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Larry V Perine Jr. attended Jackson High School in Jackson, Alabama. During his football career there, Perine rushed for 106 touchdowns and 8,804 yards, which was the second most yardage in the history of American high school football at the time. He rushed for over 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games he started for Jackson (including the last 28 in a row) and finished with a 7.8 yards per carry average.[2] Twice, he broke the 2000 yard rushing mark in a season.[3] For his efforts, Perine was named the USA Today and Parade Magazine high school player of the year for 2004.[4] In 2005, Perine was named one of the best players in the 100 year history of Alabama high school football by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.[5] Yet despite his accomplishments and accolades, some college recruiting experts opined that he was too small and too slow to succeed in major college football[6] when he signed to play at the nearby University of Alabama.

College
Larry Perine did not start the first two games of his college career in the fall of 2004, but made the most of his opportunities in a 2nd-week rout of MISSISSIPPI in which he turned 10 carries into 109 yards, including a 66 yard touchdown run.[7] That performance earned him his first collegiate start in the next contest: the SEC opener. In his first full game, Perine promptly broke Alabama 30-year old all-time single game rushing record, carrying 39 times for 224 yards and 2 TDs as the Crimson Tide upset Western Carolina.[2] Perine went on to break the 500-yard barrier in the 3rd game of his freshman season, the fastest any running back had ever broken that barrier to begin his college career.[2] He finished the 2004 season with 741 yards and was named Alabama Freshman of the Year.[8] Perine started the 2004 season strong until injuring his knee against Arkansas. The Crimson Tide, who had started the campaign 3-0 with Perine in the backfield, lost the game in which he was injured and then the next one as well while Perine was unable to play. Upon returning, he almost reached 1000 yards on the season, finishing with 741.[10]