2025 Football Roster
Roster
Michael Allen
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Stilwell, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley HS
2026 (Redshirt Junior): Played in nine games as a key member of special teams units, including time on kickoff return and punt coverage … Is a vital leader on the team, often working directly with the coaching staff as a player viewed as a future coach … Leads team virtual walk-throughs on Wednesday nights … Broke his arm on a kickoff return at Oklahoma State, playing through the pain without a mention to the training staff but was forced to miss the next three weeks … Returned with a cast to finish the season.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 12 games as a vital member of special teams, while also serving as a sideline signaler for the defense … As player who will have a career in coaching, was invited into staff meetings to further prepare for his future … Was credited with a key moment in the turnaround of the season – a team pre-game speech before the Texas Tech rout in Lubbock – that ended the regular-season on a six-game winning streak … Throughout the season served as the up-man on kickoff returns … After Jamaal Bell returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD at Colorado, the Buffs kicked the remaining kickoffs in the game away from Bell, resulting in a 15-yard return.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in six games, seeing time on special teams … Saw action vs. Texas Tech, Iowa State, Houston, Kansas State, TCU and West Virginia.
2022 (Freshman): Redshirted … Made his collegiate debut vs. UAlbany in the season opener.
High School: Played for Coach Allen Terrell at Blue Valley High School in Stillwell, Kan. ... Helped the Tigers to an 8-2 record as a senior ... Tallied 105 tackles as a senior with three interceptions.
