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.

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.

Tom Allen landed a new college football coaching job on Tuesday. Following seven seasons as Indiana's head coach, Allen stayed in the Big Ten as Penn State's defensive coordinator. He helped the Nittany Lions reach the College Football Playoff semifinal,