Alabama State Football: Crowell effect: Transfers cut Alabama State's signing class in half

Alabama State running back Isaiah Crowell  made a big impact for the Hornets last season after transferring from the University of Georgia

MONTGOMERY, Alabama  --  Alabama State football coach Reggie Barlow called it the “Isaiah Crowell effect.”

Six months after the former University of Georgia tailback made national headlines with his decision to transfer to Alabama State University, nearly a dozen players have followed suit, enrolling in the school in early January with plans to play for the Hornets in 2013.

“Isaiah Crowell has started a phenomenon at Alabama State,” Barlow said. “Most coaches would say having one transfer is good. We played five games on television this year. I think that was the Isaiah Crowell effect and then there are positive things going on in our program — new facilities, we’re winning, a lot of buzz.”

While all of the transfers are currently enrolled at Alabama State, Barlow did not say all of them were on scholarship. The list includes two players who sat out 2012 for academic reasons, a pair of junior college transfers and seven players who transferred to Alabama State from major college programs.

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