Links below of Braelon’s Fond du Lac HS football career
Go to link below for Braelon’s 2021 “Player of the Year” season at FDL HS
Go to link below for complete stats of Braelon’s varsity football career at FDL HS
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Links below for Braelon’s 1st Year of Wisconsin Badger Football 2021
2021 Wisconsin Badger Football – Go to Twitter link below for Braelon’s 1-minute review of his Freshman season
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Go to link below for Braelon’s 405 lb Power Clean in the Badger weight room
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BraelonAllen (@Braelon Allen) Tweeted: Never stops!! https://twitter.com/
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Braelon’s 2021 Badger Football Stats
Go to link below for the complete season schedule & results
https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/schedule
Games 1 – 4 Carries 12 Yards 49 TD 1
Vs Illinois Carries 18 Yards 131 TD 1
Vs Army Carries 16 Yards 108 TD 1
Vs Purdue Carries 12 Yards 140 TD 2
Vs. Iowa Carries 20 Yards 104 TD 0
Vs. Rutgers Carries 15 Yards 129 TD 1
Vs. Northwestern Carries 27 Yards 173 TD 3
Vs. Nebraska Carries 22 Yards 228 TD 3
Vs. Minnesota Carries 17 Yards 47
Vs. Arizona State Carries 29 Yards 159
Season Total Carries 188 Yards 1,268 Ave 6.74 TD 12
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WATCH: Braelon Allen’s postgame interview after winning the Las Vegas Bowl MVP
https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/2021/12/31/watch-braelon-allens-postgame-interview-after-winning-the-las-vegas-bowl-mvp/
BadgerFootball (@Wisconsin Football) Tweeted: MVP @BraelonAllen https://twitter.com/badgerfootball/status/1476827488944754689?s=27
Go to links below for game highlights
1st Half highlights > 1st H – 11 yd run > 38 yd run Commentary 1 > Commentary 2 > Weightroom 610 lb squat > Halftime stats
2nd Half highlights > 1st down run > 2H – 15 yd run with OLine > 2nd H Pass blocking >. 2H – Final run
It was a fitting final chapter in a remarkable freshman story for Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen on Thursday night. A player originally recruited as a linebacker/safety and who began the year near the bottom of Wisconsin’s running back depth chart took home the Las Vegas Bowl MVP hardware after the Badgers outlasted Arizona State in a 20-13 win.
Allen finished with 29 carries for 159 yards on the ground, including a 43-yard burst that set up a Jake Ferguson touchdown grab late in the first quarter.
The 17-year-old star was over 100 yards on the ground by halftime, before helping to spark Wisconsin’s game-sealing drive that ran nearly ten minutes off the clock.
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Finalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award
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https://twitter.com/247sports/status/1467882217540132868?s=27
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#0 Allen, Braelon 6-2 238
Class: Freshman Hometown: Fond du Lac, Wis. High School: Fond du Lac
Go to link below for Braelon Allen (Wisconsin Badger Football Roster) including his Bio
https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/braelon-allen/9911
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Braelon Allen selected to the 2nd Team All Big 10 Running Back
Go to link below for All Big 10 Running Back selections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team#Running_backs
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Wisconsin Freshmen Since 2000
Longest 100+ Rushing Yds – Game Streaks
Braelon Allen 2021 7 games
Anthony Davis 2001 6 games
P.J. Hill 2006 4 games
Jonathan Taylor 2017 4 games
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Braelon Allen: Wisconsin’s Next Great Running Back | Wisconsin Football | The Journey
(YouTube) Braelon Allen Highlights (HS Jr Year) / Feeling Different
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November 20, 2021 vs Nebraska Wisconsin 35 Nebraska 28
Carries 22 Yards 228 TD 3
Go to links below for Braelon’s rushing & TD highlights vs Nebraska
Pre-game Commentary 1 Pre-game Commentary 2 Pre-game Commentary 3
1Q – 71 yd TD run 3Q – 21 yd run 3Q – 3yd TD run 4Q – 53 yd TD run .
Go to Tweet below for comparison of Braelon Allen & Melvin Gordon
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Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen’s massive performance against Nebraska
If one did not know Braelon Allen’s name before Wisconsin’s game against Nebraska Saturday, they do now. The freshman running back stole the show in his team’s 35-28 win, single handedly carrying the Badgers to their sixth-straight victories with one of the best solo performances all year. He finished the night with 22 carries, 228 yards and three touchdowns, including a 53-yard run late in the fourth quarter in which he broke an open field tackle to give Wisconsin its decisive lead and effectively salt the game away. He also had a 71-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put the Badgers ahead 14-7. Allen played linebacker and safety in high school. The 2021 247Sports Composite ranked him as the No. 25 overall linebacker recruit in his class and the No. 219 player nationally. Paul Chryst making him switch sides once he reached Wisconsin’s campus is looking like a stroke of genius. Allen initially committed as part of Wisconsin’s 2022 recruiting class, but reclassified to 2021 and arrived early. That means that the former linebacker/safety is a 6-foot-2, 200-plus pound 17-year old. He likely is not done growing, given his age, meaning that he has the opportunity to get bigger, faster and stronger. That is a scary thought. Wisconsin is 6-0 since Allen took over the bell cow role in the Badgers’ backfield. He got his first career start in Wisconsin’s fourth game against Illinois, a contest Wisconsin entered with a 1-3 record. He notched 18 carries for 131 yards and one touchdown in the eventual 24-0 win. He has gone over 100 yards in each game since, with 173 yards and three touchdowns last week against Northwestern serving as his best game yet. That was, of course, until the Nebraska win. It is probably too late to get in on the Heisman conversation this season, with players like Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Alabama QB Bryce Young starting to separate themselves from the pack. It is not hard to see Allen entering the 2022 season as one of the early favorites for college football’s most prestigious individual awards, though. Tallying 1,013 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns over the course of seven games is ridiculous. Averaging almost eight yards per carry in that span is on another level. Legendary Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon, now with the Denver Broncos in the NFL, was on hand to watch Allen’s performance. The two even met pregame, as evidenced in this video. It seems as if Allen is the next in line in a dynasty of Badgers running backs. Wisconsin has fielded Gordon and Jonathan Taylor in the past ten years. Both players rank top 5 all-time in program rushing yards. Allen is on track to add his name to that illustrious list.
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Leinart’s Power Player of the Week Go to interview below
“It’s incredible for me to even be mentioned in the same conversation as those guys… Being a RB at Wisconsin, it’s a brotherhood.”
https://twitter.com/cfbonfox/status/1461828821494108161?s=27
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Go to link below for “At 17, Braelon Allen is humble, mature and ‘just trucking some dude’ for the Badgers”
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November 13, 2021 vs Northwestern Wisconsin 35 Northwestern 7
Carries 27 Yards 173 TD 3
Go to links below for Braelon’s rushing & TD highlights vs Northwestern
Pregame commentay 1Q – 16 yd pass reception 1Q – 40 yd run 1Q – 9 yd run 1Q – 11 yd run 1Q – 12 yd run
2Q – 1st TD run 2 yds 2Q – TD 1 Commentary 2Q – 9 yd run 2Q – 2nd TD run – 2 yds 2Q – 7 yd run
3Q – 9 yd run 3Q – 3rd TD – 34 yd TD run 3rd TD Commentary
Braelon runs over the Northwestern D for his third TD of the day.
https://twitter.com/BraelonAllen/status/1459731417798262787?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email
Braelon Allen Waltz
https://twitter.com/brennie11111/status/1459707390862020610?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email
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Braelon Allen adds to impressive resume with increased workload
Braelon Allen @ 17 yrs old Derrick Henry @ 17 yrs old
The true freshman battering-ram running back added to his already impressive resume in a dominant 35-7 victory over Northwestern at Camp Randall Stadium. Allen, 17, set career-highs in carries (27), yards (173) and rushing touchdowns (3). He’s rushed for 100 yards in six straight games, becoming the first true freshman to have a streak that long since Anthony Davis in 2001. He’s the first UW running back to have at least six straight 100-yard rushing games since Jonathan Taylor had seven on his way to his first of two Doak Walker awards in 2018. .“I hope I do,” Allen said when asked if he expects to have that type of workload for the rest of the season. “I think I am prepared for it. We had a good week at practice, and I felt I was ready for the number of carries that I had. I hope they continue to give me that amount going forward.” Allen had 383 yards after contact in seven games entering Saturday. He’ll likely have at least 50 more when Pro Football Focus posts its numbers Sunday morning. Allen’s size overwhelmed Northwestern’s defense from his first carry of the day to his last. The 6-foot-2, 238-pounder bounced off of and trounced through defenders often, including on his 33-yard touchdown in the third quarter. At least three defenders attempted to tackle him. He knocked all of them to the ground as he raced up the middle of the field. Allen averaged 6.9 yards per attempt, and four of his runs gained at least 10 yards. His longest carry of the day came on UW’s second offensive drive of the game. He gained 37 yards on the first play of the nine-play, 91-yard march he capped with a two-yard score. Over UW’s six-game winning streak, Allen has rushed for 785 yards and eight touchdowns on 106 carries. He’s averaging 7.4 yards per attempt over that span. He’s been impressive to the point of no surprise. Weekly success has become the expectation. “You watch him on the field and he’s running dudes over,” senior tight end Jake Ferguson said. “You’re like, ‘Okay, that translates pretty well.’ It’s pretty fun watching him. I’ll have a couple of blocks where I will look over and he’s trucking some dude. This kid is 17. I was in high school (at that age). Doing something like that at that age is pretty crazy.” It will be imperative for Allen to take care of his body over the next handful of weeks as his workload increases. He admits that he’s still very much developing a routine to ease the wear and tear on his body. Allen said he’s already been dealing with some bumps and bruises over the last few weeks. He briefly left Saturday’s game after “landing” on his ankle “weird.” He said it “stung” for a couple of seconds. Allen said he uses the cold tub every other day, including after each game. He also receives a massage whenever possible and soaks in the hot tub before each practice to loosen his muscles. “That’s probably one of the biggest acclimations for me,” Allen said. “In high school, you don’t really have to do too much. You’re not nearly as dinged up. I guess it’s been a lot of making use of the resources we have here and putting together a routine that helps me feel good every week.” With his performance against the Wildcats, Allen moved his season total to 834 rushing yards, four shy of Mellusi for the team lead. Allen ranked ninth in the Big Ten Conference in rushing yards ahead of Saturday. He’ll likely move up that list once stats are updated. Hungry for more, he’ll keep on going from here. “I approached it a little differently from weeks past,” Allen said. “At the end of the day, I still have the same job, and that’s to help this team win. I told Chez I was going to finish the season for the both of us.. Braelon Allen has been an amazing standout and continued it today against the Wildcats. After Chez Mellusi suffered a season ending injury last week against Rutgers, Allen stepped up with 25 carries for 173 yards and three touchdowns. Allen now has six consecutive games of at least 100 yards rushing. If Wisconsin wants to get to Indianapolis in a few weeks, Braelon Allen will need to continue with these performances. The running back position is razor thin. Wisconsin needs to find a way to keep him healthy. Allen looks like he is one of the best running backs in the Big Ten.
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Braelon Allen wins Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the 2nd time this season. The 1st year star RB from Fond du Lac continues to tear up Big Ten defenses.
Wisconsin Badgers star freshman running back Braelon Allen received the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award again. This time it was for his performance in UW’s 52-3 win over Rutgers this past Saturday. This is his second career B1G Freshman of the Week award, after earning one earlier in the season when the Badgers beat Army.
As you may have heard on the broadcast or in many posts and tweets since, Allen has rushed for 100+ yards in five straight games to become first Badger freshman to do so since Anthony Davis did so in 2001.
Against the Scarlet Knights, Allen rushed for 129 yards and one TD on 15 carries (8.6 ypc) while being a little banged up. For the season, Allen has rushed for 661 yards on 93 carries (7.1 ypc) and scored six touchdowns. With Chez Mellusi’s status for Saturday’s game against Northwestern up in the air, Allen may be in line for far more than 15 carries this week.
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November 6, 2021 vs Rutgers Wisconsin 52 Rutgers 3
Carries 15 Yards 129 1 TD
Go to links below for Braelon’s rushing highlights vs Rutgers
Part 1 Commentary Part 2 CommentaryMOV 2Q – 28 yd run 2Q – 33 yd run 9 yd run setting up TD 1 yd TD run 3Q – 35 yd run
Part 1 – Longest 100 + Part 2 – Longest 100+2
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October 29, 2021 vs Iowa Wisconsin 27 Iowa 7
Carries 20 Yards 110
Go to links below for Braelon’s rushing highlights vs Iowa
29 yd run – 1st Q 1st down run 11 yds – 2nd Q 1st down run 13 yds – 3rd Q 1st down run 12 yds – 4th Q
Part 1 – Braelon in the weightroom Part 2 – Braelon in the weightroom
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October 23, 2021 vs Purdue Wisconsin 30 Purdue 13
Braelon’s Stats 12 Carries 140 yds 11.7 Average 2 TD’s (5 & 14 yd TD runs)
Go to links below for Braelon’s rushing & receiving highlights
Braelon 5 yd TD run .Braelon 14 yd TD run .70 yd run .19 yd run .10 yd pass reception
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WisconsinOnBTN (@Wisconsin On BTN) Tweeted: Not sure what you were doing at 17, but @BraelonAllen is scoring TDs like this at 17!
Allen’s 108 yards and 1 TD in @BadgerFootball’s win helped him earn 𝘽1𝙂 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 honors.
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October 16, 2021 vs Army Wisconsin 20 Army 14
Braelon’s Stats 16 Carries 108 yds 6.8 Average 1 TD – 33 yd run
OFFENSIVE PLAY OF THE GAME
Everyone knows freshman tailback Braelon Allen can move the ball and run through arm tackles.
The 6-foot-2, 238-pound Allen, who won’t turn 18 until January, is built like a senior. A college senior. But the standout from Fond du Lac High School showed again Saturday that he possesses enough speed to run away from defenders.
One play after fullback John Chenal gained 2 yards to the Army 33 on fourth and 1, Allen got the handoff from quarterback Graham Mertz and started toward the middle of the line. He quickly determined he didn’t like what he saw and started around left end. Allen accelerated quickly and ran away from several defenders to score untouched with 12 minutes 58 seconds left in the first half. That came one week after Allen bounced a run to the outside and outran several Illinois defenders on his way to a 23-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter.
Go link to view 33 yd TD run Here > 33 yd TD run
View more game highlights here > Scoring drive – Braelon 72 yds
HS to Big 10 .11 yd run .1st down run .
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How advice from Badgers teammates, role models like Melvin Gordon has pushed RB Braelon Allen
It doesn’t seem to faze Braelon Allen the same way it does people outside the University of Wisconsin football program. Allen, who’s 17 years old, should be leading the Fond du Lac High School football team into the WIAA playoffs this weekend as a star on both sides of the ball. The tailback instead has become arguably the most impactful player on the Badgers’ offense over the past two weeks. “I didn’t know how quickly I was going to pick up the playbook, pick up the speed of the game or anything like that,” Allen said this week. “I was confident that when I got my shot that I was going to make an impact, but probably not this early. So it’s cool to see it all happening.” The reigning Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week has put together back-to-back games with more than 100 yards rushing and he likely will need a third this week at No. 25 Purdue (4-2) to keep UW (3-3) on track after two consecutive wins. This is a big moment for the Badgers, who all of a sudden have a chance to resurrect what once appeared to be a lost season. It’s also a big moment for Allen, whose raw physical tools have allowed him to contribute while still learning the intricacies of being a running back. His size, strength and power often are marveled at, but they’ve served an important role in him being ready to handle what’s become essentially a 50-50 workload split in the backfield with junior Chez Mellusi. “It doesn’t matter how much older these guys are,” Allen said, “I know they’re not stronger than me.” Allen is up to 289 yards and three touchdowns on 46 carries, and his 6.3 yards per carry leads UW’s active running backs. These are the moments Allen wanted to be in when he chose to reclassify from the 2022 class and enroll at UW this fall. He said he was simply over high school, and he embraced the idea of completing a mountain of schoolwork this spring and summer on top of his high-level physical training to be able to join the Badgers this season. The jump to college, his growing role and the increasing attention paid to him haven’t seemed to affect him. The way he views it, this is what he asked for.“I think (he) certainly came in with intentions of, and the confidence maybe that, ‘I can help this. I’m here to play,’” UW coach Paul Chryst said. “And yet humble enough to do all that he has to — how to learn and listening to other players. “It’s been impressive how he’s kind of handled everything and he’s been consistent through it. That’s a good starting point. He’s got a hunger about him, but he’s got a humbleness. I think that’s a good blend.”
Joining the brotherhood
Melvin Gordon remembers when he first connected with Allen over Instagram. The Badgers’ fourth-leading rusher in program history and the starting running back for the Denver Broncos told Allen he was now in the club. “I just kind of told him like, ‘Hey man, we’re a brotherhood there. Any time you want to talk or anything or need advice towards anything, bro, I’m here to speak to you. I want you to get to where I’m at,’” Gordon said. They spoke before training camp about how Allen should approach his first college camp. The pillars of Gordon’s advice were for Allen to work as hard as he could and to play fast. “He’s been a role model for me ever since I started getting into football,” Allen said about Gordon. “That’s not a guy you want to disappoint. I’ve got to carry on the tradition of ‘RB U’, and I think I could do that.” The pair share somewhat of a common history. Both are Wisconsin natives who had considerable hype behind them before they arrived in Madison. On top of reclassifying, Allen’s recruiting journey went from standout safety to projected linebacker to powerful ball carrier in less than a year, adding even more intrigue to his potential at UW. Gordon didn’t have those positional questions coming out of Kenosha because he was one of the nation’s top running backs. But he does remember thinking about his family, his friends and what people expected before his first game in a Badgers uniform. “Football is hard enough in itself to worry about other people’s expectations,” Gordon said. “I hope that’s not the case for him. … I hope when he’s out there he’s just thinking about what he can do to help make the team better.” Gordon, who’s in his seventh NFL season and second in Denver, said he hasn’t been able to watch much of UW’s season thus far, but he catches the highlights when he can. He had a similar relationship that he’s building with Allen with another UW star rusher, Jonathan Taylor. He’d catch up with Taylor from time to time, offering thoughts when he believed his experience could provide an example to draw upon. “Everybody has their own path, so what might work for me might not work for JT, might not work for Braelon,” Gordon said. “But you know, the overall goal is to get to the next level. I can help them out as much as I can to lead them in the right direction.” Allen has said that he takes cues from bigger backs like Gordon and Tennessee Titans tailback Derrick Henry, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2015 at Alabama. Allen knows his blend of size, speed and power can be dangerous if he uses it properly. Having the coaching of Gary Brown, who coached Ezekiel Elliott with the Dallas Cowboys, also provides a path to success. “Obviously I want to go to the NFL, but I don’t just want to be some fifth-round, fourth-round pick,” Allen said. “I want to be a first-round pick, top 10. He’s the guy that I can ask for advice. And let me know what I need to work on to put myself in that position, in that spot.”
Humble approach
Allen hasn’t limited his sources of inspiration or guidance to outside of the UW facility. His willingness to ask questions helped get him up to speed with the offense quickly, reminiscent of how Chimere Dike rose up the ranks in the wide receiver room a year ago by asking questions and applying those answers to the practice field. Allen sought out veterans like senior fullback John Chenal and junior running back Brady Schipper to learn the playbook and pass protection schemes UW employs. “He’s someone that asks a question, maybe about a mistake he made, and then he corrects that mistake,” Chenal said. “You’re not going to see him making the same mistake over and over again. So that’s something that I really admire about him and his work ethic. It’s just showing how much he’s grown in such a small amount of time, even during the season, like before our eyes, from Illinois to last game we played against Army. He’s grown and just little things, really happy that he keeps building and taking one step at a time.” He found a sounding board in Mellusi for guidance on the finer points of his position, like learning how to read blocks, what to study about a defense at the college level and more. Mellusi was in Allen’s shoes when he was a 17-year-old freshman and the youngest player on the team at Clemson. Mellusi believes when Allen dials in certain aspects, like running with a forward lean so defenders can’t hit Allen’s chest or attack the ball as easily, Allen will become more effective and harder to tackle. “He’s a natural football player,” Mellusi said. “I think the world has already kind of seen he’s pretty damn good.” When Allen’s needed a shot of confidence as he got used to college football or embraced his new role, he’s found it in redshirt sophomore quarterback Graham Mertz. Mertz’s self-belief is unwavering, regardless of the game’s outcome, and the pair talk weekly about the game plan and opportunities for Allen to cut it loose and run like the Badgers know he can. UW defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard insists Allen one day will be playing on his side of the ball. As heavily as Leonhard was involved in Allen’s recruitment, he’s not surprised that Allen’s made the quick impact he has and how he’s positioned himself as a crucial piece of the offense for the second half of the season. “We all know the physical tools that he has, but emotionally, same guy every day,” Leonhard said. “Just comes in, knows he has high goals and just comes and works and keeps his mouth shut and just powers forward. You love the approach that he has. He’s a little bit wise beyond his years to just put his head down and just get to work. “He’s still going to find a way to play some defense, don’t worry. We’ll steal him back at some point. Just doing a great job and he’s a tone-setter. There’s no question about that. You see the physicality and you see any time you get a big back like that, you see an O-line just kind of get a different look in their eye knowing that, ‘All right, let’s give him some space, get him rolling downhill.’ It’s fun to watch.”
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October 9, 2021 vs Illinois Wisconsin 24 Illinois 0
Braelon’s Stats 18 Carries 131 yds 7.3 Average 1 TD – 23 yd run
Go to link below for Braelon’s 23 yd TD run
https://twitter.com/badgerfootball/status/1446996903061647360?s=27
Braelon Allen gives the #Badgers a 24-0 lead
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October 2, 2021
The Badgers leading rusher was freshman Braelon Allen, the presumed third running back, with 19 yards on five carries. vs Michigan
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Braelon Allen scores his FIRST career touchdown for Badger Football view below
