LeQuint Allen earns ACC Rookie of the Week honors

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Syracuse running back LeQuint Allen was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Rookie of the Week for his performance in the team’s 10-point loss to Wake Forest on Saturday. Allen contributed to two of the Orange’s touchdowns in their 45-35 defeat in Winston-Salem, NC.

Allen’s first contribution was his 33-yard pass to DeVaughn Cooper to give Syracuse its largest lead of the game at 21-10, a lead SU relinquished before the halftime break. It was the Orange’s first passing touchdown of the season from a player other than one of their quarterbacks.

The freshman running back then caught for a touchdown of his own at the beginning of the second quarter, recording a season-high 41-yard reception from Garrett Shrader to pull Syracuse within 17 points of Wake Forest. The catch was Allen’s fifth of the season. He previously had recorded three catches for nine yards before Saturday’s game.

Allen is the first Syracuse player to be named Rookie of the Week this season. As the Orange’s second-string running back, Allen has rushed for 167 yards on 24 attempts, including a season-long 90-yard rushing touchdown in the Orange’s 59-0 win over Wagner in October.