(Editor's Note: This is the sixth installment of positional previews.
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Big Man on Campus: Denicos AllenDenicos Allen and Max Bullough celebrate a sack against Central Michigan. (AP Photo)
Thsi spot easily could go to Max Bullough -- but the role that Allen plays in the defense is of infinite importance. When you look at the transition from 2010 to 2011, the loss of Greg Jones and Eric Gordon was daunting, but Bullough and Allen stepped in and even were BETTER than the previous pair. While Bullough filled the role of Jones as the staple at the center of the defense, Allen took on a little bit of his own role -- that of constantly blitzing and pressuring the quarterback. (Check out the highlight video put together by Pietrang5 for a refresher.)
Allen, listed as the No. 20 player in the Big Ten headed into this season...
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August 13, 2012
