Dantonio: “Matt Allen will go for a state wrestling meet, big championship meet this year. Obviously he's the third Allen - Brian Allen, Jack Allen - coming here. And I can only tell you this: When you have somebody's family coming here over and over and over, it signifies to me that we're doing things the right way, that their young people, their sons are moving forward, not just as a football player but in their life as well.
“I remember Matt when he was 11 or 12 years old sitting in the basement as I went in to recruit Jack. And the wrestling mat is literally in the basement laid out. Okay. And Matt's talking to me about when he gets that age and how he's going to whoop up on his brothers.
“So exciting to have Matt here. Watched him wrestle Josh King the other week and just a tremendous athlete. Again, wrestler, tough guy. Will have a great future in front of him. Understands our offense already terminology-wise, conceptually. Will play center here, but obviously could play some guard as well just like his brothers. So it'll be exciting to watch him grow.”
“I remember Matt when he was 11 or 12 years old sitting in the basement as I went in to recruit Jack. And the wrestling mat is literally in the basement laid out. Okay. And Matt's talking to me about when he gets that age and how he's going to whoop up on his brothers.
“So exciting to have Matt here. Watched him wrestle Josh King the other week and just a tremendous athlete. Again, wrestler, tough guy. Will have a great future in front of him. Understands our offense already terminology-wise, conceptually. Will play center here, but obviously could play some guard as well just like his brothers. So it'll be exciting to watch him grow.”
