The jersey may no longer be maroon, but when former Campbellsville University All-American running back Greg Fountain puts on his No. 6 top and takes the field Friday in Finland, he's hoping to be playing in front of a crowd of Fighting Tiger football fans en route to victory. That and having his momma watch him play pro for the first time will make the perfect gift for his 25th birthday Monday.

Fountain will be in the backfield for his sixth professional football start Friday when the green and white Seinajoki Crocodiles (3-2) take on the defending league champion Porvoo Butchers (5-1) at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Vaahteraliiga Game of the Week, which will be streamed live on the Web. You can view the game by, clicking here. Audio will be in Finnish.

"I need a CU type of game bad," said Fountain, who is CU's all-time leading rusher with 4,419 career yards. "I need to go back like I'm playing in front of my Tiger fans. Hopefully they will be watching me tomorrow."

The reason Fountain wants to tap into his "Restore the Roar" days is because Friday is a statement game for the Crocs, a game that will determine third place in the league standings and keep them only a game out of first place.

Fountain, a native of Owensboro, Ky., signed with the Vaahteraliiga league team in December. It is the highest level of competition in the Finish American Football Association.

Since moving slightly north of the 62nd parallel (think central Alaska), Fountain said the biggest adjustment, other than language and food, is having it still be daylight at midnight.

His largest football adjustment has come with adapting to the spread offense.

"We're really pass heavy and have a running quarterback, but I like it. I just do what I need to do with the football when I get my chances. It's its for the team, not for me. I do whatever they need me to do ... I learned that from Coach (Jim) Hardy," Fountain said. "My time will come."

Fountain enters this week's game with nine rushing touchdowns and two pass receptions for a TD. One of his largest week's of the year came last week, as he accumulated more than 285 yards of total offense and accounted for four touchdowns in a 63-0 Crocodiles win.

And that's not against soft competition.

"It's been amazing, just a real shock of how good the football talent is here," he said. "We go against teams with talent from the CFL, NFL Europe, NFL camps , af1 and af2. I'm just happy to be here with these guys and playing football."

As Tiger fans tune in Friday morning to watch him play, Fountain wants them to know he's thankful for their support, especially Patty Vaughn, who he says was always there for him as a student, and Coach Hardy.

"I owe this to you (Coach Hardy). Every time I play, I do it for you, because you pushed me to be the best at running back and in life," Fountain said.