'13 AZ WR Devon Allen (Oregon Verbal)

[ThePiombino]

Sanford's recruiting prowess is trending in the wrong direction. The Harbaugh effect is finally wearing off.

 

[johnnykillz]

Committed to Oregon

Speed. Speed. Speed.

He was top of the heap for me.

No doubt. Just like brother Beau said.

Before Eddie V there was Devon Allen.

Before Kobe there was Jordan.

 

[dublinirish]

best of luck to the kid, wished there could have been a spot for him at ND.

 

[SaltyND24]

Just won the 110 m hurdles at the USA outdoor track and field championships...shiiiiiiiiiit

 

[RuntheBall]

Haven't followed his football career at Oregon, but he has been killing in on the track.

After winning the NCAA championship in the 110mH a couple of weeks ago (which helped Oregon win the NCAA title), Devon won the USA championships in 13.16 (same time he won the NCAA's in). First person to win both NCAA's and USA's since Renaldo Nehemiah in 1979, who was an absolute stud and probably would have won gold in 1980 Moscow (had we gone).

*Devon was helped a bit by Ash falling over a hurdle, as Ash ran 12.98 in the semifinals.

 

[johnnycando]

Burner brah.

 

[peoriairish]

Isn't this the kid that beat Darby in a race?

 

[johnnycando]

Isn't this the kid that beat Darby in a race?

Yes.

 

[peoriairish]

Man, I wanted him so bad for that reason alone. Hope he's alright.

 

[Irishnuke]

This article just came out yesterday. Hope he recovers well.

Oregon WR Devon Allen might opt for NFL over pro track career - NFL.com

 

[rtrn2glory]

one of those injuries that just looked bad in slow motion and you knew wasnt good for the kid.

hope he can recover, felt bad for him

 

[dublinirish]

DI Men's and Women's Track & Field Championship Results | NCAA.com

allen won the NCAA 60m hurdles

 

[dublinirish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYOSHWzwPk&t= 1m44s

won pac12 110m hurdles. kid is fast

 

[fightingirish26]

Going to rio, won the 110m hurdle olympic trial

 

[IrishLax]

Going to rio, won the 110m hurdle olympic trial

Wow! Congrats to him.

 

[BobbyMac]

Lot of smart guys completely missed the boat a page back calling Allen a dummy for picking Oregon over Stanford.

This is one of those rare occasions where he went to the right place even though it wasn't a great academic choice.

1. He's a NCAA National Champion

2. He's a US Champion

3. He's going to the Olympics

4. He'll make good coin w/ Nike/corporate sponsorships

5. He'll make good coin in professional track

6. He'll have a job at Nike corporate for life.

If he can win the gold, he'll be batting 1.000.

For a track star, his life is shaping up to the equivalent of a genius going to MIT and winning a Nobel Prize.

Congratulations and bring back some gold Devon!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DEVON ALLEN &#55357;&#56613;<br><br>He wins the men's 110m hurdles with a blazing 13.03! More highlights: <a href="https://t.co/s8sasnBSYw">https://t.co/s8sasnBSYw</a> <a href="https://t.co/LuPeshQnvV">https://t.co/LuPeshQnvV</a></p>— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/751946656875110401">July 10, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[IrishLion]

Lot of smart guys completely missed the boat a page back calling Allen a dummy for picking Oregon over Stanford.

Yeah, you guys were all dumb back in '13!

 

[BobbyMac]

Yeah, you guys were all dumb back in '13!

I didn't show up until mid '14. I saw Devon run in HS, been a fan ever since.

 

[IrishLion]

I didn't show up until mid '14. I saw Devon run in HS, been a fan ever since.

No I meant all of the other guys you were calling out.

 

[yankeehater]

Out for season with a torn ACL.

 

[johnnycando]

Out for season with a torn ACL.

Damn poor kid.

 

[spoonidentity]

Feel bad for the kid. He's a phenomenal athlete who was born to run fast, but football has resulted in two ACL tears.

I hope he recovers fully and reaches the peak of his potential. This young man really represents himself well on the international stage.

 

[BobbyMac]

Feck. Sometimes life just blows. I got my fingers crossed for the kid.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oregon's Devon Allen to forego remaining eligibility to pursue pro track career <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/collegefootball?src=hash">#collegefootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/osN958SAck">https://t.co/osN958SAck</a></p>— CollegeFootballTalk (@CFTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFTalk/status/798988020003131392">November 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[ab2cmiller]

 

[Old Man Mike]

I was almost hoping that he didn't play football, at least until he won at The Olympics.

 

[DONTH8]

Blast from the past.

 

[Henges24]

I don't know a damn thing about track & field but this is the 2nd DQ I have seen from yesterday and I just don't see it.

 

[Luckylucci]

I was watching that yesterday as well. Crazy that they DQ guys for that.

 

[317Irish]

No advantage was really gained. The shot down the line shows a simultaneous start by several of the guys.