Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Teddy Allen sure feels like a Chris Jans’ era New Mexico State player and, as of last week, that’s exactly what he is.
Last Tuesday, the Nebraska transfer announced he would transfer to the Aggies, giving the program a big shot in the arm ahead of a fascinating season. Allen brings an impressive pedigree to Las Cruces after averaging 16.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in the Big Ten as the highest usage player on it must be said an overall underwhelming Huskers team.
Nonetheless, that proven production will be welcome on an Aggies’ team that will have plenty of new faces. The team has seen eight departures, the most recent being starting point guard Evan Gilyard, who entered the transfer portal two days after the Allen announcement. That Jans was able to land Allen perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise since it feels a bit familiar.
The Knoxville Police Department received a $1,000 donation from Weiler Foundation Tuesday morning for the annual Helmets & Hotdogs event. School Resource Officer Kyle Keller says he’s grateful for this major donation.
“This is amazing. This is the biggest donation we’ve ever had for this event. This is the sixth year we’ve done it, and we haven’t really put it out there much to try to get donations until this year. Every year, we’ve run out of helmets. Last year, we had a few donated after the fact that we were able to get to people who didn’t get one at the event. This year, this money will allow us to buy more helmets. We’re basically matching the number of helmets Unity Point gives us each year, which is 100 helmets. This is going to be huge.”