"Why don't you ask me why I hired him?" [head coach Bo] Pelini said. "I hired him because he's a good football coach. He's trustworthy. He has a lot of integrity. I hired him because I believe in him as a football coach and a guy who has positive impact on kids."
Pelini said he knows Brown injects religion into his relationships with his players and none have complained.
Osborne, now the athletic director, said Brown is within his rights to express his personal views.
"I think it's important that there be clarity with what you do in your capacity at the university and what you do as a private citizen," Osborne said.
If Arkansas hires Gary Patterson or Art Briles next year Brown could take over TCU or Baylor.