Brian Allen Jr

Middle Tennessee linebacker Muaaz Byard is entering the transfer portal, his rep @Esquire_NIL tells @PeteNakos. The 6-foot, 232-pound LB has 59 career tackles, 6 TFLs, a forced fumble and an INT. on3.com/transfer-porta…

I talked to Holy Cross' Janelle Allen, who is the older sister of Iowa DE @BrianAllenJr21_. It was a thrill, she said, when she found out her WBB team would play in the NCAA tournament at Iowa City. She averaged 10.2 points per game. "It was so exciting. I mean, I honestly haven't seen Junior in months, just because of our schedules being so hectic; me being all the way at Boston, him being a little closer to where we grew up," Janelle said. "I texted him immediately. I was like, 'Junior, watch out, we're coming!' We were very happy." They watched the Iowa-Kansas State NIT game together at Carver and Brian gave her a tour of the football complex and Kinnick Stadium. Janelle said, "He's my best friend." She couldn't stop smiling when talking about seeing him for a few days. "I'm very happy that it worked out that way," she said. "I mean, the universe did something great."