Hill-Vinson, who taught Brown in her Introduction to Multimedia Writing class at Ole Miss, says he was "one of those students who had a lot of potential and possibility ahead of him."

The Chiefs played with a target on their backs all season but regardless, returned to their third straight Super Bowl. They are coming off a 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game, avenging one of their two losses in the regular season in the process.

All-time Ole Miss football great AJ Brown will get his second crack at a Super Bowl title on Sunday. His Philadelphia Eagles take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at 5:30 p.m. CT on FOX.