From a 247 article today:
BRIAN ALLEN JR. COULD BE A NICE GET FOR IOWA
With Illinois on a bye this week, the Illini had two coaches on the sidelines Friday. One of them was
Bret Bielema.
The show of force made sense seeing as how Illinois commit
Shawn Miller starts at wide receiver for the Ascenders, but the Illini were also there to see three-star defensive lineman
Brian Allen, who backed off a verbal commitment to the folks in Champaign a few days ago. And while Bielema made sure that Allen saw his block "I" logo, it might not make that much of a difference in the end as there's reason to believe that Allen is favoring Iowa now that he has formally opened his recruitment back up.
Allen was active all night for St. Thomas More and tallied multiple tackles for loss. He looks like the type of prospect that spends a few years in the Hawkeyes' strength program before carving out a role in the d-line rotation and making an impact.