Indiana Recruit Antonio Allen on NBC at 1:00pm ET

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Hoosiers fans can get a RARE glimpse at an Indiana football recruit today at 1:00pm on NBC.  Allen will be playing in the Army All-American Game.  Allen is a part of Indiana's touted defensive recruiting class of 2013. Here is a quick bio of Allen, courtesy of ESPN:

 

• 5-11, 200 | Class of 2013
• Hometown:  Indianapolis, Ind.
• School:  Ben Davis High School
• Position:  Safety
• Status:   Committed Indiana  08/09/2012

Player Scouting Report:

 

Allen is an explosive run defender with the ability to make big hits from sideline to sideline and also has good coverage skills. He has the size and athleticism for the defensive safety position at the major level of competition and his frame appears capable of supporting additional bulk over time. He is a tough customer who tackles with the balance and leverage needed to knock ball carriers back to where they came from. He should be very productive as a special teams coverage defender. We like the flexibility, agility and balance displayed when playing in space. He is capable of making tight turns and changing direction. Although man coverage does not appear to be part of the defensive scheme he plays in, his athleticism and playing speed suggests potential in that area. He does a good job reading routes and locating receivers in his area while picking on the quarterback's focus. He demonstrates the ability to look up the receiver and take the correct angle to the ball creating a collision course which separates the receiver from the ball. He is an aggressive, downhill run defender. He takes direct angles to the football and shows the ability to move through traffic and make secure open field tackles. He is a big-play prospect who makes his presence felt all over the field. Allen does not appear to be an immediate starter at the BCS level of play, but his explosive playing strength coupled with speed, balance and agility might make it difficult to keep him off the field early in his collegiate career.

Notes

Decommitted from Ole Miss July 2012... Committed to Ole Miss April 2012...

 

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