drive. Even when opponents hope to avoid disaster by forcing Branch to field a kick on a bounce, the former five-star prospect is dangerous. “We watched him for four straight years play, but also we watched him practice,” Browner said. “You have to be able to turn that switch on for practice,” Browner said. But “you haven’t seen anything close to what he’s able to do based on what we watched him do in practice,” Browner said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2023 22:03 UTC