Missouri State

Honors

• MVFC All-Newcomer Team: 2021

2022
Played in 10 games with 5 starts his junior season ... Finished campaign with 19 total tackles, 8 solos, 0.5 tackles for loss and a QB hurry ... Logged 4 total stops, including 3 solos vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (9/24/22) ... Also brought down 4 ball carriers at No. 10-ranked Arkansas (9/17/22) with a solo ... Was in on 3 tackles at UNI (10/22/22) with a solo ... Recorded 2 stops -- 1 solo and 1 assist -- in games at UCA (9/1/22), at South Dakota (11/5/22) and vs. Youngstown State (11/12/22). 

2021
Named to MVFC All-Newcomer Team in 2021 ... Played in all 12 games in his first season in Springfield while collecting starts at DE in each of the team's final 5 games ... Finished season with 13 total tackles, including 4 solo stops ... Broke up a pass in his MSU debut at Oklahoma State (9/4/21) ... Brought down 2 ball carriers in home win over South Dakota (9/25/21) with a QB hurry .. Posted season-high 3 total stops at Youngstown State (10/9/21) with a solo ... Posted at least one tackle in 10 straight games to end the year.

Mississippi State
2020: Appeared in one game as a redshirt sophomore ... Made his SEC debut in game vs. Missouri (12/19/20) ... 2019: Redshirted his initial year with the Bulldogs program.

Louisville
Appeared in 4 contests as a true freshman at Louisville in 2018 ... Debut appearance came at Boston College (10/13/18) ... Posted 4 tackles at Syracuse (11/9/18) ... Also saw action in games vs. Wake Forest (10/27/18) and North Carolina State (11/17/18).

High School
Prepped at Huffman High in Birmingham under head coach Jose Hanvey ... Was a three-star prospect per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Ranked as a top-25 overall recruit in Alabama per Rivals (No. 18) and 247Sports (No. 21) ... Earned Alabama all-state laurels as a senior after turning in 60 tackles and 10.0 tackles for loss ... Selected to participate in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game after his senior season.
 
Personal
Allen Franklin Love was born 6/22/00 in Birmingham, Ala. ... Son of Allen and Manessa Love of Birmingham ... Hidden talent as a drummer ... Majoring in General Studies.