James Franklin must hire his third Nittany Lion defensive coordinator in four years after Tom Allen leaves for Clemson.

Tom Allen carries a wealth of coaching experience, dating back to 1992. He will be tasked with reviving Clemson's defense after a rough 2024 season.

Tom Allen served as Penn State's defensive coordinator for one year. He is the fourth defensive coordinator hired under Dabo Swinney.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen for the same role with the Tigers, a move that was finalized Tuesday by the school’s Board of Trustees Compensation ...

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen, left, reacts after winning the College Football Playoff game against SMU at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Jackson Ranger jranger@ ...

College football just wrapped up its national championship campaign, with Ohio State emerging the historic winner of the ...

Tom Allen, who led the Nittany Lions' defense for just one ... this past season − one in which it won a school-record 13 ...

Tom Allen stood in the Penn State football ... including eight interceptions, in three College Football Playoff games. Franklin hired Allen over a longer-than-usual process following the 2023 ...

CLEMSON — Tom Allen is Clemson football's new defensive ... after a poor showing in 2024 as it eyes a return to the College Football Playoff. “We’ve got a great football coach — and ...

CLEMSON — Clemson football has hired Tom Allen as its next defensive coordinator ... He helped the Nittany Lions make the College Football Playoff semifinals with their defense ranking No ...

In a bizarre country with fired college football coaches running around both ... first-season Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen, who spent seven full seasons in the top job at Indiana.

A longtime believer in “blooming where you’re planted,” Swinney has now made five straight outside hires for assistant ...