Jack Allen’s stiff-arm on his nine-yard touchdown run last Saturday made him look like a natural. Michigan State’s 295-pound senior center made offensive linemen across the country jealous when he turned his dream opportunity to carry the football into a score.
“It gives a lot of fat guys like myself around college football some hope,” Allen said.
All of Michigan State’s "fat guys" are giving their team another degree of hope heading into Saturday’s Big Ten championship game against Iowa. After a season full of injuries led to 10 Spartans offensive linemen starting or playing significant minutes in 2015, the big guys up front are finally back to full health and clicking at the right time.