The Syracuse Orange football team came back from a 21-3 deficit to beat Virginia Tech in overtime, 38-31, on Saturday afternoon at the JMA Wireless Dome.
Several players made big plays to help lead the comeback including Marlowe Wax, Fadil Diggs, Duce Chestnut, Justus Ross-Simmons and LeQuint Allen Jr.
Congrats to the young king 🫡 #cuseRBs https://t.co/xygmwZMknu
— Antwon Bailey (@coachbailey29) November 2, 2024
Twice this season, Syracuse has won in overtime, and twice it was LeQuint who scored the winning touchdown in overtime to win the game. In this game, he also scored the touchdown that helped to tie the game to take it into overtime with only 29 seconds left.
Running back LeQuint Allen Jr. was tremendous in Syracuse football's win over Virginia Tech.
But it's not just that he scores or sets records...it's how determined and driven he looks to get there. He is a combination of Superman when needed at the goal line and an unstoppable freight train when it calls for him to just hit the hole in the line hard with a touch of magic hands when Kyle McCord passes him the ball.
🏃♂️💨💨💨@JrLequint ran all over the Hokie defense for 3 TDs and 121 YDs on 21 touches in the Orange's OT win@CuseFootball | @Cuse | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/dCqQBd1Vvb
— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) November 2, 2024
He is also a leader on this team and even his own coach in the post-game press conference calls him, "the best player on this team." And if you would like to see his highlights from Saturday, the ACC Digital Network even put a little clip on YouTube with about 1:38 long, which you can watch here.
“There’s a lot of good football players, but the special ones bring others along. He’s never down at practice. He’s a special kid.”
— Ashley Wenskoski (@AshleyWenskTV) November 2, 2024
Fran Brown on RB LeQuint Allen, who he consistently calls the best player on his football team
And while the Syracuse defense definitely looks better with a healthy Marlowe Wax out there and Kyle McCord is definitely a top-notch QB, I would say the front-runner for team MVP so far seems to be LeQuint Allen Jr.
If this team is going to be even more successful and win big games, they are likely going to need LeQuint to stay healthy and produce. Yes, this team has many weapons, but it is obvious to me that not only could he be the MVP of this team, but he also might be the heartbeat that keeps the pulse of this team beating.