Penn State has officially lost its defensive coordinator. Tom Allen, after one just season with the Nittany Lions, was formally named Clemson’s new defensive coordinator on Tuesday afternoon.
Allen has adapted to Penn State and helped it maintain its status as one of the best defenses in the country, while being a driving force as the team plays in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Notre Dame.
Tom Allen reportedly is closing in on the same job at Clemson. The Nittany Lions' top two running backs will be back, though.
According to various reports, the tigers are set to hire Tom Allen from Penn State as their new defensive coordinator. He guided the Nittany Lions to the college football playoff semifinals. Penn State ranked seventh in the FBS last season in total defense,
The Clemson football team has found their guy to lead the defense as Tom Allen is coming over from Penn State to be the next defensive coordinator for the Tigers. Allen was the head coach at Indiana before joining the Nittany Lions,
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.
Allen, who spent seven seasons as Indiana’s head coach, will become the defensive coordinator at Clemson University, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel’s X post Tuesday. The 54-year-old Allen signed a three-year deal worth $6 million to replace Wes Goodwin, who was fired after three seasons with the Tigers.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson Football announced today that Clemson has hired Tom Allen as Defensive Coordinator. The hire was finalized Tuesday by the Clemson University Board of Trustees Compensation Committee.
The former Indiana football coach said he has kept in touch with some of the players he coached at Indiana while being Penn State's defense coordinator.
Tom Allen served as Penn State's defensive coordinator for one year. He will reportedly be the fourth defensive coordinator hired under Dabo Swinney.
Clemson and head coach Dabo Swinney are focused on making a significant hire to replace Goodwin. According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, the Tigers are working on a deal to bring in Tom Allen, the defensive coordinator for the Penn State Nittany Lions.