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4-star LB Christopher Allen: It’s ‘something special’ to play for Saban, Tide

ORLANDO — Four-star linebacker Christopher Allen didn’t plan to commit to Alabama upon his visit there last month, but things can change quickly.

“I visited Alabama because I wanted to go see how the coaches interacted with the players and I wanted to see how it all worked,” Allen told GN this week in the run-up to Sunday’s Under Armour All-America Game. “I didn’t have the intention to commit at first, but after being down there and seeing it all, it made me feel like that time is now to commit.”

Allen (6 feet 4, 235 pounds) attends Baton Rouge (La.