Justin Vincent Justin Vincent ( born January 25 , 1983 in Lake Charles , Louisiana ) is a former American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League . He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2007 . He played college football for LSU , and was the MVP of the 2004 BCS National Championship game . Early years . Vincent came to LSU from Barbe High School in Lake Charles , Louisiana . There , he was a high school All - American at running back and the Louisiana high school football player of the year . College career . During his freshman year , Vincent began the season near the bottom of the depth chart . Joseph Addai was the starter and Shyrone Carey was the backup at the beginning of the season . Vincent , along with fellow freshmen Alley Broussard and Barrington Edwards , split time on the third string . But Vincent beat out his fellow freshmen for playing time , and by the middle of the season , Addai and Carey were injured . He was named the starter in week 7 against South Carolina , and never lost the job for the rest of the season . While LSU made its stretch run to the national championship , Vincent became the offensive leader . In LSU ' s final four games , he ran for 100 or more yards . This included a 201 - yard , two touchdown performance in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia . His performance included an 87 - yard touchdown run ( the longest run in SEC Championship Game history ) and a 62 - yard run . Then , in the 2004 Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma , he ran for 117 yards and a touchdown . It included a 64 - yard run from the first play from scrimmage , which helped set the tone for the game . Vincent was named the MVP of both the 2003 SEC Championship Game and the 2004 Sugar Bowl , and LSU won the 2003 BCS National Championship . He finished the 2003 season with 1 , 001 yards on 154 carries , and scored 10 touchdowns . Vincent ' s next three years at LSU were marked with inconsistency , fumbles and injury . He began 2004 as the starter , but eventually fell behind Joseph Addai and Alley Broussard on the depth chart . He finished third on the team in rushing with 322 yards . In 2005 , he moved back up to second string behind Joseph Addai after Alley Broussard injured his knee before the season . He finished the season with 488 yards rushing . However , Vincent suffered a serious knee injury at the end of the season in LSU ' s Peach Bowl victory over Miami . Vincent was the starting tailback for 5 games in the 2006 season , after recovering from his knee injury . However , his senior season was the least productive of his four years at LSU . He was part of a five - man running back rotation ( which also included Jacob Hester , Alley Broussard , Keiland Williams and Charles Scott ) , and he finished 6th on the team in rushing at the end of the regular season with 139 yards . He averaged 3 . 1 yards per carry , lowest among the five running backs . However , in the 2007 Sugar Bowl , he had his best game of the season , gaining 71 yards on 12 carries . Professional career . Atlanta Falcons . Vincent was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on May 1 , 2007 , but on September 1 , 2007 it was announced that he was cut from the Falcons final roster . Pittsburgh Steelers . On October 4 , 2007 , he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a member of the practice squad . Vincent was released from the Steelers ' practice squad on October 24 , 2008 . He was re - signed to the practice squad on November 7 . On February 6 , 2009 , he was re - signed by the Steelers to a future contract . He was waived on September 4 . He re - joined the Steelers practice squad for a third straight season on September 6 . He was released from the practice squad on November 24 . He was re - signed to the practice squad on December 2 . On January 6 , 2010 he was signed to a reserve future contract . Vincent was released by the Steelers on September 3 , 2010 . He is currently the Assistant Athletic Director of Player Personnel at LSU and is also the host of the FOX program , Louisiana Sunday Kickoff .