Austin Scott ( American football ) Austin Timothy Scott ( born March 13 , 1985 in ) is an American football running back who currently plays for the NEPA Miners semi - pro team in Northeast PA . He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2008 but was released during the 2008 pre - season . He played college football at Penn State , before being kicked off the team in October 2007 amid rape allegations from which he was later exonerated . High school . Scott played his senior season at Allentown ' s Parkland High School in the highly competitive Lehigh Valley Conference , where he compiled 3 , 853 yards ( fourth highest in national high school football history ) and 53 touchdowns , both of which stood as Pennsylvania state rushing records into the 2008 season . In honor of Scott ' s accomplishments , the school retired his number , 33 , the following year . Scott was selected a " Parade " All - American and a second - team All - American by " USA Today " . The Associated Press named him first - team all - state and Big School Player - of - the - Year . Scott received the prestigious Jim Henry Award from the Maxwell Football Club as the Philadelphia - area high school " Player of the Year " and won " The Allentown Morning Call ' s " " Player of the Year award . " Penn State . Collegiate career . Scott played in the 2006 Orange Bowl against ACC Champion Florida State after Tony Hunt was injured in the first quarter . Scott and Michael Robinson helped lead the team to victory . Scott received little playing time in 2005 and 2006 outside of that , mostly being used as a backup running back . In 2007 , he was named the starting running back , and displayed a lot of talent and skills , but demonstrated trouble holding onto the football , such as in the game against Buffalo ( which led to the Bulls ' only points against the Nittany Lions starters ) and a key fumble in the red zone against Michigan . Following the Illinois game in October 2007 , Scott was accused of rape and was suspended from the team and replaced by Rodney Kinlaw and Evan Royster the remainder of the year . Rape allegation . In October 2007 , while a student and collegiate football player at Penn State , Scott received national attention when he was accused by a woman of rape and was subsequently suspended from the team . Charges were later dropped when Assistant District Attorney Lance Marshall admitted there was " no reasonable likelihood the Commonwealth can meet its burden of proof . " Scott filed a lawsuit in October 2009 against the accuser Desiree Minder , Penn State University , several officers of its campus police , and Centre County , Pennsylvania , accusing them of malicious prosecution , false arrest , false imprisonment , illegal seizure , failure to intervene and civil conspiracy . A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in 2011 . NFL career . Cleveland Browns . Scott was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft . He was waived on August 25 ( when the NFL required all rosters to have a maximum of 75 players ) during the pre - season after the offensive coordinator said Scott has trouble grasping the offense and lacked a will to achieve . He remains an unsigned free agent . German Football League . Scott spent 2010 with the Braunschweig Lions of the German Football League ( GFL ) . His team finished the 2010 regular season with a 4 - 6 - 2 record before losing 21 - 31 to the Marburg Mercenaries in the first round of the GFL playoffs . Scott played in every game of the season and carried the ball 233 times for 1502 yards and 11 TDs . He also had 8 catches for 40 yards and returned 8 kicks for 125 yards . NEPA Miners . On June 23 , 2011 , it was announced at The Mall at Steamtown that Scott had signed with the semi - pro Northeast Pennsylvania Miners of Major League Football .