Armando Allen - Football Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Armando Allen

At Murray State

Before MSU

His career began coaching running backs at Hialeah High School in Florida from 2013-14.
Became graduate assistant at Miami (OH) in 2015.
Coached running backs at Texas Southern (2016-18), Charleston Southern (2019-21) where he was also Recruiting Coordinator and was Offensive Coordinator at Northwood Academy in South Carolina (2022).

Playing Career

Had a standout prep career at Hialeah Miami Lakes High School.
Named to Super Southern 100 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 2006 as one of 14 running backs.
Rated 38th best overall in national prospects by CSTV – and eighth among running backs
Rivals.com had him as the second-ranked all-purpose player in the nation.
Played at Notre Dame from 2007-2010.
Had four 100-yard rushing games for the Fighting Irish, including a career-high 139 yards on 21 carries at Michigan (09-19-2009).
Produced a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Notre Dame’s game vs Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl (12-24-2008).
Led the team in rushing with 585 yards on 134 carries in 2008 and 697 yards on 142 carries in 2009.
As a kickoff return man, he had averages of 21.3 and 25.9 yards per return in 2007-08.
Generated 4,337 all-purpose yards in his career at Notre Dame, ninth all-time in the program.
Signed as an undrafted free agent in the National Football League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011.
Was a member of the Chicago Bears from 2011-13 where he made his NFL debut against the Green Bay Packers in 2011 with 40 yards rushing on 11 carries.
In his NFL career, he appeared in 17 games.