RECRUITING: Nothing Has Changed
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Tennessee fullback Dominique Allen still headed to Tiger Town
by Daniel Mingea III
Tiger Rag Recruiting Analyst
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On November 16 coach Les Miles and the Tigers received a verbal pledge from Henry County High School product Dominique Allen (6’0, 250). Allen originally committed to Tennessee before witnessing the Vols’ offensive meltdown over the course of the 2008 season which ultimately altered his initial decision.
Since then, Tennessee has welcomed a new head coach in Lane Kiffin and many Tennessee fans were hopeful Kiffin’s hiring would lure Allen to remain in-state to play college football. Allen insists he is content with his decision.
“Nothing has changed,” Allen confirmed. “I am still going to LSU.”
With National Signing Day just weeks away, Allen claimed he will not be visiting any other schools and only one coach has stopped by to get a true feeling for his college decision.
“No coach has tried contacting me or anything trying to get me to change my mind,” Allen claimed. “They already know where I’m going.
“Coach [Larry] Porter came here last week,” Allen added. “We were just kind of hanging out and talking about things. We just covered all of the bases and he was telling me what I had to do to get ready for the next level.”
By looking at Allen’s high school statistics it is obvious he has a general understanding of what is required to succeed on the field. He finished his senior season with over 900 yards rushing on 102 carries including 21 touchdowns. He tallied nearly 5,000 yards rushing over his career.
According to Allen, he is ready for a change and it cannot get here fast enough.
“I’ve been preparing myself for the next level,” Allen explained. “I’m in track right now, but I’ve still been lifting weights and running just trying to stay in shape. I’m going to start learning the playbook pretty soon.”
DOMINIQUE ALLEN I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SEC AND SAY THANK YOU SIR! THANK YOU FOR STAYING TRUE TO YOUR COMMITMENT WITH LSU! I LOVE MY LSU TIGERS AND I CONSIDER EVERY MAN ON THAT TEAM A FAMILY MEMBER, AND IM DARN PROUD TO SAY TO YOU SIR WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! YOU WILL DEFINETLY BE A MAJOR FACTOR ON OFFENSE! GLAD YOU ARE HERE!!!!!
DOM ALLEN, I HAVE BEEN WONDERING JUST WHAT YOU WOULD DO, BUT I SEEMED TO GET THE GOOD FEELING THAT YOU WERE A MAN OF YOUR WORD AND PERHAPS A CHRISTIAN, SO I HAVE BEEEN COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR WORD, THANKS, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT DO NOT KEEP THEIR WORD IN THIS OLD WORLD. I TOO AM A CHRISTIAN AND ALSO HAVE BEEN IN THE FOOTBALL RECRUITING BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS, RECRUITED FOR LSU, ARMY, TENNESSEE, NAVY AND INDEPENDENT… I AM AN OLD VOL OF MANY YEARS AGO, AND YOU ARE MAKING A GOOD CHOICE, AND YOU ARE IN FOR A WONDERFUL WILD RIDE ON THE BAYOU AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WITH A VERY GOOD COACHES, AND I WANTED JOHN CHAVIS TO COME TO LSU VERY MUCH, I AM A GOOD FRIEND OF PHIL FULMER A GREAT AND FINE COACH, I HATE WHAT THEY DID TO HIM AND HE HAD OVER ALMOST TWENTY YEARS A 76% WIN RATEING, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REPLACING HIM, HAVE BEEN FIRED EVERY PLACE THEY HAVE BEEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN COME CLOSE TO PHIL IN WINNING, DOUBT THAT THEY LAST FOUR YEARS… GOD BLESS YOU SON, YOU WILL BE PLAYING IN THE BEST STD IN FOOTBALL, DEATH VALLEY, WITH AS MANY FANS OUTSIDE THE STD WATCHING, ON THEIR FLAT SCREENS, AS ARE INSIDE… IN FACT THEY ARE SCATTERED ALL OVER BATON ROUGE AND IN OTHER CITIES, ENJOY…MARANATHA AND GOD BLESS!!! JOHNMULLINIKS@BELLSOUTH.NET JOHN 3 WITH ESP EMPHASIS ON VERSE THREE…IF i CAN HELP…