For AJ Crowder, the costume was never just a costume.
Over the last 10 years, Crowder built a career performing as a mascot. He was a mascot for two years in middle school, and all four years of both high school and at Austin Peay State University.
The Greenbrier native went to Austin Peay as The Gov on a full scholarship and won a national championship as a mascot. There’s even a banner on campus to mark it…