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CB Dionte Allen (Official Thread)

So i know we loose both corners after this year, but if he didnt play much at FSU, I dont know how much he will play here. Was he ever injured? Or maybe he was in the doghouse with the coaches. I like to think we have some unproven, but yet talented young CB's to step in next year.
 
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k2onprimetime;1760325; said:
So i know we loose both corners after this year, but if he didnt play much at FSU, I dont know how much he will play here. Was he ever injured? Or maybe he was in the doghouse with the coaches. I like to think we have some unproven, but yet talented young CB's to step in next year.

I think it's two-fold. And I follow FSU closely.

1. Dionte has been hurt since he got there, and he's very homesick

2. FSU plays a lot of man-to-man

Ohio State plays a lot of zone, so if he excels in space he can be far productive in our scheme than he was at Florida State. And to the first point, he has a lot of friends currently at Ohio State, and he's a short ride home to Michigan.

I think Dionte can get some PT and provide depth...I also think he hasn't had quality coaching the last couple of years. Some quotes out of Tallahassee this year have been disturbing/funny in regards to being "coached up" in previous summer camps. I'm not making this up...one FSU player said they were taught they were more athletic than the player across from them, so beat them.

I think Dionte can get better coaching than that at tOSU and I'm also hopeful Jimbo and Stoops can get FSU back to where it was.
 
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I look at it this way: whatever we have with our young, unproven CBs is what it is. Adding another person to the mix can't hurt anything. I'm a firm believer in the idea that competition brings out the best in players. Bring him in, let him and everyone else compete for playing time and put the best players on the field when it's done.
 
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gcbuck;1760435; said:
Still glad to have him. Who starts opposite of him next year?

I don't think it's a sure thing he starts....believe it will be a jump-ball between Travis Howard, Dominic Clarke, and Dionte....I expect Doran Grant to make some noise as a freshman with Corey Brown in the mix as well
 
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billmac91;1760442; said:
I don't think it's a sure thing he starts....believe it will be a jump-ball between Travis Howard, Dominic Clarke, and Dionte....I expect Doran Grant to make some noise as a freshman with Corey Brown in the mix as well

Christian Bryant as well (given that he shifts back over from the star position).

I still think that he starts though, a bunch of experience and is tailor made for our defense mindset.
 
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Merih;1760443; said:
Christian Bryant as well (given that he shifts back over from the star position).

I still think that he starts though, a bunch of experience and is tailor made for our defense mindset.

He has experience in a program, but he won't have a PT advantage after this season over Clarke and Howard. Dionte played very little at FSU due to injuries and the depth chart.

I just think it's far from a sure thing Dionte starts...they have to see how he takes to our scheme, can he help in run support, etc...

I hope the kid comes in and plays amazing, but I think Howard and Clarke will be tough competition.

I could be wrong, but I think Bryant ends up at safety and starts where Jermale Hines is now. My guess for secondary next year is:

Barnett/O.J.
Bryant/Domicone
Clarke/Allen
Howard/Brown

Doran Grant makes a lot of noise and gets some PT

Tyler Moeller plays the star, unless he rolls the dice on the NFL draft.
 
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Allen Officially a Buckeye

Dionte Allen nearly became a Buckeye out of high school. Instead it took him four years to find his way to Columbus, but the Orchard Lake, Mich. product is finally at Ohio State.

?We tried to recruit him out of high school and we had a relationship and he has two teammates here,? Tressel said of Allen, who started one game for the Buckeyes last season.

A highly-touted cornerback, Allen opted to sign with Florida State but dealt with injury issues and never really fit the system. The Seminoles are loaded at corner heading into 2010?including true freshman Lamarcus Joyner, who Buckeye fans should remember?and Allen decided it was time for a change.

?He would pop up here occasionally. When he decided that he wanted to get back closer to home, that was the No. 1 factor,? Tressel said.

?Can he come in and help us? Ask me that after I've seen him for 10 or 11 weeks on the scout team.?

A redshirt junior out of St. Mary?s High School, the same school that produced OSU wideout Taurian Washington and safety Aaron Gant, Allen will have one year of eligibility remaining according to Tressel. While the Buckeyes do lose both starting cornerbacks after this year, another major factor in bringing Allen in was the fact he has excelled in the classroom despite not seeing much time on the field.

?His attitude is great and he's a fine young guy and he wants to get his degree,? Tressel said.

?He did a good job academically at Florida State so he transfers right in and he'll be on target and maybe even get beyond his bachelor's (degree), so it was a positive thing.?

Tressel Talk: Last minute updates from the head coach before the Miami game.
 
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REPORTER:: Coach, Dionte Allen was named scout player of the week, what did he bring and is there some sort of advantage of having a guy that has that type of college experience but haven't had the time of learning Ohio State schemes in replicating other programs?

COACH TRESSEL: I think the biggest thing in having a guy like that, he's been around long enough to know how important that scout team player is. Sometimes when you're a little bit younger, you feel relegated, you know, I'm relegated to the scout team. When you get a little bit older and you've played some and you've really needed a good look from somebody and it's been good that you've gotten a good look because it's helped you get better or you've seen what they're going to do, then you understand that. Dionte understands that better than Bradley Robie who just got here.

http://www2.nbc4i.com/sports/2010/s...el-football-buckeyes-turn-focus-ea-ar-237451/
 
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Transfer Allen impresses

Dionte Allen, a defensive back who recently transferred to OSU after three years at Florida State, won the Buckeyes' defensive scout team player of the week award for last week.

"He's been around long enough to know how important that scout team player is," Tressel said. "Sometimes when you're a little bit younger, you feel relegated - 'I'm relegated to the scout team.'

"When you get a little bit older and you've played some and you've really needed a good look from somebody ... then you understand that."

Allen will have one year of eligibility remaining next season.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...4/tressel-commends-players-focus.html?sid=101

Better late than ...

As seniors in high school at St. Mary's in Michigan, Taurian Washington and Dionte Allen talked about playing together on the college level.

That thought took a back seat when Washington picked Ohio State and Allen chose Florida State. But the two have been reunited since allen recently transferred from the Seminoles to the Buckeyes.

Allen is sitting out this year, per transfer rules, but he will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Buckeyes.

"We knew we should have gone to school together," Washington said. "(Florida State) was his dream school. When he was calling me and telling me stuff, I told him, ‘It ain't too late. It's never too late.'

"I'm glad he made the decision to transfer and come over here."

http://news-herald.com/articles/2010/09/24/sports/nh3077116.txt
 
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