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Dakota Allen becoming leader on a Texas Tech defense that's learned to trust each other

FRISCO -- A year ago, linebacker Dakota Allen had been kicked off the Texas Tech football team after he was indicted on a second-degree felony count of burglary. He opted to transfer to East Mississippi Community College -- known for the Netflix series Last Chance U. -- and await his chance to return to the FBS.

Allen received that second chance from Texas Tech in December. And now he's turned into a leader for the team.

"Dakota is a guy who made a mistake after his freshman year and went to junior college and did everything right, earned his way back," head coach Kliff Kingsbury said at Big 12 media day Monday.