Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen has agreed to take the same position at Clemson, the school announced on Tuesday. Allen, who just finished his first season as Penn State's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,

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.

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.

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 served as Penn State's defensive coordinator for one year. He will reportedly be the fourth defensive coordinator hired under Dabo Swinney.

CLEMSON, S.C. — 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.

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 ...

Dismissed as Indiana head coach at the end of 2023 (his third consecutive losing season), he has found new life in an old gig: defensive play caller. The ingenuity, betrothal to film study and unbridled gusto that enabled him to scale the coaching ladder again has manifested itself at one of college football’s most storied programs.

Tom Allen reportedly is closing in on the same job at Clemson. The Nittany Lions' top two running backs will be back, though.

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.

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

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