HATTIESBURG, Miss.(AP) While Southern Miss receiver DeAndre Brown may have undeniable talent, coach Larry Fedora isn't thrilled with his attitude.

In Thursday's 41-13 loss to South Carolina, the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Brown caught four balls for 65 yards and a touchdown - but all of his catches came in the fourth quarter after the game was basically decided.

"If you look at his game from the other night there was nothing special on his part," Fedora said. "It wasn't even an average performance to be honest with you."

Fedora and offensive coordinator Blake Anderson questioned Brown's effort during Monday's press conference, particularly when plays weren't designed to go his way.

"It's not any different for him than it is for anyone else." Fedora said. "We expect him to play hard whether he's getting the ball or not and give everything he's got on every snap. That's not just DeAndre Brown, that's everybody."

Brown was also criticized for one play in the second quarter where he didn't make a play on a long pass down the right sideline despite having a one-on-one matchup with a much smaller cornerback.

"The technique of the route and him going up and getting the ball wasn't as good as he can do it and he knows that." Anderson said.

A first-team Conference USA selection in 2008, Brown caught 67 passes for 1,117 yards and 12 touchdowns as a true freshman. He caught 47 passes for 785 yards and nine touchdowns last season after coming back from a broken leg.

He's arguably the most touted recruit in school history, picking Southern Miss over several BCS schools.

"If he contributes, we can be phenomenal," Anderson said. "If he doesn't, the system's going to work without him."

The Golden Eagles face Prairie View A&M on Saturday in Hattiesburg.