Linebacker Dakota Allen says “Last Chance U” was his last chance.

Dakota Allen, a former linebacker for East Mississippi Community College (EMCC), is depicted in a documentary about highly recruited football players who are given one last chance to clean up their act and hopefully land back at a Division I school.

Allen was a part of the Netflix show, “Last Chance U”, during season two. The Red Raider said he truly saw this as his last chance.

“I remember before I went to Mississippi my dad told me ‘this is it,’ so I did view it as my last chance,” Allen said.

Allen was one of the few players that were dismissed from the team after a they were arrested for the burglary of a Southwest Lubbock home after his freshman year. EMCC was one of the only few colleges that were willing to accept Allen.

After playing in Scooba, Mississippi for a season, Allen joined back with Texas Tech and is coming back for his senior year. Allen called his story a redemption story and says he owes it to the Red Raiders.

“I say the biggest factor is me finishing what I started and me just– them giving me a second chance it’s unbelievable and I owe them everything for that,” Allen said.

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