#18 Anthony Allen
Class: RS Junior
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
High School: Jesuit
Last College: Louisville
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 231
Position: A-back
A talented transfer from Louisville eligible in 2009... rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in two seasons with the Cardinals... competing for a starting job at A-back and will give some relief to Jonathan Dwyer at B-back... has the versatility and pass-catching ability to play either position... an explosive runner... has participated in summer drills at Tech the last two years... rushed seven times for 69 yards in the April 18 spring game.
2008:
Sat out under NCAA transfer rules... gave the Yellow Jacket defense a headache by serving as a scout team running back.
2007 (Louisville):
Played in all 12 games... rushed for 696 yards and seven touchdowns on 146 attempts... also caught 21 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns... set the school single-game rushing record in the second game of the season by erupting for 275 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries... scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 96 yards on 18 attempts against in-state rival Kentucky... recorded 122 all-purpose yards against Syracuse with 66 yards rushing and 56 yards receiving.. scored a touchdown and rushed for 85 yards on 19 carries against NC State... caught a touchdown pass against Pitt.
2006 (Louisville):
Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, including his first collegiate start against Cincinnati and one versus Syracuse... had five multiple-touchdown games... led the team in touchdowns with 14 (13 rushing/1 receiving)... carried 96 times for 406 yards and a team-best 13 touchdowns... ranked eighth in the Big East Conference in scoring... scored two touchdowns in the Orange Bowl win over Wake Forest, including a 21-yard reception from Patrick Carter... carried 10 times for 38 yards and two scores against Connecticut... rushed 12 times for 34 yards and two touchdowns against South Florida... scored from two yards out against Rutgers... carried 12 times for 47 yards and a pair of scores against West Virginia... rushed 10 times for 45 yards and two scores against Syracuse... scored on a 17-yard touchdown run... rushed for a career-best 70 yards and a score versus Middle Tennessee... made his collegiate debut in impressive fashion against Kentucky, running nine times for 48 yards and a touchdown.
High School:
Played for Joe Ross at Jesuit High School in Tampa... three-year starter at running back and middle linebacker... voted 29th-best running back by Rivals.com... tabbed the 68th best running back by Scout.com and the third-best in Florida... given three-star rating by Rivals and Scout... named All-State and All-county during his senior campaign... ran for 1,151 yards and 15 touchdowns... averaged better than 6.0 yards per carry... recorded 84 tackles from his middle linebacker position... guided Jesuit to a 9-2 record... named as one of the preseason top 100 players in the state of Florida... rated as the 92nd-best prospect in the state of Florida... rushed for 1,491 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior... averaged 5.8 yards per carry... named the team's Offensive Most Valuable Player... selected All-State and All-County... also ran track... competed in the 100-meter run, long jump, high jump and triple jump.
Class: RS Junior
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
High School: Jesuit
Last College: Louisville
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 231
Position: A-back
A talented transfer from Louisville eligible in 2009... rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in two seasons with the Cardinals... competing for a starting job at A-back and will give some relief to Jonathan Dwyer at B-back... has the versatility and pass-catching ability to play either position... an explosive runner... has participated in summer drills at Tech the last two years... rushed seven times for 69 yards in the April 18 spring game.
2008:
Sat out under NCAA transfer rules... gave the Yellow Jacket defense a headache by serving as a scout team running back.
2007 (Louisville):
Played in all 12 games... rushed for 696 yards and seven touchdowns on 146 attempts... also caught 21 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns... set the school single-game rushing record in the second game of the season by erupting for 275 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries... scored a pair of touchdowns and rushed for 96 yards on 18 attempts against in-state rival Kentucky... recorded 122 all-purpose yards against Syracuse with 66 yards rushing and 56 yards receiving.. scored a touchdown and rushed for 85 yards on 19 carries against NC State... caught a touchdown pass against Pitt.
2006 (Louisville):
Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, including his first collegiate start against Cincinnati and one versus Syracuse... had five multiple-touchdown games... led the team in touchdowns with 14 (13 rushing/1 receiving)... carried 96 times for 406 yards and a team-best 13 touchdowns... ranked eighth in the Big East Conference in scoring... scored two touchdowns in the Orange Bowl win over Wake Forest, including a 21-yard reception from Patrick Carter... carried 10 times for 38 yards and two scores against Connecticut... rushed 12 times for 34 yards and two touchdowns against South Florida... scored from two yards out against Rutgers... carried 12 times for 47 yards and a pair of scores against West Virginia... rushed 10 times for 45 yards and two scores against Syracuse... scored on a 17-yard touchdown run... rushed for a career-best 70 yards and a score versus Middle Tennessee... made his collegiate debut in impressive fashion against Kentucky, running nine times for 48 yards and a touchdown.
High School:
Played for Joe Ross at Jesuit High School in Tampa... three-year starter at running back and middle linebacker... voted 29th-best running back by Rivals.com... tabbed the 68th best running back by Scout.com and the third-best in Florida... given three-star rating by Rivals and Scout... named All-State and All-county during his senior campaign... ran for 1,151 yards and 15 touchdowns... averaged better than 6.0 yards per carry... recorded 84 tackles from his middle linebacker position... guided Jesuit to a 9-2 record... named as one of the preseason top 100 players in the state of Florida... rated as the 92nd-best prospect in the state of Florida... rushed for 1,491 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior... averaged 5.8 yards per carry... named the team's Offensive Most Valuable Player... selected All-State and All-County... also ran track... competed in the 100-meter run, long jump, high jump and triple jump.
