Austin Allen gets A for toughness

Arkansas junior quarterback Austin Allen tries to get into the end zone during the third quarter against Texas A&M on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The play was reviewed and Arkansas turned the ball over on downs on the next play.
Arkansas junior quarterback Austin Allen tries to get into the end zone during the third quarter against Texas A&M on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The play was reviewed and Arkansas turned the ball over on downs on the next play.

— Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen picked up a ton of Twitter shoutouts for staying in the pocket and continuing to produce through a series of tough hits Saturday, including one from an Aggie.

Texas A&M linebacker Claude George, who planted Allen on a second-quarter incomplete pass, directed a tweet to Allen that read, "You're one tough SOB. Respect."

Allen responded, "I appreciate that. Heck of a player, you got me pretty good on that one in the first half."

Allen stayed down for a few moments and needed attention in a medical tent for a bruised chest muscle after the hit by George.

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