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Steven M. Sipple: Allen’s rise impetus to Beckton being named our Husker assistant of year | Football


A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, Beckton just completed his fourth season on Nebraska’s staff.

“What’s also really good about Beckton is he surrounds himself with really good people,” Allen said. “He knows his weaknesses, and sometimes it’s, say, the run-blocking game. So, he surrounded himself with a good coach like Steve DeMeo, who spent a lot of time with the (offensive) line coach.”

DeMeo, also a Florida native, just completed his third year as an assistant quality control coach on Scott Frost’s staff. 

“DeMeo poured his knowledge on to us and really on to Beckton, too, because Beckton’s still learning in the run game as well,” Allen said. “Steve DeMeo is a really good coach. He taught Travis and Thomas (Fidone) and Chris (Hickman) a lot of things in the run game that we value, and that helped me become a better player this year.” 

Allen enjoyed a steady rise at Nebraska under Beckton’s tutelage, going from two catches in 2018 to seven in 2019 and 18 in 2020.

The 2020 season was limited to eight games by COVID-19. Allen, though, caught at least one ball in each of those games while adding the first touchdown reception of his career. He added two more TDs this season. 

He clearly has a wealth of talent, and Beckton played a lead role in drawing it out of him for the world to see — and enjoy. 



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