Alabama Football G03 vs Southern Miss 2014

Alabama running back Tyren Jones (20) breaks loose during the fourth quarter of the Southern Miss at No. 3 Alabama football game, Saturday, September 13, 2014, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

(Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

A former Alabama running back is getting a second chance at a school known for just that.

Tyren Jones, who was dismissed from the Tide program this spring, signed with Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College. Coach Rion Rhoades confirmed the news in an email to AL.com on Monday night.

Hutchinson was also the landing spot for ex-Alabama running back Alvin Kamara, now at Tennessee.

"Alvin made the most of his opportunity here, and I'm sure that had some impact on Tyren," Rhoades told AL.com. "We feel like we know Tyren and his family well. We are confident he has learned from past mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes; I think we are defined by what happens next...I'm confident Tyren will be very successful on and off of the field moving forward."

Jones was kicked off Alabama's roster March 31 just hours after his arrest for marijuana possession. The rising junior was already suspended indefinitely at the time of his arrest.

Jones was the Tide's fourth-leading rusher last fall with 224 yards on 36 carries. He was suspended from the practice field during the second bye week in the fall for disciplinary reasons as well.

A year at Hutchinson did a lot for Kamara. He ran 172 times last season for 1,211 yards (7.0 average) and 18 touchdowns. Now he's at Tennessee where there are high hopes for the player who redshirted in his only season (2013) in Tuscaloosa.

Hutchinson produced five of the top 50 JUCO prospects last season, according to 247Sports, with Kamara at No. 1.