Austin Allen played five years in total for the Huskers, including a redshirt season in 2017. Allen was selected as the Big Ten Tight End of the Year during his senior year in 2021, during which he collected 38 receptions for 602 yards, both Nebraska records for his position.
Austin Allen and former Nebraska coach Scott Frost ahead of Allen’s final college football game against Iowa in 2021.
Austin Allen still remembers his ‘welcome to college football’ moment quite well. It was his first practice with the Huskers as a true freshman in the fall of 2017. For those familiar with the Oklahoma drill, it’s a practice technique used to test players in full contact situations.“All of us freshman were the ball carriers and it was a pop-up drill,” Allen said, laughing about it looking bac…
