Michael Dyer Michael Dyer ( born October 13 , 1990 ) is an American football running back for the Louisville Cardinals . Auburn . As a true freshman in 2010 Dyer rushed for 1 , 093 yards on 182 carries and five touchdowns , breaking the Auburn record for most rushing yards by a freshman , previously held by Bo Jackson . During the 2011 BCS National Championship Game against the Oregon Ducks he rushed for 143 yards on 22 carries and was named the Offensive Player of the Game . Dyer finished the 2011 regular season , his sophomore year , with 1 , 242 yards rushing on 242 attempts , an average of 5 . 1 yards - per - carry . He rushed for 10 touchdowns and averaged 103 . 5 yards - per - game . He was named to the Associated Press ' All - SEC first team and the Coaches ' All - SEC first team . He now ranks 10th on Auburn ' s all - time rushing list with 2 , 335 yards . Prior to Auburn ' s appearance in the 2011 Chick - fil - A Bowl , Dyer was suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of team rules . Dyer requested to transfer from Auburn and was granted a conditional release . On January 6 , 2012 , Auburn released Dyer from his football scholarship to transfer to Arkansas State . Arkansas State . After his release from Auburn , Dyer followed his previous Offensive Coordinator , Gus Malzahn , to Arkansas State University . According to NCAA rules Dyer would have to sit out a year to play for the Red Wolves . On March 10 , 2012 , Dyer and teammate Ronnie Wright were pulled over in separate cars for speeding by the Arkansas State Police . The police officer , Cpl . Royce Denney , discovered a gun and possibly marijuana in Dyer ' s car . Denney scolded Dyer about the gun during the 58 minute stop and confiscated it without any justification . Denney also dumped the bag of suspected marijuana onto the ground . He also turned off the cruiser camera during the stop , though some audio was recorded ( mostly of Denny lecturing Dyer ) . Dyer and White were each cited with going 96 m . p . h . in a 70 m . p . h zone and fined $ 175 , but no other charges were filed . The news of this event was not immediately made public . Rumors began in July 2012 that Dyer was transferring to Pittsburg State University in Kansas . Dyer denied these rumors in a July 20 , 2012 public press conference by stating that “ I never considered transferring . " However , on July 27 , 2012 , the Arkansas State Police contacted ASU to reveal that they would be releasing a video of the March 10 traffic stop as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request from the press . Malzahn subsequently reviewed the complete video for the first time . Malzahn , who was informed about the incident in March but was led to believe ( by Dyer ) it involved a gun but no drugs , claimed to have heard " incriminating remarks " on the video and dismissed Dyer from the team on July 28 , 2012 . Coincidentally with the release of the video , the state police fired Cpl . Denney , citing the unconventional stop and that it was Denney ' s second time in the last three months to not conform to the law . Arkansas Baptist College . Dyer attended Arkansas Baptist College . He did not play football and instead worked toward an associates degree . He was able to complete 46 hours in 3 semesters and earn an Associate ' s Degree . He considered the NFL Supplemental Draft but wanted to get rid of his bad name and prove he is of good character . Louisville . On August 2 , 2013 it was announced that Dyer would enroll at the University of Louisville . He is eligible to play immediately and has two years of eligibility remaining .