Over the weekend, Zach Allen took a visit to Piscataway. A couple of days later, the erstwhile TCU quarterback/wide receiver has decided to continue his collegiate career in the New Jersey city’s Big Ten school.
On Twitter Wednesday afternoon, Allen announced that he will be enrolling at Rutgers and playing his football for the Scarlet Knights. As a graduate transfer, Allen will be eligible to play immediately in 2016.
As an added bonus for both the player and the program, Allen will have a second remaining season of eligibility at his disposal in 2017.After a long process of decision making, I have decided that I want to play football at Rutgers! I’m excited to enroll and compete.
— Zach Allen (@ZachAllen_12) June 8, 2016
Allen began his career at TCU as a quarterback, but was moved to receiver last year. A desire to spend his remaining years of eligibility as a quarterback triggered a decision to move on from the Horned Frogs.
A three-star 2013 signee, Allen was rated as the No. 30 dual-threat quarterback in the country by 247Sports.com. He completed both of his career pass attempts for a total of 17 yards, with both throws coming in a 2014 game against Texas Tech.
Last season, Allen caught one pass for eight yards. While he played in 13 games in 2015, most of that action came as the holder on field goals and extra points.