Late heroics from Seth Lundy led Penn State to its second-consecutive conference victory.
This past season, Dirks tallied 31 goals and 12 assists while holding down the Nittany Lions' midfielders.
"Although much of my time in college was spent battling injury, my experience as a Penn State student-athlete was better than I could have ever imagined."
Brown is the fifth defensive back to join the Nittany Lions' highly touted 2022 recruit class.
The petition was launched online shortly after Penn State announced it would move forward with in-person instruction to begin the spring semester.