Tag: Marcus Allen

Raiders Super Bowl MVP’s light Al Davis torch before Super Bowl LVIII

All 3 Raiders Super Bowl MVP’s were on hand to light Al Davis torch before Super Bowl LVIII

Super Bowl LVIII is about to kick off in Las Vegas. But before it does, just as before any game at Allegiant, the Al Davis torch was to be lit. For this honor, the Raiders had their MVPs from their three Super Bowl championships.

From Super Bowl XI was WR Fred Biletnikoff. He had four catches for 79 yards to help the Raiders fly past the Minnesota Vikings 32-14.

From Super Bowl XV was QB Jim Plunkett. Plunk threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns in a big win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

And from Super Bowl XVIII was RB Marcus Allen. Allen ran all over the Washington Redskins, including one of the greatest runs in NFL and Super Bowl history. He finished with 191 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.

Top 10 Penn State bowl game individual rushing performances

Here is a look at the top 10 individual rushing performances in Penn State bowl history.

As we count down the days until Penn State kicks off against Ole Miss in the 2023 Peach Bowl, it’s fun to look back on some Nittany Lions’ bowl game history. Two standout backs, [autotag]Kaytron Allen[/autotag] and [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag], are expected to play in the bowl game this year so perhaps more memorable performances are on deck.

Penn State has had its share of quality running backs throughout its storied history, none more famous than [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag] and [autotag]Franco Harris[/autotag]. Harris was a big and powerful runner who led the Nittany Lions to an undefeated season in 1971 as an All-American. He would go on to win four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Barkley broke several Penn State rushing records during his time in Happy Valley and showed the innate ability to break off highlight plays. He was one of if not the most electrifying players in Penn State history

Do either of these two backs make the list of top-10 rushing performances in Penn State bowl game history?

Eagles worked out seven players ahead of training camp

N’Keal Harry among seven players to work out for the Eagles

The Eagles are always looking to add more talent to the roster and with the team reporting for training camp on Tuesday, Philadelphia worked out seven free agents.

The team eventually signed Deon Cain out of a list that included Marcus Allen, Quinton Barrow, N’Keal Harry, DeANdre Houston-Carson, Ahofitu Maka and JaVonta Payton.

50 legends who could be inducted into National High School Football Hall of Fame

Here are all 50 of the potential inductees.

The National High School Football Hall of Fame will soon be settling into Canton, Ohio – per Josh Weir at the Canton Repository.

In five days’ time, 18 players will be inducted into the inaugural class. That group will be narrowed down from a group of 50 legends of the sport who are eligible to be inducted. The induction ceremony will take place on July 30 at the Timken Auditorium at the Timken Career Campus in Canton.

Here are all 50 of the potential inductees.

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2024’s No. 1 recruit Dylan Raiola commits to Georgia

Colorado loses one 4-star Athlete to LSU, adds another

2024 4-star SF Marcus Allen has received plenty of interest from Texas A&M

Texas A&M and head coach Buzz Williams have been in constant contact with 2024 4-star small forward, Marcus Allen.

Aggies head coach Buzz Williams is coming off his most successful season with the program after going 25-10 and 15-3 in the SEC, including their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since the 2017-2018 campaign. Even though their postseason appearance was sadly halted at the hands of Penn State in the opening round of the tournament, the future is so darn bright ahead of 2023.

As the focus now turns to both recruiting and the transfer portal, The Aggies have already landed former Illinois Chicago guard Jace Carter, while 2024 3-star guard Andre Mills out of Massachusetts committed to the program on Apr. 10. With the possibility of landing one or two more players through the portal, one player, 2024 four-star small forward Marcus Allen has caught the eye of Williams and his staff enough to reach out consistently. As an Arizona native, Allen is currently playing for the Florida Rebels, and is ranked as the 23rd player in the 2024 cycle, and is ranked as the 26th player in the 2024 class, the 12th-ranked small forward, and the 3rd-ranked player in Arizona according to On3.

Long arms, strong frame (6-6, 190 lbs), and key defensive instincts as a true wing are the central makeup of Allen’s skillset, aided by his tough old-school demeanor. I’m not saying that Texas A&M is a favorite by any means. but if Williams and his staff continue communications, never count the Aggies out.

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Every NFL draft pick coached by James Franklin

Zac Stacy, Jordan Matthews, Saquon Barkley, Micah Parsons, and every other NFL draft pick who played for James Franklin.

[autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] got his first head coaching opportunity with Vanderbilt after the 2010 season despite previously being the head coach-in-waiting at Maryland. The Commodores are not necessarily known for producing a tremendous amount of NFL talent, but Vanderbilt managed to send a few players off to the next level by way of the NFL draft under the guidance of Franklin, who has experience as an assistant coach in the NFL.

In the years Franklin was the head coach at Vanderbilt, from 2011 through 2013, Vanderbilt had seven players drafted. And a few more who would go on to be drafted later on out of Vanderbilt were brought into the program initially by Franklin and his staff. The seven players drafted from Vanderbilt from Franklin’s three seasons with the program is the most draft picks from Vanderbilt in a three-year span in school history since 1957-1969 saw 11 players selected by NFL teams, in the days of a draft lasting at least 20 rounds.

Since arriving at Penn State in 2014, Franklin has seen a growing number of his players go on to be drafted by NFL franchises, including an offensive rookie of the year in running back [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag] in 2018 and a defensive rookie of the year in linebacker [autotag]Micah Parsons[/autotag] in 2021.

Here is a look at every player drafted by an NFL team that had James Franklin as a head coach in their last game before being drafted, beginning with Franklin’s time at Vanderbilt.

And once you are done checking out this list, here is a list of every Penn State player drafted in the first round of the NFL draft since Penn State joined the Big Ten.

Every former Penn State player who will be an NFL free agent

Penn State has 40 players currently in the NFL, 13 of them are primed to be free agents when the new league year starts.

Penn State has 40 players currently in the NFL, 13 of them are primed to be free agents next week.

Penn State has long been a storied program in the college football ranks and they have always produced quality NFL talent, including several Hall of Fame players. In the mix of it all, the present crop of Nittany Lions in the league is well-represented at nearly every position.

Here are the 13 looming free agents that have played inside Beaver Stadium that will be looking for new deals when the NFL league year begins on Tuesday.

Upcoming ‘The Perfect 10’ documentary features 3 Raiders greats to go from Heisman to Hall

Only 10 people have ever won a Heisman and gone onto the Hall of Fame. And 3 of them are Raiders greats. Set your DVRs Raider Nation.

“This is an amazing feat, man. Only ten guys have been able to accomplish this. More men have walked the moon than to have been able to accomplish what we’ve accomplished,” said Tim Brown in front of six other NFL legends to open the upcoming FOX documentary ‘The Perfect 10’.

Those seven legends all have something special in common. They’re being called ‘The Perfect 10’ because they make up the ten men in the world have hoisted both the Heisman Trophy and have a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

‘The Perfect 10’ will premiere on FOX this Saturday, February 11 at 5 pm Pacific (8pm ET). And if you’re a Raiders fan, you will want to set your DVR.

No team is more well represented in this exclusive club than the Raiders.

Of the seven NFL legends in that room, three are Raiders greats.

The first to join the club was Marcus Allen. Then it was Tim Brown in 2015. And Charles Woodson completed the ten in 2021.

“To have this individual type of accomplishment and to have it be so few who have done it is really mind boggling, you know,” Woodson told Raiders Wire. “I was thinking earlier about the amount of kids who played little league football, high school football, college football, the few that make it to the NFL, and then to just carve that down to just ten guys that have done something like that with the history of the game, that is really quite amazing and hard to put it into words.”

Woodson said as a kid he had imagined himself winning the Heisman Trophy and winning championships (something he also did) but the Hall of Fame was not something he grew up imagining. And even the Heisman seemed out of reach once he switched to defense at Michigan.

“When I got to college and chose to play defense, that dream was pretty much…that was a wrap. Because defensive players don’t win that award,” Woodson said of his Heisman hopes. “So, for me to get to my junior year and to have the success we had as a team, to make the plays at the right time that I made as an individual player, when those things start to happen, that’s when it’s like ‘oh man’ and that dream that was kind of a fleeting thought in my mind was back. . . Then to be invited to the ceremony and ultimately have my name called, holy cow, that was an incredible moment.”

The four other NFL legends on hand for ‘The Perfect 10’ include Earl Campbell, Tony Dorsett, Barry Sanders, and Roger Staubach. The three not present are OJ Simpson, and Doak Walker (deceased), and Paul Hornung (deceased).

Penn State photo archive: 2017 Rose Bowl vs. USC

A look back at the best images from the 2017 Rose Bowl between Penn State and USC

Penn State took a thrilling path to a Big Ten championship in 2016 with an iconic field goal block against Ohio State and a wild victory over Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship to earn a third trip to the Rose Bowl since joining the Big Ten. And for the second straight time in the Rose Bowl, Penn State would face a high-powered USC team in Pasadena.

Penn State and USC helped to rewrite the record book in the 2017 Rose Bowl with a new game record for combined points, Penn State scoring on three consecutive offensive snaps, and USC quarterback Sam Darnold setting a Rose Bowl record for most touchdown passes, much to the chagrin of the Nittany Lions. Penn State came up on the wrong end of a 52-49 thriller in the Rose Bowl after seeing the offense stalled in the fourth quarter and allowing the Trojans to keep hopes alive. A late interception thrown by Trace McSorley led to a game-winning field goal for the Trojans as time expired.

Despite the loss, the Rose Bowl served up some terrific moments for Penn State, including one of the best runs by [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag]. Here are some of the best photos from the 2017 Rose Bowl as Penn State battled USC.

Marcus Allen: USC Heisman Trophy profile

Marcus Allen produced a wildly successful NFL career defined by an epic run in Super Bowl XVIII. Before attaining Raider glory, Allen became a #Heisman winner for #USC.

Marcus Allen won Rose Bowls. He won a college national championship at USC. He won the Super Bowl. He made a very difficult and unforgiving position — running back — look very easy, with his smooth and graceful running style. Allen was a fluid and resourceful athlete, but no one plays running back as long or as well as he did without being a very tough human being an a first-rate competitor. Marcus Allen made USC better. He made the Raiders better. He made his teams better.

USC prepares for another Heisman Trophy victory on Saturday, with Caleb Williams being fully expected to lift the stiff-arm trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. There is no better week to profile each of USC’s seven Heisman winners.

We continue our series with Marcus Allen, the 1981 winner who followed Charles White (1979) by two years. Reggie Bush, in 2005, became USC’s most recent running back to win the award, but Allen won the Heisman at a time when Student Body Right was firmly entrenched as a part of the Trojans’ football identity. He was the last great running back John Robinson had. In several ways, he marked the end of an era at USC.

Let’s look at some of his carer highlights: