LeQuint Allen Jr., who is expected to assume the starting running-back duties for Syracuse football in the 2023 campaign, garnered some national preseason love on Wednesday.
The preseason watch list for the 2023 Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the country’s top running back, has gotten disclosed, and Allen is one of 75 RBs on this list, according to SU Athletics and other media reports.
The 6-foot, 195-pound Allen, a sophomore who hails from Millville, N.J., showed a lot of potential in the 2022 term in limited action as the primary backup to former Orange All-American running back Sean Tucker, who headed to the pros.