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Ex-Ga. back Crowell to Ala. State after arrest

Published: July 5, 2012 Comment on this article

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell has enrolled at Alabama State and is expected to play for the Hornets this season.

photo - FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2011, file photo, Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell look son before a NCAA college football game against South Carolina in Athens, Ga. Crowell faces felony weapons charges after police found a gun in his vehicle early Friday morning, June 29, 2012. Athens-Clarke Police Department spokeswoman Hilda Sorrow says Crowell was arrested at a vehicle checkpoint on the UGA campus at around 2:20 a.m. Among the charges he faces are carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon on school property. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2011, file photo, Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell look son before a NCAA college football game against South Carolina in Athens, Ga. Crowell faces felony weapons charges after police found a gun in his vehicle early Friday morning, June 29, 2012. Athens-Clarke Police Department spokeswoman Hilda Sorrow says Crowell was arrested at a vehicle checkpoint on the UGA campus at around 2:20 a.m. Among the charges he faces are carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon on school property. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

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Georgia coach Mark Richt dismissed Crowell last Friday after the sophomore was arrested on felony weapons charges. Police said they found a gun in his vehicle when he was stopped at a vehicle checkpoint on the Georgia campus at about 2:20 a.m.

Police say he faces charges including carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon on school property.

Alabama State coach Reggie Barlow says the Football Championship Subdivision school "actively researched Isaiah both as a person as well as an athlete." He says school officials "also believe in helping young people" and that Crowell has learned from his mistakes.

Crowell rushed for 850 yards and five touchdowns as a freshman.