Isaiah Crowell Isaiah Crowell ( born January 8 , 1993 ) is an American football running back for the Alabama State Hornets . He played his freshman year for the University of Georgia as he led the Bulldogs with 850 yards rushing that season . Crowell is considered one of the top players of the 2015 running back class and future high NFL Draft pick . Early years . Crowell attended George Washington Carver High School in Columbus , Georgia . During his career he rushed for 4 , 872 yards with 61 touchdowns in 429 carries . He was considered the number one running back recruit by Scout . com and the fourth best by Rivals . com . Collegiate career . 2011 season . With starting running back Washaun Ealey transferring off to Jacksonville State in the spring , this led to a vacancy at that position for the 2011 season at the University of Georgia . Second string running back Caleb King was next in line to take over as the team ' s starting running back , but the senior was declared academically ineligible on July 8 . The position was wide open during football practices in August and leading up to Georgia ' s opening game at the Georgia Dome against Boise State on September 3 . Newcomer Isaiah Crowell earned the starting running back job for the Bulldogs as a freshman for their September 17 game against Coastal Carolina . However , it was his fine performance against South Carolina on September 10 that created Crowell ' s chance to take over the starting role as tailback for the University of Georgia as the 6 - 0 , 215 - pound true freshman scored two touchdowns while rushing 16 times for 118 yards and catching two passes for 40 yards against the Gamecocks in a 45 - 42 heartbreaking loss to coach Steve Spurrier ' s South Carolina Gamecocks Against Coastal Carolina , Crowell had 16 rushes for 86 yards and highlighted his performance with a 27 yard touchdown run to open the game as Georgia went on to defeat the Chanticleers , 59 - 0 . He also had a 12 yard reception in the contest . After starting off 0 - 2 , coach Mark Richt ' s Georgia Bulldogs went on a dominating march through the college football landscape as Crowell contributed heavily in assisting Georgia with its 10 game winning streak and a first place ranking in the SEC East — which placed UGA in the SEC Championship Game on December 3 . Georgia had a 10 - 2 record as the AP College Football Poll ranked the Bulldogs No . 12 in the country . During the season , Crowell had some breakout performances such as his 30 carries , 147 yard - outing against Ole Miss on September 24 in Oxford , Miss . as Georgia won , 27 - 13 . Crowell followed up the Ole Miss performance with 104 yards rushing against Miss . State on October 1 as Georgia defeated the MSU Bulldogs , 24 - 10 . He apparently had scored on a 49 yard touchdown run in the contest , but that play was cut short to only 14 yards after the line judge had determined that Crowell ' s shoe had just touched the sideline — as it appeared to be very close according to video replay . On October 8 at Knoxville , Tenn . , Crowell ran into a stout Tennessee defense as the Columbus , Ga . native scored two touchdowns but was contained to 19 rushes for 58 yards and two receptions for five yards . Georgia defeated Tennessee , 20 - 12 . Later in the season on October 29 , Crowell helped Georgia win a slugfest against rival Florida , 24 - 20 , as the true freshman ran with the football 18 times for 81 yards . Crowell , during the November 12 Auburn game , rushed 24 times for 132 yards and a touchdown as Georgia won , 45 - 7 . He also caught a pass for one yard against the Tigers . He did suffer a personal setback in between those two wins by missing the November 5 matchup at home with New Mexico State after Crowell and two of his teammates each failed a drug test . An injury slowed Crowell down near the end of the regular season as on November 19 , he suffered a high ankle sprain against Kentucky as the running back finished with two rushes for 11 yards . Georgia defeated the Wildcats , 19 - 10 . This caused Crowell to miss the regular season finale with in - state rival , Georgia Tech , on November 26 . Georgia played nationally ranked No . 1 LSU ( 12 – 0 ) in the SEC Championship Game on December 3 as Crowell and the Bulldogs would go on to take a 10 - 0 lead and go into the locker room at halftime up , 10 - 7 . He struggled to get on track against the tough Tiger defense as Crowell finished with 10 rushes for 15 yards and a catch for negative three yards . LSU , led by defensive back - punt returner Tyrann Mathieu , exploded in the second half as the Tigers won the contest , 42 - 10 . Crowell finished the season with 185 carries for 850 rushing yards and five touchdowns . The Columbus , Ga . native also had eight receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown in 12 games . On December 5 , Crowell was named freshman of the year by The Associated Press . The Georgia Bulldogs were invited to play No . 12 nationally ranked Michigan State ( 10 - 3 ) in the Outback Bowl in Tampa , Fla . on January 2 . Georgia lost the game in the third overtime , 33 - 30 , and fell to 10 - 4 . 2012 season . On June 29 , Crowell was arrested on three weapons charges , two of them felonies . Crowell was dismissed from the University of Georgia football team due to his arrest . Crowell has since enrolled at Alabama State according to published reports as of July 5 and now plays for the Hornets . So far this year , Crowell has had a breakout performance on September 29 by rushing for 127 yards which included a 61 yard touchdown run in Alabama State ' s 54 - 14 win against Alcorn State . Presently , Crowell — who leads his team in rushing yards — has Alabama State at 7 - 4 this season .