Allen held out of Tech’s practice
Georgia Tech B-back Anthony Allen was held out of Wednesday’s practice as a precautionary measure after he sustained a hit to the head, coach Paul Johnson said.
Allen is thought to be the Yellow Jackets’ starting B-back this season. As an A-back last season, he rushed for 618 yards on a 9.7-yards-per-carry average. Tech hasn’t released a depth chart and Johnson said they won’t until next week.
As a featured back for Louisville in 2006 and 2007, Allen rushed for more than 1,000 yards in the two seasons.
Should Allen not return until next week, Tech is still very deep at B-back. Johnson said on Tuesday that it was the deepest position on the team.
Behind Allen are Lucas Cox, who impressed during the spring, Preston Lyons, who was the No. 2 B-back behind Jonathan Dwyer last season, and Richard Watson, whom coaches have said is doing good things in August.
“Depth is always a good thing to have,” said Lyons, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown last season. “When you have that many guys there it makes you compete and play good everyday.”
Notes
Johnson said that Jerrard Tarrant will return punts, but that the coaching staff hasn’t decided who will return kicks yet. He said freshman B.J. Bostic is in the mix. Orwin Smith returned kicks as a freshman last season, averaging 24 yards per attempt. … S.C. State’s starting offensive line averages 304 pounds. Tech’s projected defensive line averages 283 pounds. … Lyons switched his jersey number from 46 to 27 this season because he said he’s never had a number in the 20s. … This year’s white-out game, in which all who attend are encouraged to wear white, is scheduled for N.C. State on Sept. 25.
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23 comments Add your comment
macrotech
August 25th, 2010
7:15 pm
Praying for a speedy recovery! He’ll be important to our success this season! Best wishes!
JACKETfan12
August 25th, 2010
7:36 pm
We wont truly need him, really, until the UNC game. South Carolina State and Kansas will be no cupcakes, but Lucas Cox will handle the job. UNC’s stiff defense will call for Allen’s speed and shiftiness, something that Cox, Watson, and Lyons lack compared to Allen.
GT
August 25th, 2010
8:22 pm
Oh no!!!!
Already bad news!! 
JAdams
August 25th, 2010
8:43 pm
yes
ryan
August 25th, 2010
8:50 pm
Doug,
Isn’t a follow-up in order with your Carter transfer piece? Especially given the fact that it’s been discovered Rutgers does in fact offer Biomedical engineering????? Something is very off with this story.
Delbert D.
August 25th, 2010
9:20 pm
A little bit of mystery. Rutgers’ Biomedical Engineering degree just gained accreditation, according to their web site. It’s difficult to get an internship if the program is not accredited.
Carter’s name does not appear on the stat sheets for 2008 or 2009. He obviously wasn’t going to play.
superDawg
August 25th, 2010
9:25 pm
macriod good luck to your nerd ass see you in the end.No what I mean.
Delbert D.
August 25th, 2010
9:26 pm
Here’s a real mystery. The sneaky North Greenville staff lured former Marshall roster QB Willie Korn to their Division II school to play QB his senior year. First, they had to get him to transfer from Clemson in 2008 to Marshall…a clear case of player laundering. The NCAA had better get on this case hard!!!
superDawg
August 25th, 2010
9:29 pm
TUCK FECH!!!
wally
August 25th, 2010
9:30 pm
tech loaded at every position, no question marks, best coach in america, all is good in tech world
T-Rav and the Eastside Grainger
August 25th, 2010
9:39 pm
“No what I mean.” Classic
superDawg
August 25th, 2010
9:43 pm
I like guys, especially those soft UGA guys! So soft!
Joe Schmoe
August 25th, 2010
9:47 pm
The game that means the most to Tech fans this year is that game on 11/13 against Miami… No doubt, the most important game. Step on a neck time!
1Jacket7
August 25th, 2010
10:17 pm
Joe, the next important game is the next one. I am sure Allen will be okay. A few days rest and he will be ready to go. Preseason is so long and the rest will do him good. He is a vet and knows how to prepare for the game. I am looking forward to a great year. Just like Joshua,Coach Groh, Stephen Hill, and Coach Johnson on the coaches show, we are humble and take every game seriously. So the only game to focus on now is the next one. The only time we will be even thinking about Miami will be after the VA TECH Game. GO Jackets!!!
allen
August 25th, 2010
10:33 pm
there is a serious drop off in talent from allen to cox
Delbert D.
August 25th, 2010
10:45 pm
Drop off in speed, yes. Cox is a bull.
Gen. Forrest
August 25th, 2010
11:50 pm
I’ve got to agree with Delbert. Allen has the breakaway speed, but Cox is MUCH harder to bring down (or at least it appears that way). Either way we’ll be fine.
Tokyo jacket
August 26th, 2010
12:18 am
Give Allen the rest, then take the win against SC State and KU. Healthy Allen or not, I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a little bit of the Bull and Lyons and probably some Tevin Washington too against our first two opponents.
Dawg Fan Here
August 26th, 2010
1:40 am
Sad to see any player get hurt. Hope he is ready to go by first game. He is a good back. Good luck this season See ya in NOV Go Dogs
GIVE ME A BREAK
August 26th, 2010
2:33 am
Heard Richt took a dive. Which game?
JasonG
August 26th, 2010
9:32 am
Whiting out NC State??? Why? That’s supposed to be a big emotional lift kind of thing, not just put every team on a dartboard and take a shot. Why not Miami, a team that actually stands a chance at beating us?
RunningDog
August 26th, 2010
11:59 am
Allen’s a good kid, even if he looks a little like one of the guys in Milli Vanilli. Despite arguing that there’s depth at your B-bak position, there’s a huge drop off in the combination of speed in size with Allen out.
Hope for a speedy recovery. I hate for any kid to get hurt.
GT Fan
August 26th, 2010
3:03 pm
real orginial there superdawg