He served as offensive coordinator for head coach Pat Dye at both Wyoming and Auburn.
When Hatfield left to become head coach at Clemson a month after the season ended, athletic director Frank Broyles was in a desperate situation.
Broyles persuaded Crowe to drop his initial plans to follow Hatfield to Clemson and take over as head coach of the Razorbacks.
The next day, Broyles announced that Crowe had resigned and that defensive coordinator Joe Kines would coach the Razorbacks for the rest of the season.
[3] Crowe's 2010 Jacksonville State team pulled a major upset to start the season, beating Houston Nutt's Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, 49–48 in double overtime.