Tom Allen understands some of the questions surrounding his decision to leave Penn State after one highly-successful season to take a seemingly lateral move as Clemson‘s new defensive coordinator. Still,

Allen, he said, wasn’t looking for a job. He was laser-focused on Penn State’s CFP semifinal game against Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl. The Nittany Lions made the field as an at-large team (No. 6 seed) and won games against SMU and Boise State.

Former Indiana head coach Tom Allen is embarking on his second coaching stop after eight long years in Bloomington — and he's hoping this move might be his last one. Former Indiana head coach ...

Haines was a finalist for the Broyles Award (top assistant) in 2024 and a semifinalist for the award in 2023. During Allen’s one season in State College, Penn State, the Lions finished No. 7 in FBS in total defense (294.8), No. 8 in scoring defense (16.5) and No. 9 in rushing defense (101.9).

Clemson’s hire of Tom Allen got high marks from this college football insider. ESPN’s Pete Thamel commented on the Tigers bringing in Allen as their new defensive coordinator, and Thamel believes

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

The latest to add his name to the mix is Derek Camp, Allen County's Democratic party chair, who will announce today.

Knowles is a Philadelphia native and has made stops as defensive coordinator with Western Michigan, Duke, and Oklahoma State prior to his three seasons with Ohio State. The former Indiana coach said the move brings he and his wife closer to their two daughters.

Dabo Swinney hired Tom Allen as the new Clemson defensive coordinator earlier this month, pulling him away from Penn State after only one season with the Nittany Lions. Swinney kept a tight circle during his search for a defensive coordinator,

Tom Allen. Prior to that, Allen was the head coach at Indiana from 2017-2023. He finished his tenure with a record of 33-49, but he left a mark on the program, which is now flourishing under Curt ...

With college football season having been put on ice until very late August, we only have last year's results and underlying vibes and expectations heading into

Defensive coordinator Tom Allen has agreed to a deal to join Clemson ... UCLA hires Tino Sunseri as new OC/QBs coach Sunseri spent one season as Indiana's co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks ...